Metallica - Fade to black lyrics
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lyrics: (also in the video)
Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free
Things are not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this cant be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now hes gone
No one but me can save myself, but its too late
Now I cant think, think why I should even try
Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye - Hudba
When I was fighting depression, I thought this would be my "death song". When the time came, it (and other Metallica songs) actually inspired me to keep fighting. 20 years later, I am still here.
Awesome man keep it going
Glad You Made it...remeber to help others in need...it really helps when You ain't got no one around... Depression is a bitch...
Paul Smith It’s good that you’re still here, and rock on, brother 🤘🏻
Paul Smith I can only listen to this song when someone I love passes away. I don’t know why but it helps me connect with the pain of loss. It redirects my anger into peaceful tears.
10 years for me. And now I want the song of my death to be My Way by Frank Sinatra, so I'm working on having a long and cool life for the lyrics to make sense.
My grandpa was a huge Metallica fan. He introduced me to them when I was a little kid. He always said, when he dies, just bury him in his Metallica t-shirt... Well that time is now. He got the corona virus in Houston and they are going to take him off of life support any minute now. I love you grandpa and we'll see each other again. Till Valhalla!
Very sorry to hear that trueley heartbreaking
So sorry to know your grandfather is being taken off life support, but always remember all the good times you both shared, & remember you'll be reunited with your loved ones again. I believe in the afterlife.
Sorry to hear that bro. Every time you listen to Metallica he will be with you
Respect brother.
I’m so sorry to hear that. Prayers sent to you and your family
I'm 16 going thru a really bad depression, dont really talk to my family about it and try and hold it in. This song gets me through some tough days.
Sorry to hear that, please know that there's always another day to live, it may be a bad day but it won't get worse, things are just gonna be better.
@@alanrodrigues1835 thanks bro
Keep your head up king who knows what good life can give u, you’re still young there can still be good moments and things waiting for you
also... u dropped this 👑
Head up for a better tomorrow mate
You're 16....all things pass in time. I'm 49 I know.
Therapist: *expensive*
This song: *an absolute banger thats free*
Yeah, that pretty much sums up this whole comment section
@@Leo-fq3sx true lol
at least you didn't call it a knee slapper like a fucking tard.
Communism is great isn't it?
All Metallica songs are better
That horrible moment when the lyrics of this song perfectly match your thoughts and feelings.....
Such a sad song yet truly amazing and powerfull. Definetely one of my favourites from metallica.
Kimonas100 I know. Same here. Stay strong.
sad but true..
You still here with us?
Kimonas100 how im feeling right now its a scary feeling and its hard for those around me to understand
The sing of strenght in us is that we stay walking
My Father killed himself in 1994, I was 17 then. This song helps me feel the pain he felt leading up to that moment. Miss you still Dad!
jbbradford420 im sorry
Sorry for your loss
You should be proud of him and I know you are..suicide is not the way but sometimes mental problems lead us there...I can say this ..Mental disorder is the common cause of suicide and the only unforgiven sin is To Deny the Holy Ghost ..And there is a purgatory for the ones who have not accepted Jesus ..They have until Jesus Comes back in the Eastern Sky ..That is for the ones who died before and after Jesus lived on Earth...God will Send Jesus Back But No Man or even Jesus Knows the Day...I Pray for you and that you dont take your own life one day as I have attempted to do...my son is 16 right now and I hope he is learning what not to do.
Soory for your loss bro ... peace
jbbradford420 I’m sorry for your loss
Never thought I'd get to this point. I have no one. I'm all alone. Life is bad. I miss my old self. I'm still going to strive to get my life back.
Good on you! I hope you get to a point where you are happy with yourself!
You can do it!
Keep fighting
As long as you keep on fighting you'll never be alone, you have Metallica brothers and sisters all over the world, stand up and fight. I salute you brother.
Keep fighting.
NEVER GIVE UP 🤘🏻
"I was me but now he's gone." One of the most powerful lyrics ever written. Probably my favorite Metallica song.
For me it's a coin toss between this and Welcome Home. When that black dog starts nipping at my heels it helps to put them on and play along on guitar👌🏻
Absolutely. I lost my son, and that really resonates with me.
Yes I just lost my granddaughter 3months ago to suicide she was only 14 yrs old love you McKenzie
@@billhuff1998 Suicide would not exist if not for a commercial public sphere... Home school if at all possible, no education is better than corporate indoctrination of the natural man- it's a failed experiment.
@@worldisillusion11 Thank you very much
My dad wanted this to be played at his funeral, but when he died we forgot. And now everytime I hear this I breakdown.
Emma lee Fay iwant this song played at my funeral too
Emma lee Fay as long as you shall speak his name, he won’t die :)
How could you forget such thing...
