Lights Fade Low brings an epic cinematic feel to modern down-tempo and trip-hop.
Lights Fade Low mixes haunting melodies with modern beats and lush vocals, to create a unique and compelling sound.
Lights Fade Low is the work of Seattle-based singer-songwriter-producer Darren Apfel, who studied music theory and technology at Yale University’s Center for Studies in Music Technology.
First EP:
Lights Fade Low's first EP brings an epic cinematic feel to modern down-tempo and trip-hop.
Lights Fade Low mixes haunting melodies with modern beats, a rich sonic palette, and lush vocals, to create a unique and compelling sound.
Hailing from Seattle, WA, Lights Fade Low is the work of singer-songwriter-producer Darren Apfel, who studied music theory and technology at Yale University’s Center for Studies in Music Technology.
Lights Fade Low’s debut EP captures the essence of lust, loss, and longing and features Apfel trading verses with the incredible Seattle vocalist Aradia Correnti in rich and evocative exchanges.
The CD opens with Cold, a sexy lounge song in which Aradia asks “Can you feel me / Can you smell me / Can you taste me / When you’re all alone?” It’s followed by a disturbing, yet triumphant trip-hop powerhouse, Touch that’s rich with cinematic sound and assures the listener “No one will hurt you / The way that I hurt you.” In Looking, a brooding down-tempo piece, Apfel asks Correnti “What is wrong with me / That I keep coming back / To this place I can’t exist / This time that’s clearly past?” The tone of the album turns to dangerous love in its second duet, Want, where Apfel warns Correnti “I say what I shouldn’t say / I look where I shouldn’t look / I touch what I shouldn’t touch.” But love fades, and Aradia’s beautiful voice is solo again in Say, as she states, simply, “I haven’t changed / but you feel strange / what else can I say?”
Second EP:
Lights Fade Low mixes haunting melodies with modern beats, a rich sonic palette, and lush vocals, to create a unique and compelling sound. Lights Fade Low's music has been featured in film and TV.
Hailing from Seattle, WA, Lights Fade Low is the work of singer-songwriter-producer Darren Apfel, who studied music theory and technology at Yale University’s Center for Studies in Music Technology.
Lights Fade Low’s second EP refines and expands on Lights Fade Low's sound with gritty distorted, driving, passionate aggressive tracks mixed with quiet, thoughtful pieces.
The EP once again features Apfel trading verses with the incredible Seattle vocalist Aradia Correnti in powerful, evocative exchanges, and also includes the soulful vocals of new artist Gina Seal.
Touch
Lights Fade Low Lyrics
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No one will touch you
I'd rip their heads off if they tried
No one will take you
No one will break you
I'll keep you whole until I die
underneath my skin
Feel you take me from within
And so I surrender
bound to you in sin
Feel my outsides turning in
No one will push you
No one will push you
I'll push back hard with all my might
No one will turn you
No one will burn you
I'll stand before you in the light
No one will stain you
No one will pain you
I'll keep you clean until my end
No one will hurt you
The way that I hurt you
Nothing will feel the same again
I can feel you inside
underneath my skin
Feel you take me from within
And so I surrender
Bound to you in sin
Feel my outsides turning in
And the dawn is breaking
over my blue mind
But I don't know what you'll find
And the poison's taking
hold of me this time
And the feeling's so sublime
I can feel you inside
Underneath my skin
Feel you take me from within
And so I surrender
bound to you in sin
Feel my outsides turning in
The lyrics of Lights Fade Low's song Touch contain themes of protection, possession, and surrender in a relationship. The singer assures their partner that no one else will touch or hurt them, promising to defend and stand by them. The intensity of their love is depicted through the metaphor of feeling their partner under their skin and being bound to them in sin, which suggests a deep level of emotional and physical connection. The line "nothing will feel the same again" implies that their love has transformed them and they are willing to do whatever it takes to protect it.
Line by Line Meaning
No one will touch you
I will fiercely protect you and prevent anyone from harming you in any way
No one will take you
Nobody will take away your essence or make you question your true identity
I'd rip their heads off if they tried
I am very protective of you and will go to any extent to keep you safe
No one will break you
I will ensure that no one and nothing can ever make you lose your hope or break your spirit
I'll keep you whole until I die
I will never leave your side and will always do whatever it takes to keep you intact, even if it means sacrificing my own life
I can feel you inside
I have a deep connection with you that is beyond physical comprehension
underneath my skin
This connection is so profound that it feels like you are a part of me
Feel you take me from within
You possess the power to make me feel alive and awaken parts of me that were previously unknown
And so I surrender
I am willingly giving myself over to you because I trust you completely
bound to you in sin
Our connection is seen as taboo because it is so intense and personal
Feel my outsides turning in
You have the ability to make me feel so alive that I am constantly in a state of transformation
No one will push you
I will not allow anybody to force you into doing something that you don't want to do
I'll push back hard with all my might
I will stand up for you and fight back against anyone who tries to overpower you
No one will turn you
Nobody can change who you are or make you into something you're not
No one will burn you
I will never let anyone cause you to suffer any kind of pain, whether physical or emotional
I'll stand before you in the light
I will be your guiding light in times of darkness and shield you from any harm
No one will stain you
Nobody can tarnish your soul or make you carry a burden of guilt or shame
No one will pain you
I vow to protect you from any pain, heartache or anguish that may come your way
I'll keep you clean until my end
I will always keep you pure and free from any impurities or suffering, even if it means I have to make personal sacrifices
No one will hurt you
Nobody will ever hurt you the way I did in the past
The way that I hurt you
I am remorseful for any pain that I may have caused you before and will make sure it never happens again
Nothing will feel the same again
Our relationship is so transformative that everything else pales in comparison
And the dawn is breaking
New beginnings are on the horizon
over my blue mind
Despite this hope, I still carry a sense of melancholy within me
But I don't know what you'll find
I am uncertain about what the future holds for us despite my unwavering commitment to you
And the poison's taking
Negative, toxic forces are at play
hold of me this time
I am trying to remain strong as these forces try to take over my being
And the feeling's so sublime
Despite this struggle, I find beauty in our connection and the way it makes me feel
Contributed by Camilla G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Draqus Blackus
The meaning of this song is the girl who is singing it resembles the angel of darkness with her over-obsession and creepy protectiveness of her loved one, but her love is inevitably the destruction of her beloved one.