Say your prayers, little one, don't forget, my son To include everyone I tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin 'Til the Sandman, he comes, ah Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to Never-Neverland Something's wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight And they aren't of Snow White Dreams of war, dreams of liars, dreams of dragons' fire And of things that will bite, yeah Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to Never-Neverland Yeah Now, I lay me down to sleep (now, I lay me down to sleep) Pray the Lord my soul to keep (pray the Lord my soul to keep) If I die before I wake (if I die before I wake) Pray the Lord my soul to take (pray the Lord my soul to take) Hush, little baby, don't say a word And never mind that noise you heard It's just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head Exit light Enter night Grain of sand Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to Never-Neverland Yeah Oh Yeah, yeah Whoa, oh (We're off to Never-Neverland) take my hand (We're off to Never-Neverland) take my hand (We're off to Never-Neverland) (We're off to Never-Neverland) (We're off to Never-Neverland) (We're off to Never-Neverland)
Say your prayers, little one, don't forget, my son To include everyone I tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin 'Til the Sandman, he comes, ah Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to Never-Neverland Something's wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight And they aren't of Snow White Dreams of war, dreams of liars, dreams of dragons' fire And of things that will bite, yeah Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to Never-Neverland Yeah Now, I lay me down to sleep (now, I lay me down to sleep) Pray the Lord my soul to keep (pray the Lord my soul to keep) If I die before I wake (if I die before I wake) Pray the Lord my soul to take (pray the Lord my soul to take) Hush, little baby, don't say a word And never mind that noise you heard It's just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head Exit light Enter night Grain of sand Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to Never-Neverland Yeah Oh Yeah, yeah Whoa, oh (We're off to Never-Neverland) take my hand (We're off to Never-Neverland) take my hand (We're off to Never-Neverland) (We're off to Never-Neverland) (We're off to Never-Neverland) (We're off to Never-Neverland)
“Enter Sandman” foi escrita pelos três integrantes de Metallica – Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield e Lars Ulrich – com Hetfield compondo a letra sobre os pesadelos infantis.
Lançada como faixa de abertura e single principal do álbum “Metallica” de 1991, a música liderou a divulgação do disco que se tornou o quinto da banda.
O single alcançou a posição 16 na Billboard Hot 100 dos EUA e recebeu certificação nona‑vez platina, indicando mais de 9 milhões de cópias enviadas no país.
O sucesso de “Enter Sandman” impulsionou as vendas totais da banda para mais de 30 milhões de cópias, ampliando sua popularidade mundial.
Desde 1991, a faixa está presente em todos os álbuns ao vivo e DVDs lançados por Metallica, além de ter sido executada em cerimônias de premiação e shows beneficentes.
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