@@haydeesanchez6614 how can you judge that action, maybe the grief of the lost was too much and details about songs being played didn't cross their minds
My dad wouldn't want this at his, but I might play it anyway!
It's funny how when we listen to music,
it's actually listening to us.
More than anyone.
Fact.
Facts
Good point that's true
(Im sorry I must)
In soviet Russia you dont listen to music, music listen to you
David Santoya 😀
My dad taught me at a very young age that Metallica is the greatest rock band to ever exist. He would blare this song so loud when I was young. Now I’m 30 and I do the same. And now, I can feel my dads pain the same way he was feeling it when I was a child. My mom left my sisters brother and I. My dad was broken. I haven’t seen her since I was 12. My brother committed suicide and my dad was left to pick up the pieces alone. I just want to hug my dad right now so tight. 🥺 life is so fucking hard.
Life is hard but you and your family are so fucking strong, you will get through it!
10 Bravo for what you said Friend@@luna4037
Prayers
Just Keep Marching Soldier. Just Keep Marching…Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off…And Start All Over Again!!!
Yea I just lost my grandbaby to suicide last month she was only 14yrs old
My son was 10 when he first played this an it's been my favorite ever since as he passed away just before his 26th birthday....❤❤
I'm so sorry for your loss
Im sorry
Sorry for you loss friend,life is a cruel bitch
@Chris Lang yes it's so hard.im sorry for your loss as well.❤
😥
My little brother is one of Metallica’s biggest fans we were raised on it practically. I’m 24 he’s 21 sadly back in April he got in a real bad accident and ended up with several serious injuries including brain damage. Now he is stuck in a hospital can barely move or talk. Sad part is that he is one of the nicest most innocent people you would ever meet. I miss him so much and listen to Metallica when I think about him and it always makes me cry like a baby for him. Love you Brett your gonna pull through this.
Sorry for your Loss it's heart breaking 😓😓💔
Is he okay now ? Its been a hot minute..
I hope he is alright. If not I'm sorry for your loss.
Play it for him
Here is wishing you pulled through it and you guys are so happy and living life that you forgot about this post. cheers
in my opinion this is the stairway to heaven of metallica.
Sebas Polo It is not as overplayed as Stairway to Heaven was. If anything, Enter Sandman is the equivalent to Stairway to Heaven as that is the most overplayed Tallica song.
davidson3600 "Tallica"
Stairway to heaven is overrated in my opinion.
Naw. Even Zepplin can't hit me where it counts!
Why you gotta compare it to something bad
From break-ups to death, from sadness and depression to joy and glee, or just listening to this because it's a kickass song, Metallica is here for us.
I played this song for my parents to explain what depression was, so that they could understand what I was feeling.
The part "emptyness is feeling me, to the point of agony" still gets me after 3 years without any medication.
This song was and still is very important for my life.
I did the same. It help my mom to understand. We had a good long talk after.
how are you doing now?
@@devangverma9632 I am pretty good right now.
No more therapy, doctors, medicine, etc. I finally graduated, stopped drinking so much, got in shape, started working and landed a pretty good job, reconnected with my family. I struggle a little here and there, but nothing like the old times.
Thank you for asking. :)
@@Pedro-ty8gd I'm glad you're doing much better now.
Same here
The saddest part is how true the lyrics are
I know but great song though
The lyrics are sad but true.
@@kapridus1144 I see what you did there... 🙂
Supposedly this song stopped a shit load of suicides, it's crazy how these artists work their magic to bring hope, relief, happiness and the ability for people to look out of the tunnel vision sight they mightve had. My respect to these legends of their profession.
but isn't this song will lead even more to depression & suicide, just from the lyrics itself?
@@NikiWonoto26 nope I can tell you from personal experience this song has saved my life and keeps me from destroying myself due to all the pain, loneliness and sadness in my life
@@mariahayes2923 how did it save you? because isn't the lyrics actually a depressing & talking about suicide?
Niki Wonoto When people know there are others who feel the same, and can articulate it, it can help them cope.
