I used to cry my eyes out listening to this song when I was severely depressed. Literally i would cry myself to sleep on this song. Got me though some really dark times.
My brother committed suicide this day seven years ago. He wanted this song for his for his funeral. Such a emotional song in every way and there is a reason so many people can relate to it. Mental health are fragile. Ask for help if you are struggeling, you are not alone.
My Brother committed suicide in 2018 after struggling with alcohol addiction for years. I imagine he played this a lot, he was a huge Metallica fan. I listen to this often and think of him. Maybe they're jamming to it now somewhere out in the ether as we jam to it here. Stay strong survivor.
Ben 43 yaşında bir erkeğim ve hiçbir şarkının bu kadar etkileyici olduğunu hiç bilmedim. Huzur içinde yat Cliff. Bu grup sensiz hiçbir zaman aynı olmadı.
Agree completely. First time I have read the lyrics through and through and I must say they are awesome. I thought it was about a completely depressed soul, but it seems like it is more about Armageddon and the end of the world. Awesome stuff!
@@svenw-u3f I was in the same boat, That is what kept me here, My son did not deserve to live with my failure, I cannot tell you how many times I got out of bed just because of him, Now I have grandchildren, They also need me around, I have lost friends and family because they was being selfish and watched it destroy the children and family left behind, So I will continue to ride the rollercoaster until God decides I have had enough, My sheet show started 6 days before I turned 18, I am 51 now, Its been a long road, As of right now I am a happy man, Just hang on, One day you will be glad you did,
I heard this song 8 times on loop and felt like 1 hour passed in just some blinks of Eyes I love this song much cause i listen to it both as a broken guy & as a guitarist..❤
Just this song is one of the greatest songs ever made i got to see Metallica live in Phoenix they performed this song and i experienced what my mom experienced (she's the one that got me into Heavy Metal in general) i cried when it got the ending riff it just so... beautiful
I am 56 years old. I've been listening to Metallica sense their Inception. And this is and always will be my favorite song. I struggle with. Chronic depression everyday and I have for over 40 years, so many things. People will never truly understand what it is about. And no matter how many times you reach out, they will turn their back on you take it from someone with many years experience.
Metallic's lyrics have absolutely save people's lives. I and my mother are two of them. 🙏May God bless all who have suffered and lost. Remember you're not alone.
No one in this world is alone man, everyone has issues with their life. Depression is a demon I battled for a long time. I decided to reach out and get the help I needed and now I’m better than ever. I still have my struggles but I’m able to get through them easier. Just hang in there and don’t ever be afraid to reach out.
I agree this song is amazing I have felt that way inside for years. I love the lyrics to this song. Who ever is responsible for adding the lyrics to the song. Thank you. I will always be a die hard Metallica fan for life
I just lost my only son who was 21 in a catastrophic motorcycle accident that wasn't his fault. He was killed 2 days before my birthday. This is what hell on earth is and feels like. It's unbearable. How do you live without your heart? Cameron and I had such a strong mother/son bond and I am broken and there is no healing from this. Life doesn't make sense anymore. Not without him. He had goals and plans for his future and life. The universe robbed him and I am so so sad and angry. There is no grief counseling possible that can help me. What's done cannot be undone and I can't change anything that happened that day. I am his mother and I couldn't save my only son. Knowing that someone else is responsible for taking my son from me and his sister and himself is what I can't wrap my head around and accept. I cannot seem to accept that he's gone and I can't accept any of it. Doesn't seem real. I am in HELL
I'm deeply sorry to hear that,I couldn't imagine going through that either,I'm so sorry that your son passed like that,just know it wasn't your fault,it hurts like hell losing a loved one,stay strong for him and your family
Your message brought me to tears. All i can cling to is the belief that.... someday, we'll all be together in heaven. No more pain. No more suffering. Just us all together.....forever. Amen. @@Kimberlea111
This song, every time I hear this song, it just paints the images in my head of growing up in a not so good place, I have never felt happy even when I think I do feel happy, its short lived, Its ruined relationships, made me the asshole I am today towards family and friends, push out the ones I love, this song has always hit so hard its crazy!
