Sandman is a symbol of time to the passage of death but According to Songwriter website James Hetfield of Metallica wrote Sandman inspired by Chris Cornell and attempted to write about a “perfect” family being destroyed by a “huge horrible secret.” The song included a reference to “crib death,” or the sudden death of an infant in their crib.
Sandman is a symbol of time to the passage of death but According to Songwriter website James Hetfield of Metallica wrote Sandman inspired by Chris Cornell and attempted to write about a “perfect” family being destroyed by a “huge horrible secret.” The song included a reference to “crib death,” or the sudden death of an infant in their crib.
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