Therapist Fades to Black | Metallica

[@jjh31]

You have no idea how many people that this song has SAVED in the metal community! Such a heavy message.

[@UngoogleableMan]

People didn't talk about it back when this song came out. It saved me. Helped me know I wasn't the only one. In most other live performances, James takes a quick interlude before the epic climax to let everyone know they're not alone. It's really powerful.

[@AssetH8ut2]

Amen.

[@crimsondeath7468]

this has saved so many people and also been the companion peace to some this world lost. But those who this world lost did not choose the end because of this song but found a last comfort in connection in their last moments. No one kills themselves over just a song

[@Xameel]

Also saved me... pretty much still saves me

[@Nolimit_Lou]

This song also saved me and is one of the reasons why Metallica is my favorite metal band of all time.

[@andrecolon9035]

Metallica is the only reason I lived through HS. I'm now 52. Thank you!

[@KattMurr]

Me too!

[@Ripper13F1V]

@@KattMurr 53 here, roger that. And this was my favorite on the album it captured perfectly the emotional distress and anger I felt. Next would be Master of Puppets.

[@markweber5940]

Yes yes yes!!

[@obnxsdonky9394]

skill issue

[@benjohnson5505]

May I ask HS

[@nwslimbubba]

I'm 51 this song is what saved me so many times when I started listening to them in the mid eighties. This song was there for me mental health was not very out there like today. In my darkest lowest times I would listen to Metallica and especially this song. It made me feel like I wasn't alone someone new what I was feeling mixed with the music the build up it just by the end of the song I'm feeling empowered. 💯 Thankyou for reacting to this song.

[@aleks8063]

My favorite line in the song is “Yesterday seems as though it never existed”. It captures perfectly this momentary blindness people have when they’re in a suicidal mindset.

[@tomspring213]

You left out the, "Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye...GOODBYE...", part.

[@Bubetta2]

Ironically, hetfield wrote this song when his amp that his mom gave him was stolen. That was his pain at the time

[@bobhawke7373]

Yeah but it was slightly deeper than that. It was all he had left from his deceased mother that he cherished greatly. That amp was John Wicks dog to him in a way

[@Gregbaltzer]

They lost all their gear. A few years ago a Metallica cover band had all their gear stolen so Metallica replaced it all for them.

[@Gregbaltzer]

@chaseanheier9210 Sepultura said it's how they got their first mic. They went to some pop concert, jumped up on stage, and ran off with it. Steve Jones, Sex Pistols, stole one of his guitars from a huge artist. But he was a theif growing up. But to answer your question, I have a guilt complex so I don't steal

[@heavyglassglass]

Maybe that was just the cherry on top of whatever else he was going through

[@luvqraft6024]

@@heavyglassglass That’s the thing that makes me relate to this song.

[@oktober-vh6gl]

I've always loved how when he comes to the conclusion that his only thing left to do is say goodbye, and then the music goes nuts. it's so relatable when you're going through something dark. on the outside, you might seem quiet and peaceful... but on the inside, there's a thunderstorm going on, and the music that accompanies these lyrics captures that perfectly.

[@UngoogleableMan]

On a lot of other live performaces, James takes a quick interlude before the big clumax to say "if you struggle inside, you are not alone!" Or "if you feel like this, there is help out there" Or something along those lines. Its really beatiful.

[@becreative2420]

So glad you posted this. Saw Metallica last Fall (the 2 shows) and throughout both shows there was an anti suicide message video that played before and between the opening bands. Then James said what you said after the song was over. They recognize that it is dark. It's also amazing live.

[@sauce4137]

I have a lot of things i dont like about James but this is something no one can take away from him, he gives hope to people with none

[@Tommi462]

That was always the message I got from it (you are not alone), even without those words. That someone else has gone through that same emptiness and darkness that I was going through. It does help, even though the lyrics suggest there's nothing to be done but say goodbye, but for me, just the fact that this song was made was enough to make my emptiness feel just a bit less empty, if that makes sense. I think it is better that it doesn't end in some hopeful or uplifting message, because when you're really down there, all positive messages just ring hollow to you anyway. Like those people just don't get it or they haven't truly been as far down as you have. Or they fake their happiness. And I don't have the energy to fake it, nor do I want to.

