What happens to your vision when there is a lack of oxygen to the brain. Often things will fade to black when you are very inebriated and/or under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
"I smoked so much opium this weekend that I was just standing there and everything faded to black... I passed out right on the floor."
An expression used when describing "the normal pubescent development in a child's life as his/her skin turns from white to colored." This symptom has not yet been proven, but it is believed to be true in Uzbekistan, Bosnia, and other foreign countries.
If you can't respect that, your whole perspective is whack; mabye you'll love me when I fade to black.
"Every thing you are
Every thing you remind me of
Every thing you are
Fades to black
Every time I see your face Yeah
Screaming the secrets we share
Oh wo oh oh
we Fade to black"