I Disappear
The Faint Lyrics

I disappear
The singer is suggesting that part of their identity has vanished and they are struggling to find control over their actions, as if they are a different person.

I lost control
The singer is experiencing a lack of control over their own body and actions, as if they are a passive witness to their own behavior.

My body's moving
The singer suggests that their body is acting independently of their own will, as if they are being controlled by an external force.

All on it's own
The artist is emphasizing that their body's movements are happening without their input or intention, as if they are a mere observer to their own activity.

I watch myself
The artist feels detached from their own body and actions, observing them from a distance as if they are happening to someone else.

Walk away
The singer is suggesting that their identity is leaving them, as if they are incapable of maintaining control over themselves and are slipping away.

A foreign spirit
The singer is suggesting that their body is being controlled by an outside force or influence, as if they are possessed or invaded by something else.

Took my place
The artist is emphasizing a sense of displacement, suggesting that their identity is being replaced by something else and they are powerless to stop it.

An empty stare
The artist is emphasizing a sense of loss or disconnection, suggesting that their true self is gone and they are left with an empty shell.

Its eyes are dull
The artist is emphasizing a sense of lifelessness or lack of vitality, suggesting that the entity controlling their body is not fully alive or conscious.

So my essence, it's riding my pulse
The singer is suggesting that their true self or soul is being controlled by an external force, as if they are being ridden like a vehicle or machine.

A Burst of black
The artist is emphasizing a sense of darkness or negativity, suggesting that the experience of losing control is overwhelming and negative.

A Breath of smoke
The singer is suggesting that the experience of losing control is fleeting and insubstantial, like smoke disappearing into the air.

How could I resist
The singer is reflecting on their own inability to prevent or stop the loss of control they are experiencing, suggesting a sense of defeat or powerlessness.

It's all I've wan- Ted now I guess I've got it
The singer is reflecting on their own desire for something they cannot control, suggesting that they are finally getting what they wished for even though it is beyond their control and potentially destructive.

Why it happened, I don't know
The artist is reflecting on the cause of their loss of control, acknowledging that they do not understand how or why it is happening.

Hope this doesn't last forever
The artist expresses a sense of anxiety or dread about the future, hoping that their loss of control will not be a permanent state of being.