[@markdavy3020]

Hard to believe this song is now 40 years old,and still continues to help people today.

[@uchia6980]

Metallica! 🤗

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Heavy Metal is the Best Music on this Planet

[@weasel1821986]

You didn't need to come in here and make me feel old like that, but here we are 😂

[@Dordredis]

👍

[@traillesstravelled7901]

I remember when it came out.

[@ericclevenger7716]

Like SO many others in the comments, I accredit this song for saving me! I discovered this song when I was 15 (I am 45 now) and I was struggling with SEVERE depression. As a teen, I didn't know WHAT it was. Mental Health was not a topic of conversation in those days. I was upset, painful, sad, lonely, and looking for a way out. When I heard this song, suddenly ALL the negative emotions I was feeling had WORDS. Words I could understand and express. I didn't feel alone anymore. Over the next 10 years, I struggled, up and downs, but this song was always an anchor for me. In 2001, I was suicidal. I listened to every song I could that expressed the pain, but nothing was working. On the day I planned to do it, I instead walked into a clinic and got help. Every day since then has been a step forward. I often tell people that I'm not ashamed of that moment, but empowered by it. If I could look into the abyss and turn away from it, nothing else in this world can stop me. Thank you for reacting to these types of songs and showing others the beauty of music therapy, while stressing that medical mental healthcare is VITAL.

[@oldeskul]

People still write Metallica telling them how this song made them not feel so alone and that's what pushed them to seek help. This song helped push me through some really bad patches in my life.

[@TroubledTurnip]

Fade to Black and Dyer's Eve have been the two Metallica songs I have leaned on for my entire life. To just shout, to burn up my destructive energy, to scream with someone who gets what this feels like. I'm better than I used to be but I don't know where I'd be without finding something to cling to when I needed it. Thank god for Metallica and I know I can't be the only one who is grateful to them.

[@Fluxion29]

Dear Mother, dear Father, what is this Hell you have put me through? Oof, haven't thought about that one in a while... so powerful.

[@damienmaynard8892]

Even my 82 yo father, survivor of Leyte and Lingayen Gulf (kamikaze attacks) in WW2, appreciated the symphonic elements in this (studio version) song and saw the anti-suicide message within - over a decade ago now. Still miss him.

[@Scooby_Dum]

Awesome, glad you did this one! I’ve said it before, but I would really love to see your response to, ‘Dyer’s Eve’. Their angriest song and certainly one of the most personal to James. I know a lot of people resonate with Fade To Black, but growing up with Metallica, Dyer’s Eve always hit especially hard for me.

[@Crosby-b4e]

Love, when she said he feels like "Nothing Else Matters", not knowing it's already a Metallica song, and she really needs to do that one next!

[@MrEpsilonZero]

Search the channel and you shall find. ❤

[@Grendel25]

This song. Spent hours rewinding my tape back and forth listening to this song when I was 16. Saved me

[@toowarmtoohot]

In highschool my English teacher said write about two songs that mean a lot to you and give me the lyrics. This was one of them and she talked one on one to me about what it meant to me and it made me feel seen and help me along moving from my past into something better

[@Gregbaltzer]

Wait until you discover the band Suicidal Tendencies, if you haven't already. Their ex-bassist is currently in Metallica. Suicidal Tendencies songs like How Will I Laugh Tomorrow, Alone, and Nobody Hears were my depression songs as a teenager.

[@Nanashi_MYOB]

Can I thumbs up "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow" like a thousand more times.

[@williamdrake6711]

Suicidal For Life..... I'm 46 and grew up on them.. they helped me alot...

