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1)Shadowplay is a Finnish rock band with albums such as "Raw Powder" and "Touch and Glow". They formed in 1982 and are still together in 2007.
In 2005 they released a box set of all their recorded material entitled "Morgue: Complete Recordings".
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2)Shadowplay is an Indie rock band from Coventry, UK.

3)ShadowPlay is a female fronted Gothic Rock band from Australia.
The band formed in 2003 and released their debut album in 2007.
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4)Shadowplay is a classic rock band from the Netherlands.
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5)Shadowplay [GER] was the solo project of Michael Scholz, nowadays best known as the singer of cult 80s goths Taste of Decay.

Discography:
Another Autumn Day K7 (1988, Individual Pop)
An Ideal World K7 (1990, Self-Released)
Tears K7 (1992, Self-Released)
A History of Shadowplay 1988-1992 K7 (1993, Beton Tapes)
A Perfect Frame (A Compilation of Previously Unreleased Songs) K7 (199x, Self-Released)

6)Shadowplay are an Irish three-piece band.Formed in September 2010, Shadowplay are fast becoming recognised as one of Irelands most creative and accomplished bands. The band members, from Donegal, Ardee and Dublin, are all recent music graduates from around the country who came together in their final year at NUI Maynooth and have rapidly gelled to become one of the best new bands in the country.

Having established themselves as a stunning live band, they have recently introduced their audiences to their own distinctive brand of melodic rock, blending creative melodies with strong bass lines and progressive harmonies to generate a sound that resists comparisons with popular trends and finds its roots in the 70s and 80s covers that they deliver so well. In the past year, Shadowplay have shared the bill with such notable names as Bobby Kimball (TOTO), The Undertones, TKO, Luan Parle and Royseven. A testament to their ability to entertain and enthuse a crowd was their selection by The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show to be taken to Austria as the Ski Trip band for a week, playing to a crowd of 500 for each of 5 nights, varying their sets and playing one evening with The Saw Doctors in Badhofgastein. The end of the week saw their first mainstream radio appearance playing their first single, Words, live on the Ian Demspey Show. Words shot to number eight in the Irish rock charts on its first day of release. A second single is being released mid summer to coincide with a number of festival appearances and a four date ticketed tour with Bobby Kimball of Toto in July.

Official Website - Shadowplayofficial.com
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Faded
Shadowplay Lyrics

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Lying here beneath the broken sky
I feel you slip away
Wear the cross, this love still bears me down
As I slowly close my eyes

A whispered word upon the wind
Echoes my grief, reveals my pain
A gentle kiss upon the breeze

Memories of my fading dream

Restless, I return as shadows fall
And greet the silent stares
Tear the veil, this blame that weighs me down
As I slowly close my eyes

A whispered word upon the wind
Echoes my grief, reveals my pain
A gentle kiss upon the breeze
Memories of

A whispered word upon the wind
Echoes my grief, reveals my pain

A gentle kiss upon the breeze
Memories of my fading dream

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shadowplay's song "Faded" depict a heartbroken individual lying beneath a broken sky who feels their love slipping away. The singer wears the cross which symbolizes their love, but it still weighs them down even as they close their eyes. The person is haunted by gentle memories of their fading dream, while a whispered word upon the wind echoes their grief and pain. These memories contain a gentle kiss upon the breeze that reveals the singer's pain and grief.

As shadows fall around them, the singer returns restlessly and greets the silent stares. They tear away the veil of blame that weighs them down as they close their eyes. The whispered word upon the wind still echoes the singer's grief and pain; however, their memories are only memories of a fading dream.

Overall, the lyrics to "Faded" paint a vivid picture of a heartbroken individual unable to let go of the memories of a love that has slipped away despite their efforts to hold on. The song's haunting melody and sorrowful lyrics beautifully capture the feelings of loss and heartbreak, making it a powerful representation of heartache.

Line by Line Meaning

Lying here beneath the broken sky
I find myself lying on the ground and looking up at the sky, which seems to be shattered into pieces.

I feel you slip away
I sense that the person I am in love with is gradually drifting away from me.

Wear the cross, this love still bears me down
Even though I carry a cross as a symbol of love, it feels heavy and burdensome.

As I slowly close my eyes
While I am closing my eyes gradually and in a relaxed manner.

A whispered word upon the wind
I hear a faint voice carried by the wind.

Echoes my grief, reveals my pain
The voice repeats and amplifies my sadness and exposes how much I am hurting.

A gentle kiss upon the breeze
I feel a light and gentle touch on my face as the wind kisses me.

Memories of my fading dream
I recall fragments of a dream that is slipping away from my grasp.

Restless, I return as shadows fall
As darkness envelopes the place I am in, I return feeling uneasy and disturbed.

And greet the silent stares
I encounter disapproving glares from the silent observers around me.

Tear the veil, this blame that weighs me down
I need to remove the veil that is causing me guilt and shame and feels very oppressive.

As I slowly close my eyes
Once again I start to shut my eyes in a gradual and unhurried way.

A whispered word upon the wind
I hear the soft, faint voice carried by the breeze once more.

Echoes my grief, reveals my pain
The voice echoes and amplifies my sorrow, exposing the extent of my suffering.

A gentle kiss upon the breeze
The wind touches me tenderly yet again.

Memories of my fading dream
I am left with fragments of a dream that is slowly disappearing from my memory.

Writer(s): Robbie Nevil, Lisa Marie Origliasso, Matthew R T Gerrard, Jessica Origliasso

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