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/\    /| ____\\_  ____//| | | | | |  / \\      \
     /  \  / | |_     | |   / | | | | | | / /_\\ 0  __\
    /_   \/  | __|    | |  / 0| | | | | || | _ | __ \
      / /\/| | |___   | | / _ | |_| |_| | \\/ /| | \ \
     / /   | |_____|  |_|/_/ ||___|___|_|  \_/ | |  \ \
    / /__  |/                                   \| __\ \
   /    /                                          \    \
  /    /                                            \    \
  |   /                Fade To Black                 \   |
  |  /                 Ride The Lighting              \  |
  | /                  Elektra Records                 \ |
  |/                      *1984*                        \|

Acoustic gtr.
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------0----------------|-------0----------------|
|----4-----4-----4-----4-|----4-----4-----4-----4-|
|-2-----------2-----5----|-0-----------0-----5----|
|------------------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------0----------------|-------2----------------|
|----4-----4-----4-----4-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-2-----------2-----5----|-4-----------4-----0----|
|------------------------|------------------------|

w/Flanger or chorus
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
|--------------------------------------------7-(7)---------|
|--------------------------------------/-9-----------9-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----7--8-/-10------8--10-|-12---10---8---10------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|

           p  p sl  h p           h
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|-(10)---12^10^8-\-7^8^7-----7-|-7^8--7-----7--------|
|-------------------------9----|---------9-----9---7-|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|

                    sl  sl               p
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----|
|----------------------------|---------------8-|-7---|
|----------------------7-\-6-|----------7^6----|-----|
|-7---9----------(9)-\-------|-----------------|-----|
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----|
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----|

   sl   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------|
|-8-/-10--------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|                   
|---------------------|                     
|---------------------|                     
                                           full  
                   p                        )\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---14-19-14-----15^14---------------------/--\------------|
|-15--------15--------15---17-15-14-------/----\-----------|
|-------------16--------14---------16-14-/----(14)---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

    h     ~~~~~~~~~~   h                  h  p
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------14-15-14^15^14----14^15-|
|-14^16---------------------14-16----------------16-------|
|--------14----------14^16--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----19--17--15----------15--17-|-14----------------------|
|-14----------------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------16----------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

|-14--15--14--------------14--15--14------17----15--14-----|
|---------------15--------------------15-------------------|
|------------------14--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

                                              h  h
|------------------------|---------12-13-15-12^13^15---17--|
|------------------------|-12-13-15------------------15----|
|------------------12-14-|---------------------------------|
|----------12-14-15------|---------------------------------|
|-12-14-15---------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|

Acoustic gtr.
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------0----3--|
|------------------------|-------1--------1----------|
|-------0-----------2----|----2--------2-------------|
|----3-----------2-----2-|-2--------2----------------|
|-1--------1--4----------|---------------------------|

   h             h
|----------0----------|------------0----------|
|-0^1---------------1-|-(1)---1-------------0-|
|-2---2---------0^2---|--0--------------0^2---|
|-2-----2-----2-------|--2------2-----2-------|
|-0-------------------|--3--------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|

                                        sl
|------------3-----3--3-|---------------------|
|-(0)---3---------------|---------0--(1)-/-3--|
|--0---------------2--0-|-0-------0--(2)-/-4--|
|---------0-----0-------|-----2---------------|
|-----------------------|-------2-------------|
|--3--------------------|-0-------------------|

   h              h                       h
|----------0-----------|------------0----------|
|-0^1----------------1-|-(1)---1-------------0-|
|-2---2----------0^2---|--0--------------0^2---|
|-2-----2-----2--------|--2------2-----2-------|
|-0--------------------|--3--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|

                     h p                        sl
|-------------3-------------|-0------------------------|
|-(0)---3-------------------|-0----------0---(1)-/-3---|
|--0----------------0^2^0-0-|-0----------0---(2)-/-4---|
|----------0-----0----------|-2----2-------------------|
|---------------------------|---------2----------------|
|--3------------------------|----0---------------------|

P.M.--------------------|               P.M.-------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0-------2--2-------------|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-2-------2--2-------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2-------2--2-------------|
|------------------------|-0-------0--0-----------5-|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|---------------0--0--3----|

               P.M.-------|
|--------------------------|
|-5-------5--5-------------|
|-5-------5--5-------------|
|-5-------5--5-------------|
|-3-------3--3-----------5-|
|---------------0--0--3----|
                                 P.M.--------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-------2--2-----7---9-----9--9-------------|
|-2-------2--2-----7---9-----9--9-------------|
|-2-------2--2-----7---9-----9--9--------5--5-|
|-0-------0--0-----5---7-----7--7--------3--2-|
|----------------------------------0--0-------|