[@Tommy-he7dx]

​@@williamdrake6711 Mate!! I'm 46 too, and I also grew up with Tendencies :) "I'm not crazy, You're the one that's crazy"

[@williamdrake6711]

All he wanted was a PEPSI..... somebody get him a freaking PEPSI.!!!!!!!!

[@bove2k918]

You wouldnt know crazy if Charles Manson was eating fruit loops on your front porch... @@Tommy-he7dx

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

Two things: 1) Kirk's guitar lines have gotten so much better since this track was recorded 2) You may have saved a life today.

[@LNRECORDS224]

bro this is one of kirk’s best songs what do you mean this is peak metallica

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

@@LNRECORDS224 I mean the lines he plays on the song now compared to the ones he recorded. Yes, it was great then but they've gotten better.

[@LNRECORDS224]

@@JeffreyTheTaylor oh word yeah i agree i thought you meant the album version my b

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

@@LNRECORDS224 All good.

[@JoshuaJones-iw5nb]

Kirk. Saved today.

[@F11-c1u]

Pain and Joy will always exist but there will ever only be one you.

[@cameronpearson2160]

Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me but now he’s gone . That line has never failed to give me immense chills and this song has gotten me through some hard times over the years.

[@bobhawke7373]

The wife walked down the aisle to the opening of this song. The entire thing will play at my funeral.

[@scotthaase4082]

One of my favorite songs from Metallica...you're such a breath of fresh air to watch when you're rocking. Beautiful inside and out.

[@deadlyqueen4005]

This song is my favorite song of all time for a reason. I’ve been through a hard and troubling time for the last year or so with anxiety and depression, and this song will always make me cry with how much I’ve been able to vent my pain through it. The “I was me but now he’s gone.” Line will always hit hard for me. I’m still on the road of self healing and it’ll take a while before I feel like I’ve been able to recover enough but I always like to look back and make myself feel better by comparing how much I’ve accomplished and how much I’ve grown in a year’s time. All I’m here to say is never give up and always fight for your own self preservation even when it feels hopeless ❤

[@KattMurr]

I've explained that sometimes people may talk about suicide not because they actually want to die but they are going through such emotional and mental pain that they feel death would be the only way to get away from the overwhelmingly awful feelings they are experiencing. Living hurts but dying is really too scary to want to achieve, if that makes any sense. I usually word that thought better, but today it ain't happening...sorry...

[@vikivik9141]

Thank you. Now can you explain that to my sister who thinks I'm just looking for attention when I talk about suicide

[@Liftinglinguist]

Considering how young they were when they wrote this song, it's a testament to their writing skills overall. One of the best they ever did!

[@MoreKellBellPlease]

My favorite Metallica song! This was my jam in high school and beyond!

[@nadjasunflower1387]

mine was Welcome Home Sanitarium...guess that's what school felt like at the time. lol but yeah, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice for all, and Black albums were ' golden age ' of Metallica ( i know, I know most don't like Black, but it had great songs and came out right before I left for Marine bootcamp so was my metal link back home)

[@NickSupernois]

Music in general has gotten me through some of the worst pain in my life. Metal is my go to because it gives me an outlet for my more aggressive emotions and impulses. In 1992 I was so young and stupid. I joined the army, got engaged to my highschool sweetheart. And then she cheated. That broke me. With access to all the hardware available to me in the military, it would have been so easy. Then Alice Cooper released a new album right before all this happened. "Hey Stoopid" (no that's not a spelling error, that's the spelling of the album title.) That entire album got me through the absolute worst time of my life. And I am grateful for that. I never would have said hello to my wife. Or my nieces and nephews. So much I would have never seen or done if I had given in all those years ago. All because of music.

[@NathanCline12-21]

49, This has been one of the most important songs in my life. Music saves.

