17 Years In The Life Of Metallica

Jack

The house that Jack built

This song is about James Hetfield's battle with drug abuse (more specifically alcohol abuse). The line, "The higher you are, the farther you fall" is a metaphor James Hetfield came up with to describe the effect of drugs. '"Jack" refers to the Jack Daniel's whiskey brand. This song is one of many from the Load/Reload era to have never been played live. [Read more on Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Metallica/_/The+House+Jack+Built). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

This song is about James Hetfield's battle with drug abuse (more specifically alcohol abuse). The line, "The higher you are, the farther you fall" is a metaphor James Hetfield came up with to describe the effect of drugs. '"Jack" refers to the Jack Daniel's whiskey brand. This song is one of many from the Load/Reload era to have never been played live. [Read more on Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Metallica/_/The+House+Jack+Built).