               P.M.------|                P.M.-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-------2--2-------------|-5-------5--5-------------|
|-2-------2--2-------------|-5-------5--5-------------|
|-2-------2--2-------------|-5-------5--5-------------|
|-0-------0--0-----------5-|-3-------3--3-----------5-|
|---------------0--0--3----|---------------0--0--3----|

               P.M.--|
|---------------------|------------|
|-2-------2--2--------|------------|
|-2-------2--2--------|-1----------|
|-2-------2--2--------|-2----------|
|-0-------0--0--5--5--|-2----------|
|---------------3--2--|-0----------|

    ~~~~~~~~~~~           ~~~~~    sl
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-----------10--12-|-13------13-/-15--13--12--|
|--9------------9--11-|-12------12-/-14--12--11--|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   sl       ~~~~~~~~~~~  sl        sl
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-12---------------12-/-14-|-9-----------9-/-11---11-/-12-|
|-12---------------12-/-14-|-9-----------9-/-11---11-/-12-|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
                                            
                                            full
                                             /\  
    sl   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~     ) )\
|-----------------------------|-------------/-/--\---------|
|--------------------------12-|-13------15-/-/------13-----|
|-12-/-14--------------14--11-|-12------14--/-------12-----|
|-12-/-14--------------14-----|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

     full    full    full    full
      /\      /\      /\      /\
      ) )     ) )     ) )     ) )\  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----/-/-----/-/-----/-/-----/-/|-\------------------------|
|-15/-/---15/-/---15/-/---15/-/-|(15)----------------------|
|-14-/----14-/----14-/----14-/--|(14)----------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|

   sl                    sl          sl
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-/-9-------9---9---|-7-/-9-------9-/-12--11---|
|-7-/-9-------9---9---|-7-/-9-------9-/-12--11---|
|-5-/-7-------7---7---|-5-/-7-------7-/-10---9---|
|---------------------|--------------------------|

                        P.M.------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|---7-------7---7-------|-----------------------------4-|
|---7-------7---7-------|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4----|
|---5-------5---5-------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|

   sl                    sl          sl           
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-/-9-------9---9---|-7-/-9-------9-/-12--11---|
|-7-/-9-------9---9---|-7-/-9-------9-/-12--11---|
|-5-/-7-------7---7---|-5-/-7-------7-/-10---9---|
|---------------------|--------------------------|

                        P.M.------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|---7-------7---7-------|-------------------------------|
|---7-------7---7-------|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--5-|
|---5-------5---5-------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|

   sl              ~~~~~~~~    sl                  ~~~~~~~
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7-/-8-------8---8--------|-7-/-8-------8---12---10------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7-/-9-------9---9--------|-7-/-9-------9---12---11------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|

               ~~~~~~~ P.M.-----------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7-------7-----------|-12-12-12--10-10-10--8-8-8--7-7-7---|
|-------------7-------|------------------------------------|
|-7-------7---7-------|-12-12-12--11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7-9-|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|

    sl             ~~~~~~~                        ~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-/-8-------8---8-------|-7---8-------8---12---10-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-/-9-------9---9-------|-7-/-9-------9---12---11-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

                ~~~~~~~~~~~ P.M.-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-7-7-7--5-5-5--3-3-3--2-2-2--3-|
|--11------11--11----------|-7-7-7--6-6-6--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-|
|---7-------7---7----------|-------------------------------|
|---9-------9---9----------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

P.M.--------|          P.M.--------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|--------------9-----9-|--------------12-11-----|
|--------------9-----9-|--------------12-11-----|
|--------------7-----7-|--------------10--9-----|
|-0--0--0--0-----------|-0--0--0--0-------------|

P.M.--------|        P.M.------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------7-----|---------------------------------|
|--------------7-----|------------------------------4--|
|--------------7-----|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--(5)-|
|--------------5-----|---------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0---------|---------------------------------|

       sl                                      P.M.-|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------/-4-------2/5---|-(2/5)--4-------2---------------|
|-*2/5------------------|--------5-------4--2/5--4-------|
|-----------------------|------------------------5---2/5-|
*Gtr. II indicated to left slash in TAB

       sl                                   P.M.-|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|-------/-4-------2/5-|-(2/5)-4-------2--------------|
|-4-------------------|-------5-------4--2/5--4------|
|-5-------------------|-----------------------5--2/5-|

        sl                                     P.M.-|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------/-4-------2/5---|-(2/5)-4-------2--------------|
|-2----------------------|-------5-------4--2/5--4------|
|-3----------------------|-----------------------5--2/5-|

         sl                                     P.M.--|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------/-4-------2/5---|-(2/5)-7--------5--4--2--4--|
|-4-----------------------|-------5--------4--2--------|
|-5-----------------------|----------------------5--2--|

Guitar Solo:             Full    Full   Full
       sl                  )       )      )
|------------------|------/-------/------/----|
|------------------|-----/-------/------/-----|
|----------------7-|---9/------9/-----9/------|
|-------/-9---9----|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|