[@jamesware4080]

I tried and failed at taking my life. I woke up in the hospital. My thoughts really hit hard. I was upset I failed, but my life did a 360. All of my kids helped me through the worst time in my life, and helped me realize I had a meaning. This song made me push harder in life to be a better person to myself, and to be a better parent. I know now, suicide is the worst ever decision. Please reach out. Express your feelings and pain. It only takes one person to change your perspective of life. 🤘

[@voxfiniswartz4691]

This song helped me carry through my teenage years. I had lost my father at 11 and became an active addict when I was 12. This aong came into my life when everything was swirling around at the age of 15 and gave words to what I felt. It helped by letting me know I was not the only person who thought or felt like this. Now I am 52 and still use music to carry me through many aspects of music. It started with this song.

[@JackHerron-zd7dz]

This is the song that actually taught me that what I was going through when I first heard it was not at all unique, and that it was survivable. At the time, I had decided as a teen that living was not worth the effort, and became dangerously reckless. Did not care if I saw tomorrow or not.This one song somehow taught me I was wrong. It saved me again post divorce, only a handful of years later when I was far more depressed and angry than I could ever understand at the time. I quite literally owe James my life, and I wish I could but shake his hand and say thank you. He might understand.

[@anilvirginia]

I love and appreciate that there are people like you, who care about, have experienced, and want to help the people like you and me, who have the darkest of thoughts about their plight in this life. It's so selfless and noble. There's not too many people around anymore that care about others, especially those of us who our desperately sad and alone, like you do. Thanks!

[@SilentStorm98]

i recommend Low Man's Lyric by Metallica, its a great one

[@kuplung22]

Great song.

[@OldschoolRacer73]

I wish I could trade my therapist for you. Thank you for this! Big virtual hug. 🙏🏻❤

[@jennypascoe1612]

Such a relatable song. One of my favourites.

[@michaelendres337]

This song never had much of an impact on me compared to other songs... that is until I heard it live a few weeks ago. Absolutely life changing experience.

[@jsaintemarie]

"The Unforgiven" saga next!

[@mindmonster8665]

Thank you so much for your feedback. I am a 38 year old cancer survivor but did have several suicidal moments when i was a teenager, i grew up poor, starving and had 6 siblings to look after. The thing that helped me fight is knowing that i was the oldest and if i can do it, they can do it. Im proud to say that i have all my siblings alive today and they thank me for my choices.

[@JoshuaJones-iw5nb]

Not just themselves. Saving others. Not being a burden. You are correct. Something in self as self needs to...

[@Remmy-iq3bs]

Only way I got through HS was mainly Metallica this song saved me so many times and still does after 35 years Thank you Metallica ❤

[@GhostCrowBrother]

This song made my cry as a teenager. I felt the pain.

[@wreckemDad]

I had always dedicated this song to a dear friend that died in a car accident where he was thrown from his car at 120 mph and we were told he didn’t die right away but lingered and passed away alone. The Fade to Black reminded me of movies and like his life he faded out alone.

[@Rob-lq3pq]

I know that so many other Metallica fans have said this before but this song saved my life several times. I suffer from Bipolar disorder and anxiety with heavy fights with depression. I am just always taken away at the end with the guitar solo that just brings me back to life.I had a 3 day manic episode when i became obbessed with a song by Faith No More called "The Real Thing" it felt like they were talking about me directly to me. It was like the whole answers to the question about life and what it means to be alive were just given to me and I litsned to that song non stop for those 3 days with no sleep.If you ever get a chance to listen to Faith No More than I suggest that song and I wonder if you see what I felt. Thank you for helping all of us that are suffering from so many different mental illness.

[@EricHonaker]

Another heavy metal song that helped me along my own mental health journey is Dream Theater's "Surrounded." Particularly the intro and outro sections. "Emerging slowly into light/as I awaken from my longest night" and "I have given all that I can take, and now I've only habits left to break" were both very powerful once I was under care and getting my depression under control.

[@GeneBateman1970]

this song got me past a very dark period time in my life. it was able to give words to how i felt

[@darkshadows7119]

Having just very recently been diagnosed with cancer, I've been revisiting some of these golden oldies, as music like nothing else has the ability to positively manipulate your mood and mindset just when you really, really need it. Things can seem quite dark at times, but ironically as dark as things may seem, a good flashback tune can snap you out of the blackest mood. Sometimes that's all you need to reset enough to be able to look at the other bright things in your life.