@@NikiWonoto26 this song is a spiritual cleansing more hardcore than any Christian worship song. It breaks me down, brings me to my knees, bares my soul and makes me cry my heart out everytime. Then with all the negative energy and demons out of me there is room for positive emotions to move into my soul....such as comfort, hope, love, happiness. It gives me the strength to live life as fully as possible.
this song keeps me alive...even tho i still battle depression and anxiety. it breaks me to tears whenever i hear it
@@brookegoslin its sad i cant express my emotions to ppl w/o bein judged, told to man up, its just a phase or ur crazy for feelin that way and what not so i managed to wear a mask and a fake smile 24/7
Today its been 6 years since my younger brother passed away from an accidental overdose & i miss him every single day! We played this song at his funeral. He absolutely loved Metallica & struggled with his addiction for many years. I would give anything to see him again! He was & is so loved and I didnt know how bad it truly was until it was too late. My husband was like a brother to him & my kids loved and adored their uncle so much. They were 15 and 9 when he passed. It hurts so much everyday for all of us! He was the youngest of 4 and growing up only 1½ years older than him, we were very close. However, a few years b4 he died we had fallen further apart & its something i regret & a pain live with everyday. I miss you & love you so much Stevie! Rest in Paradise!!!❤🙏🏼✝️
This song kills me more inside every time I listen to it...but listening to it over and over again has always been the only way for me to deal with depression...
Yh weird how it works that way.. It's a Fcking good song anyway
Yes isn't that something ,I guess that makes the old saying true you fight fire with fire, there is only so much meds, can do but music heals the soul..
You have read my mind mate.
Yes it's a very dark song
Helps me look deep into myself
I feel for you
@@dimitriousioannou1610 Lets face it, the song is about Depression and it is a
dark subject matter. Suicide is another dark subject matter.
aaaahhh....The guitar ..... back when music was epic. Long intros, Acoustic & Electric guitar playin in perfect harmony, and songs were longer than 5 fucking minutes. True Metal.
by the way im 19
***** 17
age does not matter and there is no need to wave it around
That was my point
ian payne by actually doing it?
I am not a real fan of metallica but this Song... This Song Is the best i can t live without this song
LolloBananaBalza33 Used to agree but then started listening to their other shit try it out
This song is killer!... loved it
Aaah that solo in the last part... it speaks..
Become one
same here but I keep coming back for this song
It's pretty sad when you can actually understand every single word in this song... And feel them.
you said it all. thought I was the only one who feels this
this will always be that *one* song
i see what you did there...
i'm a goner noe that I've seen this joke, nothing else matters
The Jumpy Guitar Gamers sorry. I didn't
It's a reference to Metallica's other good song - One.
OOOOOOOOH, I SAID IT YEAH I'M A CUNT I KNOW.
so sad but true
I was me, but now he’s gone.
It’s precisely define how I feel right now
Same
Same
Hugs!
Stacey B 🙌
Truly the most relatable lyrics in the song
I’ve been dealing with depression for 3 years and after many suicide attempts I found Metallica and I started listening to their songs and when I’m at my lowest I listen to this song and it helps me pull through. I love you Metallica
I'm glad you're pulling through. Keep fighting on, on to better times. You'll make it.
stay strong
RIP DAD. You are finally free from all the pain. We will see each other again ❤ Love you always and forever, Stiney
IF YOU DON'T LIKE METALLICA THEN
That's perfectly valid, as its totally a matter of opinion.
And we all know that you have a right to have an opinion, even if its wrong.
"you have a right to have an opinion, even if its wrong" nice.
Saying an opinion is wrong is kinda douchey. An opinion isn't wrong nor right. Stop seeing the world through your eyes. Everyone is allowed to feel how they want.
Personally, I like Metallica, but that's no reason to put someone else down because they don't like them. You're giving metalheads a shit name.
Stefko Lishchynsky Not even a tripple-facepalm is enough...
People like you give us metalheads a bad reputation.
You have 0 sense of humor.
Maximalus tripple-facepalm? Why is that hyphenated? Also, why is triple misspelled? Finally, why are you using almost exactly what I used to end my statement to end yours?
I don't have 0 sense of humor. I will admit I was a bit toasted last night when I replied, so perhaps that had something to do with it. Might of been a bit out of line to tell you that, but I didn't see it as humorous, just thought you were being one of those "IF YOU DONT LIKE METAL, GO DIE. BLARRRGHH" kind of folk.
Anyway, I never intended to start a squabble, good sir. Apologies!
Stefko Lishchynsky It´s the internet, not school lol
Well I like the track "death to all but metal" but no, I listen to loads of genres so I would be targeting myself if I were like that :)
I was me but now he's gone. I have no words to describe the amazingly genius to come up with this sentence.
With all due respect... The entire song is a beast of lyrical genius
3:12 I love the way he says “agony”.
You can almost hear the pain
When it is sang with emotion, words have the power to break through with feelings
Amazing!!!
I listen to this song whenever I'm depressed and it does make me realize that ending it all through suicide won't fix the problem it will just make it worse for your family and friends making them all depressed and feel guilty. If there is anyone out there who read this and is thinking of suicide know that it ruins your family and friends it may even lead them to suicide and nothing is worth that. Just know that if your having a bad day,week,month,year or whatever it will eventually get better if you work on it and if you feel hated by everyone know someone out there cares about you whether you know it or not
Carson~You're a beautiful soul. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes you have to go through it to get to the other side and it's harder than anything you'll ever do, but YES, there is always someone who cares if you will reach out, there will be a hand.