         Full
           )\   p                   
|---------/--\-------------------|
|--------/----\---------------7--|
|-(9)--9/----(9)^7--9---9---9----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


   h     h p        h
|----------------------------------|
|-7^8---7^8^7------7^8-------7-----|
|---------------7----------------7-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

   h                           sl              h
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-7^8---7-----10---10---8---10-/-12-|-10---8--8^10---8---7-|
|----------7------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|


|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|---8---10-----8--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------9-----9---7-|----------------------------7---9-|
|-----------------------|-----7-------9---9-------9--------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|

    Full
      )\   p                        
|----/--\--------------------------|
|---/----\-------------------------|
|-9/----(9)^7--9---7---7-----7---9-|
|-------------------------9--------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

    Full         Full        Full        Full
      )     p      )    p      )    p      )
|----/--7---------/-7---------/-7---------/---|
|---/-----10^7---/----10^7---/----10^7---/--7-|
|-9/-----------9/----------9/----------9/-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

         Full       Full        Full        Full
    p      )   p      )    p      )    p      )
|---------/----------/-7---------/-7---------/-7-|
|-10^7---/-7-10^7---/----10^7---/----10^7---/----|
|------9/---------9/----------9/----------9/-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

    p         p    p         p    p
|-10^7----7-10^7-10^7----7-10^7-10^7----7-|
|------10-------------10-------------10---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

    p         p    p         p    p
|-10^7----7-10^7-10^7----7-10^7-10^7----7-|
|------10-------------10-------------10---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

    Full    Full
      )       )
     /       /
|-10/-----10/---10-8-7-8-7----|-7-------------------------|
|--------------------------10-|---10-8-10-8-7-8-7---7-----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------9---9-7-|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

                p
|----------------------|------7------------|
|--------------8^7---7-|-8-10---10-8-7-----|
|------------------9---|---------------9-7-|
|-7-----9---9----------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

             p                    ~~~~~~
|-------------------|------7--8--7------7--8-|
|-----------8^7---7-|-8-10-------------------|
|---------------9---|------------------------|
|-7---9--9----------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|

|-10-8-7-8-7----7-------------|-------------------------|
|------------10---10-8-10-8-7-|-8-7---7-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----9---9-7-9-7-6-7-6---|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------9-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

|------------------7--------|--------------7--------------|
|-----------7-8-10---10-8-7-|-8-7---7-8-10---10-8-7-8^7---|
|-----6-7-9-----------------|-----9---------------------9-|
|-7-9-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
                              
                            Full
                              _____Grad. Release
                              \    \3/4   
   Full  Full  Full  Full      \            \1/2
      )     )     )     )       )                    \ 1/4
|----/-----/-----/-----/---|---/---------------------------|
|---/-----/-----/-----/----|--/----------------------------|
|-9/----9/----9/----9/-----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

   p
|--------------10-10-10-------10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
|---------------7--7--7-------10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
|-9^7---7-------7--7--7--------7--7--7------7--7--7-|
|-----9----x-x----------x-x-x----------x-x----------|
|----------x-x----------x-x-x----------x-x----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

    Full    Full    Full
      )       )       )~~~~~~   p
|----/-------/-------/-------------------|
|-10/-----10/-----10/---------10^7---7-8-|
|----------------------------------9-----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

   h p         ~~~~~~
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7^8^7------------------|-------------------------|
|-------9-7---7--------7-|-9-7---7-----------------|
|-----------9--------9---|-----9---9-7-9-7---7-----|
|------------------------|-----------------9---9-7-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|

                       sl.
|-------------------------12-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-9-7-5-7-5---5-5-5-5-7-/----|
|-----------7----------------|

    p         p     p         p     p
|-15^12--12-15^12-14^12--12-15^12-14^12--12-|
|------12--------------12--------------12---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

    p         p     p         p     p
|-15^12--12-15^12-14^12--12-15^12-14^12--12-|
|------12--------------12--------------12---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

              p         p         p        
|-17-14--14-17^14--14-17^14--14-17^14--14-|\
|------15--------15--------15--------15---| \
|-----------------------------------------|  \
|-----------------------------------------|  /-repeat
|-----------------------------------------| /
|-----------------------------------------|/

    p         p     p         p     p  
|-19^15--15-19^15-17^15--15-19^15-17^15--15-| \
|------17--------------17--------------17---|  
|-------------------------------------------|   
|-------------------------------------------|    
|-------------------------------------------|     
|-------------------------------------------|      
                                                   
    p         p     p         p     p              
|-19^15--15-19^15-17^15--15-19^15-17^15--15-|      
|------17--------------17--------------17---|      
|-------------------------------------------|      
|-------------------------------------------|     
|-------------------------------------------|              
|-------------------------------------------|    
                                                     
    p         p         p         p                 
|-21^17--17-21^17--17-21^17--17-21^17--17-|       
|------19--------19--------19--------19---|     
|-----------------------------------------|                
|-----------------------------------------| repeat  
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------|