[@zorven]

I have listened to this hours at a time to help release those feelings within

[@joelscheinzeit69]

You have brilliant insight, saw yore nutshell, black now fade ta black reactions , all songs are based on pain, I feel all those emotions due ta my past and depression, thanks for your inspiration ❤

[@ElectricKnight.]

And countless of us, since 1984, have been experiencing this song as a catharsis that helps us say goodbye to that pain. When we share these thoughts, these feelings, and let it out through, in this case, music - it releases the need for such a final act, and makes us feel relatable and inspired. I always felt like the instrumental climax and guitar solo outro was life sustaining after reaching that bottom point, and climbing back up and continuing on. We say goodbye through our music, so that we don't feel as though we have to say goodbye otherwise. ❤❤

[@Nichejackers]

James is a beast! He not only sings for the best metal band of all time, he does it with 2 guitars strapped around him sometimes. Who else does that?

[@СтаньоКоновски]

You can feel pain and emptyness at the same time. Discovered Metallica balads and rock music for the fist time at 14 , when a firend of mine told me and introduced me to the guitar for the first time. Never cared about the lyrics. Is the music ,which captivates me. It speaks to me. Takes me to the other worlds. I can dive freely in its streams and waves. Had 2 attempts suicide - 2022 and before few months , after my burthday in february. Was 1 leg off of it. Coudlnt made it , cause im coward. Destroyng myself mentaly all other kinds. A guy in a book once sayed - death is lighter than a feather, duty is hevyer than a mountain. We allways chose the easyer way, dont we?... Take care

[@FriedrichHerschel]

If you need someone to talk to ... sometimes it's easier to a stranger on the internet, with almost complete anonimity ... I'd be willing. Not a professional therapist or so, just hate to see someone struggling and not reaching out my hand to help just a little, if needed. I hope this isn't too intrusive, if you want I can also delete this comment and forget about it.

[@СтаньоКоновски]

@@FriedrichHerschel O i talk on the internet , alot. Not that it helped me. Got "o im so sry , hope things get well" from people. They forget about me next day. One not need only , talk , but do , right? And i have problems with doing , and with letting go. But thank you

[@FriedrichHerschel]

@@СтаньоКоновски Yeah, the doing part is also something that keeps holding me back, sometimes destroys what I have build.

[@DannyBedo]

I was on a bus in DC on a middle school trip wearing the biggest black sweatshirt I could wear. Blasting this song on my cd player. This was comfort and change. I might not be better but I am okay.

[@nicolerice9370]

As a mental health crisis line professional and metal enthusiast I have to say this is absolutely amazing!!! @heartsupport should do a reaction to papa roach leave a light on

[@tommydaskanninchen]

when my father died when i was 15 i listened to This Song Like a Million times

[@BradVrba-mp2ok]

This song saved my life when I was about to take it. So many bullies at school picking on me all at once. I just couldn't take the pain at all any more and I thought nothing else mattered and nobody else mattered to me at the time but then I heard this song and it made me double think about my life. It saved me is all I'm going to say

[@seanhanley7777]

this song has actually saved alot of lives. Made people realize they are not alone

[@CeltKnight]

As a young man, I heard this song and it resonated with me because this captured perfectly how I felt when the darkness would take me.

[@JMitch67]

I used metal music as therapy after my parents passed away when I was 13 with my Dad and 19 with my Mom. I was mentally in a very very dark place and Metal was my only escape. This song especially but the whole genre was my therapist so to speak. Back in the 80’s therapists were only seen by the rich. There is absolutely not one shred of doubt in my mind that Metal saved my life.

[@jakobetzold5042]

This song is so good and has such a strong message

[@Mercilesstantalus]

This song helped saved my life when I was 16, I'm now 37 - love Metallica so much.