@Steve Jarvis You are a beautiful soul!
Thank u so much 😘
@@tammieparrishmiller3669 Unfortunately the light at the end of the tunnel is just a train according to James, haha
I told them I was suicidal, they didn't care. Mos
Oh my God these lyrics hit close to home. I had no idea someone could put it so eloquently. Maybe we're not all so alone after all. People, please hang on. We're all gonna be okay.
there's multiple songs bro, welcome home sanitarium is another, alone i break by korn as well, a lot of disturbed songs the indestructible is a great source also the songs haunted, the curse, criminal, also the ten thousand fists album songs stricken, pain redefined, im alive, journey's song ask the lonely is another, boston i had a good time, the list is virtually endless not to mention boulevard of broken dreams by green day oldies and even groups within the past 15 years have great songs
fluffnstuff91 not to mention man in the box by alice in chains
fluffnstuff91 I fuckin love disturbed
this song was written when they were robbed of their guitars "deathly loss this cant be real"
psychicspy1234 xD
This is such a depressing song but yet the ending kinda hit me like a ton of bricks. I wouldn’t wish this kind of mental illness on anyone.
Katie Brooke
It’s a masterpiece 👍🏻❤️.
I use it as a tool to reflect on what were darker times and that I'll never go back to it. Its a masterpiece
I also feel like you
This illness sucks.
Im 53 now, been fighting suicide since I was 17.
I've tried a few times with no success.
There's even been 3 life experiences that I had no control over that nearly took my life.
I don't know what my purpose in this world is.
But I'm growing extremely weary of being in it...😔
@@mizellhobbyshop There's a purpose why you're still here. If you're feeling suicidal you can always check in to the hospital or call suicide prevention line someone will help you. I was like that til I got hospitalized and I finally got the right diagnosis and help I needed. I still have days like that but there is help out there and there is always someone willing to listen. I'm here if you want to talk. I may not be much help and I know I'm some stranger online so I understand if you don't want to talk. I just don't want you to do something permanent over a temporary situation. I'm not much of a feeling talker myself so I do understand sorry for the lengthy comment
It's been a long time since I listened to this, it now reminds me of how I felt every single day in the hospital going through cancer. Really glad I've been in remission for about 6 years now
Long may it continue Starblazer, love & prayers... Paz.
I'm glad you beat your cancer. I've been fighting my cancer battle for about 8 months. I got divorced, went into a pandemic, and then got stage 4 cancer. I lost nearly everything - words cannot express, but I am still alive because I want to be around for my children. There is so much I want to teach them and show them about life. Other than that, I am okay with saying goodbye.
@@killtheniceguyinside3682 I'm so sorry to hear that. You will beat this! Just focus on your kids and I'm telling you right now that you'll be fine. I came so close to death but then I thought of my family and how they wouldn't want to live without me so I fought even harder. I really hope you're doing better now!
@@baileelewis3622 thanks friend! I am trying to stay as positive and healthy as I can. It will either be the cancer or me. I am fighting to the end. I hate losing.
@@killtheniceguyinside3682Hope you're okay buddy
Lost twins 18years ago, this song has always put into words that feeling of emptiness i felt for years after. It hits me in a place I can't explain.
So sorry to hear this, I lost a child 2 years ago in utero, the pain never goes away this song kind of puts how I feel into that perspective
I’m sorry for your loss
@@mirandawhite6486 I’m sorry for your loss too
One of the greatest songs ever. Ride the Lightning is my favorite Metallica album.
what about and justice for all.....
GiacomoBerto That's a good album too, but some of the songs go on for too long.
Mine too man.
+knight wing yea but that's what made metallica who they became. but the tabs are pretty simple so it's less effort for more time, yet most have more effort less time. effort as in the tabs being easy to learn, van halens tabs are hard
jacob kiser Okay.
When you feel isolated from the world, but Metallica shows you that even they too have felt such sadness.. Gotta love them 🤘
This song is how I have felt since 1983. Such strong meaning and understanding about how depression controls our lives
My Father died 2 days ago, this one of his favorite song... :")
My condolences
Reminds me of being alone working on the docks in Portsmouth. My mother had disappeared with her boyfriend somewhere in London and my father and siblings had moved to Australia. I got really messed up on drugs. I managed to keep my job because I didn’t have too much supervision. I really struggled with suicidal depression. This song actually helped keep me alive. I later was reunited with my family in Australia and my brother committed suicide in 2004, many years after we were reunited.
