Who provided the child's spoken bedtime prayer in Metallica's “Enter Sandman”?

Bob Rock's son provided the child's spoken bedtime prayer in Metallica's “Enter Sandman.”

The spoken passage appears near the end of the song and uses the familiar bedtime prayer “Now I lay me down to sleep.” It intensifies the track's childhood-nightmare theme and gives the closing section an eerie contrast with the heavy instrumentation.

The recording was made during the production of The Black Album, where Bob Rock worked closely with Metallica as producer. The child's voice is therefore not a band member's vocal performance, even though the moment is often associated with the group because it is so prominent in the song.

“Enter Sandman” became Metallica's lead single and one of its most recognizable songs. Its combination of a simple, heavy riff, concise structure, and unsettling bedtime imagery helped make it a defining entry point for new listeners.