[@kaceylinne344]

its so great seeing how much you get into songs from both the lyrics and the instrumentals. welcome home (sanitarium), blackened, and justice for all, harvester of sorrow, enter sandman, sad but true, unforgiven trilogy, wherever i may roam, nothing else matters, until it sleeps, memory remains, turn the page, the day that never comes, cyanide, hardwired, spit out the bone, screaming suicide, lux aeterna, if darkness had a son

[@sylvaniaxd]

Damn the memories in highschool, listened to this everyday and was contemplating suicide immediatly when I woke up everyday. Saw them twice last week in Helsinki and jesus christ i cried so much... Thank you Metallica!

[@John_Locke_108]

Only seen Metallica live once and was super excited that they played this legendary song. Been a favorite of mine forever.

[@cheryllynn73]

Love this song so much!❤ I've often wondered if anyone would miss me if I were gone...

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

We all would!

[@DavinTilley]

This was an important song for us...

[@reverandbigshow8171]

I lived a life of closet depression , Just one of the millions of people around the world that hides it from their closest friends and family. This song saved me! I had a place I could go to whenever I needed it, to know somebody else had felt this way before. All I had to do was play this song. It saved me!

[@thesandman4438]

This song has saved more people than you ever will. It's kept me going for over 30 years.

[@F11-c1u]

We were given life and nothing deserves to take it away.

[@juliehackett1025]

When i was in high school and this song was released i had a friend that attempted suicide and this song helped me understand himso much better it was my favorite song and i wrote a paper on the lyrics. Unfortunately the teacher thought i was suicidal and called my parents. By that phone call i was allowed to spend time with my friend in the hospital and he faught his fight for another 3 years before he lost his fight. This song is still my all time favorite because it allowed me to forgive him for his pain

[@devin2513]

This song and Dear Agony by Breaking Benjamin got me through the darkest time in my life. Music saves lives I don't care what anyone says

[@David-rr4rr]

You are great! I feel so much better hearing this nostalgic song. It is as great as it was decades ago, but it still feels so strong and familiar

[@aaronkubat1243]

Dan is awesome. I am so very blessed to know him and his wife. He is the reason why I watch your videos because he told me about HeartSupport.

[@majormogli3772]

Pls Taylor... react to Metallicas "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" 😁

[@harrypothead42024]

Loud Metallica has helped me shake off more bad days than I can count

[@carlsanders2766]

Yes! That emptiness is the absolute worst! It may be strange, but this song has helped more people than I think anyone realizes. Even beyond the words, this song has so much in helping people FEEL.

[@edgcrushr]

What you said truly resonated with me, and I know I can't be the only one. I have no doubt this video will save lives.

[@charleslesky2932]

This is what makes music so powerful! This song has nothing to do with anything other than how James felt when the band had all of their equipment stolen!

[@josephbond8280]

One of best songs ever written ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@skullyradford9746]

there is a band called citizen soldier reason to live is the song and i think you will be able to relate to this song and i love metallica awesome reaction love what you guy are doing for us all wish i could give you all a hug to say thank you i let my self go down hill so bad and now i find it so hard to get out off it

[@8zone256]

In 1986 my friend gave a cassette tape out with a bunch of songs this song was one of them he was only 16 he killed himself I think of him everyday get the help you need life has it’s ups and downs and dark places but keep moving forward there’s people that love you out there 🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jeffreymeyer4848]

This was excellent discourse, madam. So many of us have been there. "The ideation is good as a catalyst toward change; but it's a HORRIBLE compass!" ( paraphrased, of course) Is one of the most brilliant truths i had never before considered. What an interesting insight!

[@jeffroland1364]

yesterday seems like it never existed but death greets me warm now I will just say good bye hetfield is a poet

[@AnthonyWalsh-d9x]

This was the last song i listened to with one of my best mates the day before he took his life, so many people get the meaning of this song in the wrong context. It doesn't glorify suicide its a window into how so many people suffer in silence.

