Petras began recording music as a teenager, releasing her debut EP One Piece of Tape in 2011. She independently released her debut single in 2017, "I Don't Want It at All", which went on to top several viral music charts on Spotify. The song was followed by many singles like "Feeling of Falling" (with Cheat Codes), "Heart to Break" and "1, 2, 3 Dayz Up" (featuring Sophie).
Following her early success, Petras released a collection of digital singles which would later comprise her unofficial body of work known as Era 1. Petras released her debut project, Clarity, on 28 June 2019. The record was preceded with a nine-week-long promotional campaign, during which Petras released one single per week with an accompanying visual lyric video. Petras then released a Halloween-themed album, Turn Off the Light in October 2019. In 2020, Petras saw international chart success with her singles "Malibu" and "Broken Glass", the latter being a collaboration with Kygo. In 2021, Petras signed with Republic Records released "Future Starts Now" and "Coconuts", the latter achieving TikTok virality.
In 2022, Petras released the Slut Pop EP, In October, she released "Unholy (feat. Kim Petras)", a collaboration with the British singer Sam Smith. The single hit number 1 in over fifteen countries, including the UK, the US and Australia, and marked the first time an openly trans artist reached number 1 in many of them. Petras and Smith also became the first openly trans and non-binary artists to win a Grammy, taking home the trophy for Pop/Duo Group Performance.
2023 saw the release of Kim's debut album, Feed The Beast on June 23, featuring her collaboration with Nicki Minaj, "Alone". Kim also surprise dropped her previously scrapped album Problématique on September 18. Feed The Beast ended up being one of the most streamed albums of that year, at over a billion streams collectively.
FADE AWAY
Kim Petras Lyrics
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In my friends had hope
I try to stop stop stop
But it never never was enough
I try to get him back
But now I see
It’s that it’s Too late late late
I watched him fade
I didn’t need it
Yet repeat it
Tell me how to be reworked this
I didn’t see it I wouldn’t leave it
Why did I get you tell me how I lost it
Tell me how I got you
Tell me what was wrong
Tell me exactly what I’ve done
Whatever happen to everything I wanted
What happen to my dreams now are hunted
Tell me what I needed
Tell me what was right
Tell me about everything all night
Tell me what happen to everything I wanted
what happen to my dreams now they are all hunted
Yeah
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
Lost it all
In my friends had hope
I try to stop stop stop
But it never never was enough
I try to get him back
But now I see
It’s that it’s Too late late late
I watched him fade
I didn’t want it
I didn’t need it
Yet repeat it
Tell me how to be reworked this
I didn’t see it I wouldn’t leave it
Why did I get you tell me how I lost it
Tell me how I got you
Tell me what was wrong
Tell me exactly what I’ve done
Whatever happen to everything I wanted
What happen to my dreams now are hunted
Tell me what I needed
Tell me what was right
Tell me about everything all night
Tell me what happen to everything I wanted
what happen to my dreams now they are all hunted
Yeah
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched it all go away
Until I really got to see
I lost it all on my way
Can’t it come back to my?
I wanna get back to where
Everything with us is ok
I watched it all fade away
Fade away I watched him fade away
Tell me how I got you
Tell me what was wrong
Tell me exactly what I’ve done
Whatever happen to everything I wanted
What happen to my dreams now are hunted
Tell me what I needed
Tell me what was right
Tell me about everything all night
Tell me what happen to everything I wanted
what happen to my dreams now they are all hunted
Yeah
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
I watched him fade away
In "Fade Away," Kim Petras expresses her regret for losing a relationship with a friend. She feels powerless in the face of the situation and wishes that there was something she could do to regain what was lost. The lyrics highlight her confusion about what went wrong and how it all slipped away, almost as if she was unable to see it happening in real-time. She acknowledges that she had hope and tried to prevent the loss, but ultimately, it wasn't enough. The repetition of "I watched him fade away" emphasizes the feeling of being a passive observer to a situation outside her control.
The chorus expresses her desire to understand how and why everything fell apart. She asks for an explanation about what went wrong and what she could have done differently to prevent it. She reflects on what she once dreamed of and how it's no longer the same. The repetition of "tell me what happened to everything I wanted/what happened to my dreams now they are all hunted" highlights her confusion and frustration. She simply wants to know what went wrong and how she can move forward.
Overall, "Fade Away" is a poignant song that beautifully captures the pain and grief of losing a relationship. It's relatable to anyone who has experienced a similar situation and wants to know how to make things right again.
Line by Line Meaning
Lost it all
Everything was lost
In my friends had hope
Hope was held in friends
I try to stop stop stop
I tried to make it stop
But it never never was enough
But it wasn't enough
I try to get him back
I tried to get him back
But now I see
But now I realize
It’s that it’s Too late late late
It's too late
I watched him fade
I watched him disappear
I didn’t want it
I didn't want it to happen
I didn’t need it
I didn't need it to happen
Yet repeat it
But it kept happening
Tell me how to be reworked this
Tell me how to fix this
I didn’t see it I wouldn’t leave it
I didn't see it coming and I wouldn't have left
Why did I get you tell me how I lost it
Why did I lose you, please explain
Tell me what was wrong
Tell me what went wrong
Tell me exactly what I’ve done
Tell me exactly what I did
Whatever happen to everything I wanted
What happened to my desires
What happen to my dreams now are hunted
What happened to my dreams, now they haunt me
Tell me what I needed
Tell me what I needed to do
Tell me what was right
Tell me what I should have done
Tell me about everything all night
Tell me everything that happened
I watched it all go away
I watched everything disappear
Until I really got to see
Until I really understood
I lost it all on my way
I lost everything on my journey
Can’t it come back to my?
Can't I have it back?
I wanna get back to where
I want to go back to the place where
Everything with us is ok
Everything was okay with us
Fade away I watched him fade away
He disappeared, fading away
Contributed by Molly H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.