Fade Away
J.T. Allen Lyrics

If you are brave
If you are truly brave

Like they all say
As people often claim

Then don't delay, me
Hurry up and choose me

Jump on my train
Come with me on my journey

Ride on my wave
Join in my success and happiness

Cause sometimes I wonder
Because at times I question

If the feeling
If the connection between us

Is really mutual
Is truly shared by both of us

You get a little taste then you let go
You experience some of what I offer, then you disappear

If your fear is the reason then just say so
If you are afraid and that's why you're leaving, tell me

Cause every clock that ticks is every moment missed
Every passing moment without you is lost time

I've been counting on you from the
I have been relying on you since the

Get-go
Beginning

I've been counting on you not to
I have been relying on you to not

Fade away
Disappear from my life

Dear lover
Beloved partner or significant other

Oh don't you fade away
Please do not leave me

Into another
For someone else or something else

(They say)
(As people say)

If roses are red and violets are blue
If things are as they appear

Why do you color me a different hue
Why do you perceive me differently

Why do you see through all of my moods
Why do you understand me so well

The only reason I choose you
The only reason I want you

It’s not my heart that needs protecting
My heart is not the issue

It's my mind, you need to hide it from your pride
You need to protect me from your ego

But you don't show fake love, paper hearts and plastic feelings
You are genuine, not disingenuous

Cause you get me and you feed me
Because you understand me and support me

All this energy I take in
All the positivity I receive from you

Jumping all in, I'd be risking
Fully committing to you involves risk

Every second, for a stranger, for a lifetime
Every moment, for someone who may be a stranger now but could be a lifelong partner

And if you create the signs
And if you give me the signals

I've been floating, you're the wind in my hair
I've been feeling carefree, and you are the one who makes me feel that way

Yeah
Yes

Uh yeah
Yes, indeed

And when it’s all said and done, you're the one I want boo
When everything is finished, you're the one I want, my love

Yeah when it’s all said and done, you're the one I'd run to
When everything is over, you're the one I'd go to for help

I fucked up but damnit I was bound to
I made mistakes, but I couldn't help it

I was way too childish when I found you
I was immature when I first met you

I was chasing skirts, amazing sex
I was pursuing short-term, physical relationships

Tanya, Nadine, Ntombi, Grace
Names of past partners

Abby, Ellie, any
More names of past partners

But anyways I'm not ready
Regardless, I am not prepared

I’m a coward I cower the karma
I am afraid of the consequences of my actions

Coward I cower the Drama
I am afraid of conflicts and arguments

Coward I recovered but was never the same
Even though I overcame my fears, I was never the same person again

And now you're searching for someone that's searching nothing
You're looking for someone who's not searching for anything

To give what's left of your something
To give what little is left of yourself

You're passing the time
You're just trying to kill time

Half of that time, girl I ain't even sober
Most of the time, I am not even sober

Damnit you deserve better, you should put your feelings on controller
You deserve someone better than me, someone who can control their emotions

And just
And simply

I ain't saying it's too late
I am not implying that it's too late

To get to the promise you misplaced
To fulfill the promise I made but failed to keep

If I admit to my mistakes, will you pave a way
If I confess my errors, will you open the path

We need the sunshine on our bodies
We need warmth and light on our skin

We need our bodies to be all in
We need to be fully present and invested

We need our minds, we need to just, we need to just
We need our intellect and we simply need to

So you don't have to fade away
So you don't have to leave me and disappear