Life is cruel , reality doesnt chose
Mesagerul [MSG] life is cruel and cunts are callous.
Sadness
I am missing and grandpa. A grandma. And a continued into a spit family
Just Hold in there bro life is tough come out of the situation as a supreme Fighter.
ride the lightening was such a great album. truly a masterpiece
Γιαννης Σταθοπουλος Πες τα ρε Γιαννη!!
Αυτό ρε Γιαννάκη
Lightning*
I'm in a really dark place at the moment, I feel empty, I have no motivation to do anything anymore... But I'll try to fight, no matter what. This song always gets me through hard times.
Let the music give you life man. You got this!
Let's go brother, rise from the ashes, that's what we men always do, we break so many times that overtime we become Unbreakable
suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. it will get better.
We have your back, break through.
You got this shit king, hope you're doing better
My brother, who passed last October 14, 2022, from fentanyl...used to Rock this song out, growing up.
Metallica holds many memories in my mind! And in my heart!
Best music ever! Hands down! 🙌✌️🤘🤘🤘🤘
I’m sorry for your loss
So sorry for your terrible loss. My younger brother passed away from the very same thing Jan 10, 2018....6 years ago today! He too loved Metallica & we actually played this song at his funeral. It's hard to understand & accept when the anger & sadnedd sets in, but it gets a little easier each day. Gone but never forgotten!❤
Sorry for your loss. It's the devil for sure .. I bought a dime and did half and overdosed. Had a couple people that just happened to be close when it happened and called the cops who narcaned me. I almost died over five dollars of what I thought was heroin. Was an addict for about a decade... That was my wake up. I quit alone, cold turkey. Weed, cigarettes all at once. Got baptized and have daily relationship with God and read the Bible daily. Completely turned my life around.... Give it to God. He's there waiting for anyone reading this. And hell do wonders for your life. He's VERY real and once you surrender he'll reveal himself and his plan for your life.
VERY VERY REAL... Much love
James Hetfield writes the best lyrics. They are truly amazingly written, so much effort put into this song. So much meaning
Yet it seems effortless and that's what makes it so good
his lyrics are amazing. even the philosophers agree
Hetfield: "I write the best lyrics"
Dani Filth: "Hold my beer"
Just kidding. Both so damn good
@@Alex-kg6ih not true. Nergal is pretty genius too
There is so much poetry and art in this song that makes it sound kick ass. .they tapped into some amazing energy to write, and play this
finally a comment that makes sense
+Rob Miller 100% agre
+Rob Miller I agree my good man, nothing about them being bad or sucking or any other nonsense. Jus the straight up truth. Rock hard friend \m/
haha. shut up girl.
and enjoy the music.
energy is what powers our homes.
yup!
he's a great artist. not the creator of energy.
Bruce Couture hahahahahaha yeaaaa he's not the creator of energy he's the creator of what good music is lol
Remember if you are going through some hard times and dealing with depression, just talk to someone who can understand the pain you are going through. Don’t forget, that you are not alone in this world and you have every reason to keep on living.
The most heavy, yet beautiful, lyrics of all time. This song has saved my life so many times. “I was me but now he’s gone” I get chocked up every time I hear those words.
The moment you realize how truly heartbreaking this song actually is..
OMG. In my late fifties and just discovered Metallica. All those years I was missing out. This song really hits a nerve and so powerfully describes those times of darkness.
I envy you. How great it would be to discover Metallica again. I discovered them when their third album came out, Master of Puppets. I was fortunate to see them in concert back in 1994.
Yes you was missing out.
This song perfectly expresses my relationship with my anxiety and depression. Thank you Metallica 🖤 and for anyone else who is going through tough times I’m routing for you 💜
55 years old and this is telling exactly my feelings
This song Its My medecine when Im going to sleep... Im 49 years old.
Mason
Better this than having a bong strapped to your face everyday or getting hammered every night. If it helps, no need to try using anything harmful. 👍🏼
Same.. 31
Same ...21
Same.....41
This shall be played at my funeral.
That's my final song to be played. EVER!!!!!!
también en la mía :'v
like wise
do it
lol yeah
Who is listening while in self quarantine?? 👋👍 you’re awesome!!
yes im listening, i just never really listened to the lyrics, cuz i didn't like this song much, but this is a sad song, and it has meaning, i hope my friend/ex doesn't do what i think he might do,,, because of this life we have is nothing but heartaches and pain, and struggling etc..
