Fade Away
Reez & Mandy Jiroux Lyrics

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A sound is dipped in gold
I see a stranger reaching in to the stars
They′ll never hold
And they fade away
Now it's you and me
I don′t remember moving beside of me
And all the space between
Starts to fade away

Then I realize
It's all in my mind
But my love is magnified
By a thousand times
Yeah we're magnetized
And we have to try
Escaping real life
While the rest of them fade away
Fade away
Fade away
Wherever you take me
I will go there gladly
We fit together perfectly
The lines they fade away
And now you′re holding me
There′s always something new
And I know my curiosity
Will never fade away
Then I realize
It's all in my mind
But my love is magnified
By a thousand times
Yeah we′re magnetized
And we have to try
Escaping real life
While the rest of them fade away

Fade away
Fade away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Reez & Mandy Jiroux's "Fade Away" describe two people who have found a kind of magnetism in each other that allows them to escape the mundanity of real life. The song opens with the sound being "dipped in gold," perhaps representing the romanticized version of love that the singer has in mind. They then describe a stranger reaching for the stars--something unattainable and destined to fade away. But now it's just the singer and their love interest, and they can feel the space between them slowly disappearing. The singer realizes that it's all in their mind, but their love is still magnified a thousand times.

As the song progresses, the singer and their love interest continue to explore their relationship, finding that they fit together perfectly and there is always something new to discover. Their curiosity will never fade away, and they are both magnetized to each other. They feel that they have to try to escape from the rest of the world while everyone else fades away.

Overall, the lyrics to "Fade Away" celebrate the kind of all-consuming love that makes two people feel like they're the only ones in the world. It's about finding someone who makes everything else fade away, and choosing to escape into that love.

Line by Line Meaning

A sound is dipped in gold
Something precious and valuable is represented by a sound.

I see a stranger reaching in to the stars
An unknown person is reaching for something unattainable.

They'll never hold
The stars they are reaching for are impossible to grasp.

And they fade away
The unattainable goals eventually disappear.

Now it's you and me
The focus is now on the two of us.

I don't remember moving beside of me
I don't recall how we ended up together.

And all the space between
The distance that once existed between us is now gone.

Starts to fade away
The distance disappears.

Then I realize
It dawns on me.

It's all in my mind
My perception of things is not necessarily reality.

But my love is magnified
My love is intensified.

By a thousand times
To an enormous degree.

Yeah we're magnetized
We are drawn to each other.

And we have to try
We must put in effort to make it work.

Escaping real life
Getting away from the pressures of everyday life.

While the rest of them fade away
While others may lose their focus and drive.

Wherever you take me
I am willing to follow you anywhere.

I will go there gladly
I will be happy to go wherever you take me.

We fit together perfectly
We complement each other perfectly.

The lines they fade away
All of the differences between us disappear.

And now you're holding me
You are embracing me now.

There's always something new
There is always something exciting and different.

And I know my curiosity
I am aware of my inquisitive nature.

Will never fade away
My desire to learn and discover will never diminish.

Fade away

Writer(s): Mandy Jiroux, Jacob Luttrell, Richard Keller, Renze Michels, Siem Henskens

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