I've been around this world, yet I see no end.
All shall fade to black again and again.
This storm that's broken me, my only friend.
Yeah

In this river all shall fade to black
In this river ain't no coming back
In this river all shall fade to black
Ain't no coming back

Withdrawn a step away, just to find my self
The door is closed again, the only one left
This storm that's broken me my only friend
Yeah

In this river all shall fade to black
In this river ain't no coming back
In this river all shall fade to black

In this river all shall fade to black
In this river ain't no coming back
In this river all shall fade to black
Ain't no coming back

In this river all shall fade to black
In this river ain't no coming back
In this river all shall fade to black
In this river all shall fade to black
In this river ain't no coming back
In this river all shall fade to black
Ain't no coming back


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    Excellent song. Dimebag Darrell was simply one of the greats. While I'm not a huge Pantera fan, I'm a minor fan, I think that Dime is one of the best guitarists ever. I know that this song was not originally written by Zakk as a tribute to Dime, but the fact that he dedicates to his late brother in arms every time he plays it is what makes it such a great song.

    I like this song for the lyrics more than the music. This is highly unusual for me, because I'm a guitarist myself, and normally, as long as the music is good, the lyrics can be as dirty, sucky, satanic, or violent as the want (Examples: Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Destroyer 666, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem, ect.), and the vocals can be outright shitty, and I'll still like the song. Here though, the lyrics and purpose of the song outdoes the music (which isn't an insult to the music, because it's still awesome). I like the excellent use of metaphor throughout the song and the soulful, melencholy, and simply beautiful delivery.

    Although it has been said a million times by almost every metalhead or hard rocker around, I'll say it again...

    R.I.P. Dimebag

    P.S. I hope Nathan Gale enjoys being ass raped by Adolph Hitler and Ian Stuart in hell.

    Thrash Metal Rulezon December 21, 2007   Link

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