Crazy thing about your comment is they have a song called nothing Else matters that’s actually about love and life😢
This is my favorite song of all time and has caused me lots of trauma 
but also is probably the reason I went to school for psychology I understand things that are very young age that I shouldn’t have had to
Damn I thought Kirk swore off Less Paul’s just so you know I’m talking about the guitar he’s playing is a Gibson Less Paul
Sanitarium is another great Metallica song that would have a lot for you to react to. As always, love the reactions! They’re so insightful
I’m dysthymic from early childhood. Haven’t had a good period in what? 15 years? 7 years of diverse therapy hasn’t helped one bit. Meds are off limits for me due to another illness. I’m just sitting it out for my parents (in their mid 80’s) and wife. Soon as they’re gone …
Pain? There is no pain. There’s only emptyness.
Having now lost three close freinds to suicide I really struggle to listen to this song now… It has however helped me get through the hard times.
Hmm, my mental illness leads to the more negative route. Hetfiled sings goodbye and that outro riff comes in which I have always felt like it’s his actual goodbye before ending his life. The harmonising riff is hauntingly beautiful and feels like his soul drifting away. For the last 25 years I’ve known this song, that is the feeling I’ve always had. It is so powerful I agree, and gives me chills and goosebumps every time.
However, I’ve never heard anyone explain it that it is a way of saying goodbye to the pain and that the riff itself could represent a celebration of healing, and not dying like I first felt.
I will keep this in mind, thank you 
It’s a great song, definitely one of my favorites from them, by the way I realized you didn’t listen (I mean pay attention) to the last line “death greets me warm now i will just say goodbye” which is a great close to the song… When Metalica was Metallica, I miss them
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!
11:18 AM
When I was a young proud man
I thought defending our country was Gods plan
I didn’t think to much or cause a commotion
I served my country far across the ocean
I will hold my weapon tight and true
you will not shoot me before I shoot you
Love will cure love will set free
love is the only force to beat the enemy
you can bomb you can shell
you can unleash demons from hell
years gone by and not any change
we fight till tomorrow still hate the same
to honor to serve to do what was right
I didn’t realize it was wrong to fight
love will cure love will set free
love is the only force to beat the enemy
Time passes by I’ve grown a little old
my heart once warm now dark and cold
satin has won and wont let me be
troubled by my past it has a hold on me
I sit alone question and wonder
What life would be if I didn’t soldier
love will cure love will set free
love is the only force to beat the enemy
Now my life is drunk and full of despair
I called out to Jesus to forgive my warfare
love will cure love will set free
LOVE FROM JESUS RELEASED ME
Now im starting to feel free from guilt
Because of the new man God has built
I’m not free from sin but better each day
Through Gods word Broken the old mold of clay
His wisdom and love I truly do feel
My heart warming up ,body returning to steel
Love will cure love will set free
build a man a house convert an enemy
love will cure love will set free
THANK YOU JESUS YOU ARE A SAVIOR TO ME !!!
I love your explanation…
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.
I like q lot this song 
but yes I agree good bye to the pain
Almost kills me everytime
Listen to Avenged Sevenfold, I Won’t See You Tonight, Part 1.
One reason some people wont seek out help is they are afraid as soon as they do, the Doc’s will Red Flag Law them. I’ll just leave this right here for discussion…
My depression is my addiction. I just wish that people would understand that my depression is part of me not a reflection of them. Sometimes I actually crave alone time in the darkness inside of me. I can’t explain it any better or make anyone understand.But this is one of many songs I use to help get me there because the pain is real and in the end it’s my choice what I do with it.
When I became depressed and decided to kill myself, I was prevented twice in a row by cancelled flights (there was this global pandemic I hadn’t even heard of). By the time I could fly, I no longer had the motivation to die or money to fly. But I intentionally became an alcoholic, started smoking, and even got a “death tattoo” kinda to punish my future self if he stayed alive. I’ve gained like 200 pounds and I haven’t talked to another human for years. But whiskey does help.
I really wish you had not used the live version of this song. The original is 1000% more solemn and conveys the message so much more. This isn’t a song to smile and rock out to IMO. It’s one to reflect on. I was a teen when this came out and it was super deep to all of us kids. The live version today is done to just keep an audience going.
I tried committing suicide in 2019 and was in a dark place that was impossible to get out of. Went into psychosis and I wanted to die cause of the feeling of pain. Don’t even no how I got there in the first place. One thing that saved me was god. God contacted me through the pain and it was the only way to get my attention. The healing process was the toughest thing I ever experienced in my life. I lost the will to live in this song is so powerful for so many people, it helped me heal. Then when I started getting a little better I realized it is selfish cause I had family that I would pass the pain to them. God bless all