💪
Me
Pisces West wow🤦🏾♂️
Me
Think is my son's favorite song and everytime I hear it .it tears through my soul..battleing the battle schizophrenia and bipolar..don't give up my fellow 5150s
"This time I'm not gonna cry, I promise"
*The song starts*
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
My Brother recently died passed away. I insisted I dig the hole myself. I played this song when he finally was put into the ground. I miss him so f***kin much. He was in so much pain I'm glad he isn't suffering but I'm having trouble accepting it. Rest in peace brother I'll never forget you.
Sorry for that
lol
:( sory to hear that, i hope you are well
You ok?
This song describes depression so well, i used and I’m still listening to this song when depression, darkness, coldness, emptiness arises in me, this song is just such a big relief to me, when I’m feeling that way, like right now Thank you Metallica for this epic, timeless song.
For all those dealing with depression! Stay strong! You are loved more than you think
Thanks
Amen
Thanks
This song has one of the best openings in music history
I love this song R.I.P Cliff Burton
rip Jeffery😇😥
RurouniK95 ni
Heaven got one hell of a Badass musician.
Cliff cliff we are you?
I would want this song to be played at my funeral, but I am afraid that I would come back to life because of how awesome this is.
This is what we called the real music...This song completely changed my life..Thank you Metallica \m/
This was my lil sisters favorie song. she took her life two years ago. and i couldn't help her i seen signs. I was unable to help her. she would always ask me to play it whenever i was playing guitar i taught her how to play it. still this song means more to me then any other metallica song and i love alot of there work. they are who got me into playing guitar. my mother played metallica for me while i was in the belly she would put headphones on her belly. said it always calmed me my sister to she was born exactly two years after me. I LOVE and miss you yan yan
Austin Morelli bro feel for you.Fir some people life is very difficult even though they have support
Austin Morelli my brother killed himself the day before thanksgiving 3 months ago. He was a big Metallica fan and when I hear this song, it speaks to me as to what he was probably thinking and feeling. He's free now and that's the only thing that brings me comfort. "Death greets me warm and now I will say goodbye"
They did faded to black...
Condolences Bro...
I'm sorry for your loss man
This song was the last thing my cousin posted before his suicide
.it definitely hits home .
sorry
+Julie Wilcox I am in the same boat as your cousin. He must have been listening to this song repeatedly like I am doing now.
+kevin O so did i 10 years ago, still here and there....
+Carl Nantel I doubt I last 10 years like you, the meds I take to prolong my life can not interact with alcohol but I am a alcoholic so whatever. Let nature takes it's course.
kevin O Never give up friend, never give up.
One of the most therapeutic songs to play on guitar when depression hits hard. Depression, anxiety and addiction took over me a long time ago but this song let me know many decades ago that others know how I feel...I'm not struggling alone
Anyone else really feel that line?? Yesterday seems as though it never existed! Story of my life. Day to Day, I live Day to Day, nothing to look forward to and nothing to reminisce on
Yup i feel it hard
Im glad that others feel this pain. Not because I want them to hurt, but because I don’t want to to be alone.
❤️❤️
Me too
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Having those deep, dark, black feelings within is something almost nobody wants to acknowledge. For anybody that has hurt or been hurt understands all this and oh yes also this great classic of a song.
What I really like about these lyrics is that it isn't about something specific. Many sad songs have a story in the lyrics in specific but this doesn't specify why it is sad. It just is, and that means a lot of people can relate no matter what problems they have. Thank you so much Metallica, this song got me through some very tough times. I don't care what anyone says, metal has the best sad songs out of any other genre.
Listening to this song helps me cope with my depression, and the lyrics are so me and how I feel on a really bad day
Same here
I love long intros in songs. You don't get that much anymore.
+The Girl Who Broke Free i know exactly how you feel... music is entirley ruined anymore... thankfully we still have some bands that have long intros in the newer stuff.
+Blake Gray I agree
You should listen to tool then
Lol you'd love Exist then 😂 7 minute intro
The Girl Who Loves Blue xxxtentacion has 40 second intros
this song describes being suicidal so accurately... and it also saved me from suicide a couple of times
Casey watson is there a bigger compliment to a bands song? I don’t think so. Hope you are well, my friend.
I'm glad you're still with us, Casey.
Same feeling, the outro is so powerful that wipes the suicidal thoughts away.
It saved me too, more than once.
Best song ever written in all of history Metallica are amazing and did something extraordinary and beyond belief.
God bless Metallica forever for this song alone !
This isn't just a song, its a passion
these guys were so young when they wrote this stuff.....how
because ppl nowadays are just plain stupid
this unfortunately is sad.....but true
Barry Thomas omg lol
Barry Thomas drugs
They seemed to be inspired greatly by war on this album, with for whom the bell tolls and whatnot. I somewhat think one of the members had a vet they were close to.
