Video): Metallica: The Unforgiven (official Music
The video tells a metaphorical story centered on a boy born into captivity who spends his entire existence in a windowless stone room.
: The lyrics are a "declaration" of the isolation Hetfield felt as a child. His parents' strict adherence to Christian Science, which even led to his mother refusing medical treatment for cancer, served as the foundation for the song’s themes of being "unforgiven". Metallica: The Unforgiven (Official Music Video)
: The iconic intro features a horn from a Western movie score (widely believed to be from Clint Eastwood's For a Few Dollars More ) played in reverse to make it unidentifiable for legal reasons. Production and Legacy The video tells a metaphorical story centered on
: The character spends his life carving into the stone walls to create a window, eventually finding only his one possession—a locket—as he nears death. : The iconic intro features a horn from