Today I have lost my brother he committed suicide and ended his life I can feel the pain and agony he went through. He couldn't hold on he just ended it and got rid of this material world. My heart mourns for him I think he shouldn't have taken such harsh step and end this way. May Allah bless his soul to eternity. Rest in peace my brother. Fade to black
I love the guitar as much as everyone else but at at 6:23 Lars is killing it on the drums. (I know he's just repeatedly hitting the crash cymbal, but I feel it adds so much more emotion)
METALLICA MUSIC CONTRIBUTION IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT IGNORE. MUSICALLY THEY HAVE MADE SOME MASTERPIECE. FADE TO BLACK IS ONE OF THEM LIKE THE UNFORGIVEN, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS....
This songs is actually special to me. I have a suicide attempt that I've committed past year, the day that I tried it, I was thinking on cutting my veins; then I listened like my last songs, I listened to this songs and I felt I was failing to Metallica and all the metal; then I went to my guitar class, we played Jump In The Fire to work the pick movement all down, and I thought: I can just let this feeling to stay here without me, I can't leave it. Instead try cutting my veins, I tried it with gas, I said to myself: If I get out of this, I will be totally committed with my dream and nothing else, the guitar, the singing, making my own songs and save the metal of the nearly future. And here we are, left the school because there are all fucking idiots, still practicing, working in my songs to make the best of them. My name is Emiliano Salvado, and if I make my dream real, you will hear it some time I guess.
+Emmar1999 ~ Whatever you do, don't die w/o Jesus, glad you're still alive to remedy that if haven't received him yet. And don't think Christians never have suicidal thoughts either, & don't think you can't still Rock if you become one. Calvary chapels Rock :-)
Emmar1999 Yeah, I looked to nature & the natural world for answers too, seeking "The nature of what we are". Without realizing it I started drawing conclusions very close to "New Age" thinking & an inner universe/microscopic intelligence theory responsible for creating Life, (up to 31yrs old), Then some heavy duty spiritual stuff started happening, details to long for here, but contact w/ spirits trying to deceive me (w/ some success at 1st) offered to teach me wizardry & even Rock promoter success while at a RATT concert, (Deal w/ the Devil) I used to be a concert Rock promoter, Great White & Quiet Riot most popular bands I ever did a gig with. but that's besides the point. The spirits tried to get me to kill myself as they often do to those who were serving their purpose (even unwittingly) especially if they see they are seeking, & getting close to the Truth of God, which they Hate Jesus. I finally got to the way/truth/LIFE & now though this world still sucks a lot, I have purpose till eventually I get to Heaven where there is "No more Pain & no more sorrow" Try the Lord, & see that he his good :-) Thanks for your civilized & friendly, informative message. May I suggest the Calvary Chapels that were founded by Rock & Rollers :-)
I love this song i just cant stop crying and It feels like my heart is crying even more and i love Metallica they are my best Friends, people dont usually know i cry with this song.I love metallica y punto.
Attempted suicide not once but twice while listening to this song almost 40 years ago. Not the bands fault or the song, just where I was in my life. I am really grateful for a many things like knowing I wasn’t alone, finding my God who saves me everyday and that I am really lousy at suicide. For all of those that think about it and I still do at times, it passes, things get better and then worse and then better again. This life is worth living. It isn’t easy and sometimes even feels impossible but it is worth living. I could have missed out on 40 more years of Metallica and that alone is reason to go on.