This song took on a new meaning last week...my neighbors across the street's son had a heart attack playin' b-ball down at the neighborhood court a couple years back,.he actually died (age 22) but his mother was soon on the scene and through cpr she brought him back to life and the helicopter showed up and he lived...when he was dead his brain starved for O2 and there was some damage, between what damage the lack of O2 and the meds they put him on, it left him a shodow of his once great self......very depressed, last week he took his life.....
steve wagner #GrimReaperStalkingHisPrey
that is very sad. i'm sorry for him and his family
A message to the future generations.. please Don't let this masterpiece song die..🙏🙏❤️❤️
A message to next generations : Suck me, bitch!
Never let it die, best song EVER written!
die?....this masterpiece?....in a couple of decades this will be played on music class right before Mozart and after Chopen... :D
Im 17 and have been listening to it for years
I'm 22 and dealing with a depression for 13 years. After finding out where this song was about, it has become my personal anthem since then. Thanks Metallica ❤
Seriously?
From last 13 years... Mean onward from 9 of age....
Man that is really bad....
Sorry for yr conditions... But God provide u strength for this
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Damn man, I feel your pain, I've been dealing with depression for something around 10 years now, It's always hard, every day, but we are too strong to give up now
Listen to suicidal tendencies. I bet you gain more understanding of how you feel.
Don't judge them by their name. Their music really helps those who have been targeted.
After going through some personal problems and negative thoughts of suicide it is surprisingly comforting to come back to this song and listen to it with a new perspective. My doctor recommended I listen to the song comfortably numb and to find different coping mechanisms. It helped a lot, but this song really described how I was feeling and how I still feel from time to time. It felt nice to listen too a song that I didn’t understand so much as a kid with a new mind and then to see that this song has helped others it really means a lot.
by far the best Metallica song ever
Bobby Cirello don't forget Master of Puppets. The solos are great
....forever....
remember 1 thing... they were 20-21 years old.....
Nothing more to say !
!! Masterpiece !!
Kill em all, I think was out at 1983, so it means they write the songs at 1981, 1982. Ride the lighting was the next LP and that song was at ride the lighting, it must be the LP at the stores at 1984 or 1985, or 1986 about. And the members of the Band!! Were born about at 1963.. So they should be about 20-21 Years old when they write that and so many other Master pieces like ORION and...and... Many others. So you are absolutely right..!
This song is being a teenager in a nutshell
1. Grandparents start to pass away
2. School is getting more stressful and hard
3. Puberty
4. More responsibilities
5. Always sad and a wanting to sleep a lot because it’s an escape from life
6. You start to realize how cruel life really is and how it’s all down hill from here
Truest shit ever bro. I’m almost 18 and these all the sad truth…
I hate how damn relatable this is
Every time I feel depressed, I listen to this song because I can relate.
does anyone else tear up when listening to this song?
Clake844 first time I ever heard this song (which was back in early 2012) I cried my eyes out. story of my life right here
+Clake844 Yes
Clake844 everytime, yes
every fucking time.
James emotion in this song is too much
"Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly loss this can't be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me but now, he's gone"
We are here to walk through the darkness
My favorite part
I tried suicide this song helping me forget the war memories in Iraq
Oh I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you're doing alright now
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service 🥺🥺
Lol
With all my heart, god bless to you. Thank you for your service.
I usually revisit this song when I am feeling under.. I lost my father just over a month ago. The excruciating and paralyzing pain has almost turned into numbness and that hurts me because I "enjoyed the pain". It was a 1.5 year battle with a cancerous brain tumour and my dad was just under 60. I feel cheated and I feel that I was robbed. This song hits me pretty deep. I see comments about suicide I actually believe thinking of it .. not action.. but the thought just symbolize to everyone that there is hope and strength. My life feels meaningless as a son as a young man ..... but I know that I have to live on with dad with me.. not in the flesh...that nothing and no else matters... and to fucking enjoy every fucking second of life (hard with depression I know) but do whatever makes us fucking happy and comfortable an FUCK EVERYONE who did us wrong in anyway. Love and respect people who treat you well.. and survive this fucking hell called life. Power to all !!!!?
