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"The Shortest Straw" is a song by Metallica from their 1988 album "…And Justice for All." The title refers to the act of drawing straws, a game of chance in which the person who draws the shortest straw is assigned an undesirable task. In the song, this idea symbolizes being unfairly singled out or condemned. The lyrics address themes of political persecution and paranoia, drawing inspiration from the Red Scare in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s.