Fade
D.R.A.M. & Lil Yachty Lyrics

Yeah I look into the mirror then I think I fade away
The singer is reflecting on their own fading sense of self, as if they are disappearing from existence.

My mind is running wild and I think I’m needing saved
The singer is overwhelmed by their thoughts and emotions and feels a sense of urgency to be rescued from their own mind.

I got to get it
The singer is determined to achieve something, although it is not specified what that might be.

Got to get it
The artist repeats their determination to achieve their goal.

Got to get away
The artist feels the need to escape from their current circumstances or surroundings.

Gotta make it happen before I am in my grave
The singer feels a sense of urgency to accomplish their goal before they die.

I don’t know why but I’m fading away
Once again, the singer expresses confusion over their gradual loss of self.

I don’t know why but I’m needing saved
The artist reiterates their need for salvation or rescue.

Sitting looking at you on a picture uh
The artist is looking at a photograph of the person they are addressing directly in the next line.

You’re not here with me and that’s the difference yeah
The artist feels the absence of the person in the photo and emphasizes the contrast between their current state and their past relationship.

You were selfish and I still don’t get it
The singer is resentful and confused about the person's selfish behavior.

Why’d you do it
The artist questions the person's motives for their actions.

But you did it
The singer acknowledges that the person's actions have already occurred.

Broke my heart and I admit it yeah
The singer confirms that their heart was broken by the person's actions.

Sitting crying out for help
The singer describes a time when they were in distress and needed support.

Every day was by myself
The artist was lonely during this time.

I ain’t have nobody else
The artist did not have any other sources of comfort or support.

Yeah I get it cause I’d do it
The singer understands why the person acted selfishly, because they can relate to it themselves.

But I stood looked in the mirror
The singer suggests that they confronted their own flaws rather than acting selfishly.

Yeah I stood look at myself
The artist repeats their self-reflection and suggests that they took responsibility for their behavior.

Thought about how you are now
The artist thinks about the current state of the person who broke their heart.

Didn’t wanna be a picture uh
The artist did not want to be absent from the person's life, as they feel they are now.

Tell me what is heaven like yeah
The singer expresses a desire to know what the afterlife is like.

Is it bright and photo type uh
The artist imagines a heavenly realm similar to a brightly-lit photograph.

That’s how I lay my head at night I think bout death and sacrifice
The singer spends their nights contemplating death and the sacrifices they have made.

I see yo eyes and fantasize
The singer daydreams about the person they are addressing.

I look into the mirror then I think I fade away
The singer repeats their earlier assessment of their own faltering sense of self.

My mind is running wild and I think I’m needing saved
The artist reiterates their need for rescue from the chaos of their own mind.

I got to get it
Once again, the artist expresses their need to achieve something.

Got to get it
The singer repeats their sense of urgency.

Got to get away
The singer still feels the need to escape their situation.

Gotta make it happen before I am in my grave
The artist repeats their sense of urgency related to their own mortality.

I don’t know why but I’m fading away
The artist once again expresses confusion over their sense of self-disappearance.

I don’t know why but I’m needing saved
The artist repeats their need for rescue.