   Full  Full  Full  Full    Full  Full  Full  Full
     )     )     )     )       )     )     )     )~~~~~
|-22/---22/---22/---22/---|-22/---22/---22/---22/------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|

   Full 
     )\
|-22/(22)-19-22-20-19-20-19-17-19-17-15-17-15-14-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|-15-14-12-14-12-10-12-10-9-10-9-7-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

BEGIN FADE

|-9-7--7---7----------------|------------------------|
|----10--10--8-10-8-7-8-7---|-7----------------------|
|-------------------------9-|---9-7-9-7---7--7--7--7-|
|---------------------------|-----------9------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|

         trem. pick
    Full  Full                               Full
      )     )- - - - - - - - - - - - -(        )
|----/-----/----------------|----------\------/-----------|
|---/-----/-----------------|-----------\----/------7---7-|
|-9/-----9------------------|-(9)------(9)-9/-------------|
|-------//------------------|-//--------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

    Full      Full
      )        )\   p
|----/---7----/--\-----|
|-10/------10/--(10)^7-|
|----------------------|
|----------------------| repeat 2x
|----------------------|
|----------------------|

    Full          Full         Full       Full
      )\   p        )\  p        )          )
|----/--\----------/--\---------/----------/-------|
|-10/--(10)^7---10/-(10)^7---10/---10---10/---10---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

    p              p                   
|-10^7--------------------------------|
|------10^7----7-10^7-----------------|
|-----------10--------9-7---7-9-7-----|
|-------------------------9-------9-7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

       p                    sl.
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-7-7-9^7------------------------7-9-|
|---------9-8-7-5-7-5---5--7-/-9-----|
|---------------------7--------------|

        sl.           p                    
|------------------------------------12-15-|
|-------------11-12-13^12----12-x-15-------|
|-7-9-11-/-14-------------14---------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


|-(15)^12----12-15^12-15^12----12-15^12-15^12----12-|
|---------15----------------15----------------15----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

     Full         Full         Full         Full
       )            )            )            )
|-----/------------/------------/------------/--------|
|-15-/---------15-/---------15-/---------15-/---------|
|-14/----------14/----------14/----------14/----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture brandon Rhythm Player	#1 by brandon q at Nov 10, 2006 at 7:16 AM EST
	I'd say that this is ONE of Metallica's best songs, and the best on the "Ride The Lightning" album. This song to me is about a guy thinking about comitting suicide.

No Picture kewl Wanna Be	#2 by kewl dude at Nov 26, 2006 at 2:29 PM EST
	yeah but it's still about suicide, he was just inspired to write a song with depressing lyrics after all their stuff got stolen.

No Picture ♥WeEzY Average	#3 by ♥WeEzY♥ at Jan 12, 2007 at 11:54 AM EST
	Losing everything after you've gotten so far and then losing the will to carry on.

No Picture Vezy Professional	#4 by Vezy at Mar 14, 2007 at 4:21 PM EST
	Well this song was acually was inspired by when someone stole the band's equipment, but the song is about suicide and Metallica has gotten thousands of fan letters from people who decided not to kill themselves becuase of this song. This is one of my favorite songs.

No Picture Steven Average	#5 by Steven Daniel at Apr 15, 2007 at 11:36 PM EST
	this was the first Metallica song I ever heard. I have loved it ever since. This song introduced me to the wonderful world of Metallica. I knew every word to this song and would play is blasting and singing it, but until now I never thought about the meaning of it, and you guys are so right, it all makes so much sense. thanks

No Picture robert Average	#6 by robert liedberg at Jun 22, 2007 at 3:51 AM EST
	well the song is pretty all voer the place. Metallica is one of my favorite bands of all time but I have to admit, their lyrics aren't that good. The music is beautiful, and I love the structure of the song...but the lyrics really don't do it for me. "Jaymz" has written some lyrics I do appreciate...Mama says, UNforgiven, otheras...but for the most part...they're just Eh. -J

No Picture Stephen Average	#7 by Stephen Weber at Jul 12, 2007 at 12:37 PM EST
	for starters this is my fav metallica song... but umm... yeah, well i think this song is about someone wanting to commit suicide because they don't think they have anything to live for and they think they'd be better off dead. we've all been there. but maybe i'm just taking it for face value and not looking deep enough? i dunno.

No Picture Kevin Average	#8 by Kevin turbyfill at Sep 16, 2007 at 10:37 AM EST
	It says in the biography of metallica that it the lyrics were made from the last words of a confessional of a suicide victim. I got this straight from Metallica Unbound, which is a biography written by a close friend of James. I personally love the song and the lyrics are good to listen to when your going through rough times.