tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post6762659108141578494..comments2023-09-25T03:25:53.912-04:00Comments on Explore Rock 'N' Roll: Song Meaning: Fade to Black by MetallicaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post-7215085884601212162016-11-03T13:55:00.316-04:002016-11-03T13:55:00.316-04:00This has been one of my favorite songs for over 25...This has been one of my favorite songs for over 25 years, back when Metallica had meaning and before they sold out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189243401158368912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post-71427161106027090032016-10-20T16:39:46.547-04:002016-10-20T16:39:46.547-04:00The instrumentals in this song really fit the lyri...The instrumentals in this song really fit the lyrics and tone of the song. It starts off with a slow, acoustic, intimate riff to get you in the head of the person writing the song (in this context a suicidal person). It then builds into an emotional solo to show just how lonely and depressed this person is. Later on, the distorted guitar kicks in as it gets closer to the climax of the persons life (the taking of their life). "Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye", is given extra poignancy by it being the final line in the song, which makes you assume that they kill themselves "Right in front of you". The final solo's fast, exiting nature highlights the pleasure the person feels as their depression disappears. The choice to fade out the final solo shows the life fading from the persons body, as their vision "Fades to Black".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439921265684748293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post-10077382308934264612016-08-27T11:50:00.003-04:002016-08-27T11:50:00.003-04:00I guess the song is just about a person's thou...I guess the song is just about a person's thoughts when going through a tough time in life.... It could also be about someone dealing with depression and trying to kill themselves if you do not contemplate the real background of the song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com