Stephen King I hear you. Although I didn't experience a death, yet. I'm going through the darkest time ever in my life. Just waking up is a battle. Waking up is the worst. When reality hits you like a brick to the face. Going through hell with the only person I've ever truly loved. I know experiencing death is terrible and really hard to come back from after feeling lost. But when you love someone who hurts you, someone you never expected it from in a million years. It hurts, hurts bad. I'm usually strong and never let anything bother me. Never a girl. Never someone's words. Never anything. My whole life I've been numb to all and everything and never showed emotion. I was raised to not show emotion. It's just how I am. And now I'm a huge mess and never experienced anything like this. I'm catholic and eating my gun would be a tough thing to do. But everyday i get in my truck I pray I get T boned, every time I pump gas I pray the pump explodes, every time I fall asleep I pray I don't wake. It amazes me that this world is so cold and fucked up that it never bothers me, but a woman can. But she isn't just any woman and that's the fucked up part. Sorry this is so long. I have no one to talk to. Literally no one. People wouldn't understand anyway. Keeping all this in kills me everyday. I was never like this and would normally think people are nuts to feel like this. All I see is people happy everyday and I'm lost walking through life like a zombie. Before this I could count on one hand how many times I've cried in the last 25 years. And it's all I seem to do now. So I'm sorry you feel like that and I'm sorry you lost your father. I wouldn't know what to do if I lost mine. It's a scary feeling and I dread the day I get a call that something happened to my girlfriend or parents/siblings. Life sucks. Guess we just have to walk through hell till we get to heaven. God bless brother. Hope you overcome your pain and loss. I know they say hope is right around he corner but it sometimes isn't, but everyone has their own cards that are dealt. Hopefully yours is full of happiness. As for me, it isn't. Take care. Happy Holidays.
go and hug your father and mother...you don't have them forever. Tell them whats bothering you and say everything you wanted and want to.... do it for me...do it for my dad....sounds weird but I mean it... do for me what I cannot do for me.
I can relate to the pain. My father passed from a heart attack and i had to help to cop pull him out of the bath tub after yelling for him to wake up. That was in march, 2016.I have developed PTSD from the moment, and many other issues. I feel for you. If you ever want to message me you can.
Handsome SpaceGamer I'm so sorry. Know that you were there to help your father and did your very best. Keep your head high
Stephen King I can relate. my dad got hit by a car this song has been in my head since
Now, I could listen to this astounding lyrically and musically outstanding song again, or I could listen to one of the 5000 mainstream songs about going to the club.
*replay*
Matthew Clayton *5.000.000
Underrated comment.
This song makes me always cry. Because I feel like the one he sings about.
this is by far one of the best songs of all time
what a song...can't stop listening
Never realized how much of a good song this was till I went through depression ..
This songs describes EXACTLY how i felt when i was in the throws of my addiction. I pray no one ever has to feel what i felt. The emotion i am speaking of is hopelessness. It got to the point that i felt like I needed the end to set me free. The emptyness and the pain i felt at the time was indescribable. This song had such an impact on me that i am now writing a book about my battle with addiction. I hope when i am finished with the book it may help someone someday. Maybe it will give them hope. The name of my book is "Fade to Black."
Did you finish the book? Where i can buy?
My dad gave me this cassette last second before I left to the long drive to college. I listened to the songs for a little taste of what it was since I have never even heard of Metallica until that point. I kept on playing this to the point where it was blasting full volume and my stuff in the truck started to vibrate. After I arrived home the first time in 3 years I realized my dad had died. I never had the chance to thank him for the cassette and leading me to an interest in Metallica.
my dad told me to play this at his funeral. I hope that day never ever comes.
My mum actually told me the same thing haha XD
Crazy. This must be the song to go to lol the longest beginning ever. My dad said to play it while they're lowering him. two years later he said he wants to be cremated -__- like make up your mind.
hmm. Never heard. I'll have to listen.
i actually played this at my husbands funeral. it's just the music he loved and would have wanted.
Really? Aw :\ sorry to hear that but yeah, just thought i'd share it.
I remember there was a suicide wave in the 80's and parents were blaming this song. I mean, it absolutely had NOTHING to do with the poor family life or the up bringing. Apparently, putting this song on the radio made kids put the gun to their head. People were idiots in the 80's.
There worse now bro honestly
hey
I don't need any correction sir I am typing a CZcams comment not an essay.
+Broshot 84 I'm glad you see the distinction. Many people seem to be under the impression that a single typo makes you a total imbecile. I try not to make any errors, no matter how trivial, because people will treat you like a war criminal in some parts of CZcams.
heck i make a point to not use grammar or anything that i learned in english/language arts classes in school just to mess with people that think they have to correct people lmao
This song almost perfectly describes depression and the guitar playing gorgeous!
Definetly one of Metallica's greatest songs. Lyrics are filled with beauty held with emotion and truth. The progression/ build up is fluid leading to one of my favorite solos! This song is the perfect tribute to one of the greatest bassists I've ever heard! R.I.P and fly high Cliff Burton!
I feel like this song was made for me.
***** No , it wasn't , U are just a no-name youtuber. There is absolutely nothing special about you.
Keyboard warrior
***** Better walk with your child to school from now on. You never know who is watching.
***** Back the fuck off from my comment, I can't stand your stupidity.
it was made for all of us :)