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fade to black

1. To die, especially by suicide.
2. To exit.

Origins: The fadeout at the end of motion pictures. Popularized in the 80's, as a term for suicide, by the band Metallica in the song "Fade To Black".

Some days I feel so bad, I just want to fade to black.

by tlc September 2, 2003

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fade to black

In live theatre, where all the lights are dimmed to a complete wordblackout/word

Standby, fade to black

by Keenmachine September 9, 2003

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fade to black

One of the best ballad metal song of all time.

by Anonymous October 22, 2003

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fade to black

Metallica's best song along with "one"

fade to black is one of the most depressing songs i ever heard

by JeVoNeR September 15, 2003

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fade to black

A classic way to end a scene in cinema editing in which the screen image becomes increasingly obscured until it turns black. It has the advantage of being less abrupt than a simple cut.

The scene where it fades to black while they're kissing - you know what happened next!

by Hereward August 29, 2003

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fade to black

one of the greatest metallica songs ever!!!

"life it seems, will fade away
drifting further every day...."

by phred October 28, 2004

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fade to black

A song by the band Metallica, from the album "Ride the Lightening".

"Fade to Black is fucking great."

by Mike August 29, 2003

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