Because of my furture wife, I'm slowly fading into the light...she's also experienced auch traumas, we both did and this is our upbringing. Thank you so much my love, thank you metallica for helping me get thru it all. Forever grateful. 🙏❤️
I use this song to combat depression! Knowing that others understand, and still stand, gives me what I need to stay on my feet, No matter how many times I die and bring myself back
Rip my love. Jason Michael Mathews. Free from this world that is hard on those like you that truly have a heart. Thank you for being a Dad to my kids your son and all the extras we had. I'm going to miss you I only stayed away this last time so you didn't have to hear mean words from those who obviously don't know what love and family are. Say hello to our sons and I will see you all on the other side. Like a bird time does fly 🕊️💔
A long time ago my life was in a black road to hell...but i understand one of the purpose in this life...and is keep going no matter what and then enjoy this epic music...🐺
48 going on old as dirt !!! this my all time fav it will be played at my funeral its set in stione ! but this song only in my life that just gets me thru thos times of doing what iam sure alot of us has been thru but ever since i went to this concert as a young youth it was my third patch on my ol burnout levis jean jacket which is no longer here with all there albums in that era of time. justice , garage , ride , master of puppets lost it and everything i ever owned to a electric house fire i would always think of all my best buds n best women friends back then that are no longer growing old with me or like iam i would just sit back and just max volume and thank them for there love n friendship but as of now and many many times too many times this song got me thru it all of thos dark feeling alone negative times and tonight is just one of thos nights 11 years gone in a blink of a eye you true love is nomore with ya so just saying dont take the easy way relax and just kno if u think no one is there for you think because iam and many others will say so am i we as a hole are not alone suck it up buttercups get up and just kno we all will come togetherupstairs someday and jamn together like the first time we ever went to see them live then or that cassette tape but much louder up there so ill see you then everyone iam here for all of us that knos wasup your friend grampzz aka c. williams burnout forever till the end of everything till it fades to black duces !!! your not alone ever !!!!!! and which we all kno the music all instruments everyone that made it to what it is today and forever is one of the best thatmade metallica crossover that line to become metal !! love ya true loves i will miss you till we meet up again my loves cant wait xoxoxox so ill JUST SAY GOODBYE FOR NOW GOOODBYEEEEE
Heard this song when I was 16! ‘87…these guys have written an amazing life style through music that have spoken to everyone! But FTB! Has always been the song to speak my feelings..at 53..it still remains the same! 😏
I’ve been listening to NIn/tool/korn during the 90’s to 2023. Still look back to pre teen days loving Journey and Kiss..adapting toward acdc iron maiden Metallica. The journey of music is amazingly beautiful. I can’t dismiss or recall any time I’ve not felt something from a lyric to a tone from country to heavy metal that hasn’t struck a cord. Every singer, every song, every style of music can and will speak to you! As I now listening to “fade to black” but thinking about Garth brooks!
I remember a time in my life when I was 17 years old I remember I was walking down a path, I started university I realized that my steps do not follow anyone else's steps, it was a surreal moment, in that moment i was in shock but i realized i must will build my own path. yes was times of darkness but the dark only can be exist if without light.
el riff del minuto 3:56 te da una fuerza para seguir adelante cuando ya no tenes esas ganas de levantarte y aun lo haces porq no hay que rendirse por nda
…SONG OF THE DAY!!! METALLICA - FADE TO BLACK (1984) Es momento que las nuevas generación conozcan el verdadero significado que llevó a James Alan Hetfield (vocalista) a escribir esta canción SUMAMENTE DEPRESIVA y fue nada menos que en respuesta al robo de uno de sus AMPLIFICADORES, no solo era su favorito, sino que también era el primer amplificador que poseía, por lo que tenía mucho VALOR SENTIMENTAL para él. 😢😭 La canción trata sobre perderlo todo y preguntarse si vale la pena continuar. A manera de REFLEXIÓN que uno podría hacerse CUANDO TERMINAMOS CON LA VOLUNTAD DE VIVIR CUANDO PERDEMOS ALGO/ALGUIEN, y que al final del último SUSPIRO NOS DAMOS CUENTA QUE ESTÁ EN UNO "SALVARSE" Y DARNOS CUENTA QUE LA VIDA ES DEMASIADO BUENA COMO DESPERDICIARLA, sin embargo para muchos PODRÍA SER DEMASIADO TARDE😢. CONSIDERADA COMO SU PRIMER BALADA. 🤘🏿ULTRAMEGAROLOTA🤘🏿09/07/2022
I should have been playing guitar in front of millions of people but chose a different path. This song will always be my anthem of the life I could have had and the life I have.
