i think the band wrote it as a tribute to dave mustaine.. you know like how pink floyd wrote wish you were here as a tribute to syd barret?
okay lets break this down jungian analysis style, they're personifying drug addiction as a "master of puppets", making it out to be literally the devil trying to steal your soul
"I will knock you high, I will help you die, I will run through you, now I rule you too" is a dead giveaway
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Roger Waters will say flat out that wish you were here is about Syd Barrett, the whole album is. Lets ask Metallica what master of puppets means.
Originally Posted by James Hetfield in Thrasher magazine
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