"Master of Puppets" is a song by thrash metal band Metallica. It is the title track of their 1986 album. It is probably considered as their signature song.It shares a similar album structure with Ride the Lightning in having the title track as the second track, preceded by a shorter, high-speed typical thrash metal track. There are several such track similarities on Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and ...And Justice for All. "Master of Puppets" is also notable for its long instrumental section beginning about three and a half minutes into the song.The song, as James Hetfield explained,"deals pretty much with drugs. How things get switched around, instead of you controlling what you're taking and doing it's drugs controlling you." The lyrics "chop your breakfast on a mirror" for instance refer to the act of preparing powdered cocaine.The song has been ranked as the third greatest heavy metal song ever by VH1.In March 2005, Q magazine placed again at number 1 in its list of the...