[@ShawnCarlton]

I stumbled upon you Taylor and you've helped me with my demons and monsters

[@jarodhines6544]

Just starting the video I hope it’s not another live performance. So much better when it’s from the album

[@griffin2599]

James' vocals are so good in this! 🤘

[@Killerofdemons666]

this is a song about feeling lost and about suicide.. I have dealt with depression and anxiety since I was 17 years old when I almost slit my throat with a box cutter but something stopped me from doing it. From there I used music to get me thru my dark times and this is one of the songs I go to when Im down and out and got no direction or future and when things are goign very bad.. MUSIC SAVED ME!! Other songs that have saved me u should all listen to.. Into the Light - In this Moment (song about death and loss of a loved one.. makes me cry everytime I hear it and cried when the band played it live) Legacy - In This Moment (same as song above) Daddy's Fallen Angel - IN this Moment (my battle cry for defeating my demons.. also my first go to song when im depressed or angry) Disturbed - Unstoppable Papa Roach - Leave a Light On (the battle cry for suicide and depression right now) please listen and watch these videos.. u wont regret it!

[@scottfalkner7420]

14 yrs old when I heard this in 1988. Realized I wasn’t alone in the thoughts I had. Saved my life. 🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

[@kevinwood2086]

This is definitely one that was on repeat in my teenage years. Ironically, Suicidal Tendencies gave me my voice to get serious in recovery. "Nobody Hears," "Alone," and "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow."

[@erikkorsness4206]

Thankyou. I needed that.

[@philippevanvoorthuizen252]

The live version in 85 or 87 is amazing too Or check welcomes home sanitarium 1987 in Gothenburg

[@joelking1214]

The story about the guitar that Kirk Hammett’s 59 Les Paul is an awesome story. From Peter Green, to Gary Moore, now to Hammett…🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@aviaxis6261]

During my depression I felt a lot like dying. not that I was dead, but alive and dying. I think that's the most horrible feeling I ever felt in my life, literally feeling how I was dying every second. The pain was unbearable and it didn't go away until I embraced it completely. Until I understood the pain was more than just one part of myself... but myself completely. I was the pain and the pain was me, and we were both dying together.

[@melomanodemente]

I really fkng love that final guitar solo lml

[@lupercal1984]

I have the lyric "I was me, but now he is gone" tattooed to remember my struggle with dark thoughts when I got out of the Army. Great song

[@BaldotheDon]

Like so many of the best songs, it's not a message from the outside. It's a soul _in_ the abyss _describing_ the abyss. It's not someone outside of the abyss nattering on about, 'It gets better,' or, 'There's so much to live for,' or, 'It's a mortal sin, you'll burn forever.' It's nothing but another soul speaking its truth. It's also _your_ truth. Hearing your soulsong coming from another soul is the most undeniable proof of the most important truth necessary for survival: You are not alone. 'Cause you cannot just _tell_ someone they are not alone. Humans lie. You cannot believe everything they say to you. But James singing out from the abyss about the abyss? No platitudes or motivational poster captions, just a poetic, crystal-clear image of the _exact_ thing you feel? Undeniable.

[@leeasbury7273]

You got it. Also, I wish I had a therapist like you around here. Just isnt anymore.

[@joemomma3572]

Great video!!! High recommend “Welcome home (sanitarium) live or studio version.

[@jayweir6375]

Yes Jame's is saying goodbye to the world in the song. and the resolution music at the end is joyful because the decision has been made. It WAS the wrong decision but the pain was SO deep maybe that was the only way to relief. I like your skew of goodbye to the pain and hello to the new future.

[@Ominous89]

This song straight up prevented me from committing s(...)de in my crappy childhood. Listening to Metallica has always been a way for me to cope with adverse situations, anger and dark times. Listening to Metallica was the gateway to get to know understand myself better and handle my CPTSD on my own. They also inspired me to let go off the bottle. Second year of total abstinence.