Fade
Alan Walker - Fade Lyrics

You hold my fragile heart
The singer's heart is vulnerable and easily broken, and it is currently in the possession of the person being addressed.

In your hands
The person being addressed is responsible for the singer's emotional well-being.

Watch it burn to ash
The person being addressed is causing the singer's heart to be destroyed and reduced to nothing.

And sand
The ashes are being blown away like sand, leaving nothing behind.

How do I live on
The artist is struggling to figure out how to move forward without the person they love.

Without you
The entire song is addressed to the person who has left the singer.

Thought our love was strong
The singer believed that their love was unbreakable, but it has been proven false.

And true
The love that they once shared was real and meaningful.

From dusk till dawn
The artist thinks about the person they love constantly, even through the darkest hours of the night.

You’re here then gone
The person they love is gone, but their memory lingers on.

Oh
An expression of sorrow and pain.

The light of day
The brightness of the day is a reminder of the absence of the person being addressed.

Makes me afraid
The singer is frightened of a life without the person they love.

You’ll fade
The memory of the person being addressed will eventually begin to disappear.

Fade away
The person being addressed will slowly become less important to the singer over time.

Sandcastles and crashing waves
A metaphor for the fragility of love and how it can be destroyed by the inevitable forces of nature.

Love turns from red to gray
The strong passion and intensity of love fades away over time, leaving behind a dull and lifeless version of itself.

The moon will bring you back
The singer hopes that the person they love will return to them, like the phases of the moon.

Into my mind
Even though the person being addressed is physically gone, they still occupy the singer's thoughts.

The sun will steal you
The person being addressed is being taken away by the unstoppable progress of time, like the setting sun.

As it shines
The passing of time is represented by the shining of the sun, which slowly erodes the memory of the person being addressed.

You fade away
The memory of the person being addressed is slowly disappearing, and there is nothing the artist can do about it.

Away
A repetitive emphasis on the fact that the person being addressed is gone forever.

Fade away
The fading of the memory of the person being addressed is inevitable and unstoppable.

Sandcastles and crashing waves
A reminder that even the most beautiful things can be destroyed by time and nature.

Love turns from red to gray
Another reminder that even the strongest love will eventually fade away, leaving only memories behind.