Two of the band members completed school as late as Summer 2008 and they received a lot of publicity during 2007 including being featured in NME and on MTV2. They were also nominated for the Best Swedish Act prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007.
They released a 5-track EP in Sweden before being signed by Wichita who in turn released the self-titled single, Those Dancing Days in October 2007. A second single followed called Hitten. Their debut full length album In Our Space Hero Suits was released on October 6th 2008, preceded by a single Run Run on September 29th.
Their second album, Daydreams and Nightmares, came out in March 2011. Later that year they announced on their website 'to put the band to bed for a while'.
When We Fade Away
Those Dancing Days Lyrics
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You'll be the first to lose
Freedom can be lonely
Loneliness makes me think
Still I'm rather on my own
Than put into a cage
So if you try to catch me
I'm already far away
I am a dream you cannot catch
I am your dream I can never be
We fade away when ladybirds get pale
We fade away when ladybirds turn grey
Not even you can bring
Life back from dead twice
My eyes are tired of trying
To stay dry on rainy days
I can't read your mind
Even less can you read mine
Can you read mine?
Can you read mine?
Freckles on the lips
Seemed too much to resist
Wondering why they were stuck on my mind
I rubbed and scraped day after day
Just to get them away
It struck me down, now I do know why
My lips are marked with freckles all over
My lips are marked with freckles all over
All over
The lyrics of "When We Fade Away" by Those Dancing Days depict a sense of freedom and the fear of being trapped. The opening lines “If you try to catch me, you’ll be the first to lose. Freedom can be lonely, loneliness makes me think” imply that the singer is running away from someone or something that wants to capture her. She is expressing her intention to break free from any restrictions, since she prefers solitude to captivity. She emphasizes that she is already "far away", indicating that it is not possible to catch her. The lyrics further suggest that we all have dreams we cannot attain, and that our destiny is to fade away as ladybirds become pale and grey.
The refrain "My lips are marked with freckles all over" adds a touch of vulnerability and self-reflection, indicating that the singer has encountered an internal dilemma. The freckles are symbolic of something she initially found attractive, but they became an obsession that she could not resist. The line "Seemed too much to resist; wondering why they were stuck in my mind, I rubbed and scraped day after day just to get them away” shows her attempt to let go of the things that excite and attract her. However, when she finally erases them, she wishes she could have kept them, because they came to define her identity.
Line by Line Meaning
If you try to catch me
If you attempt to restrain me
You'll be the first to lose
You will be the initial loser
Freedom can be lonely
The state of being free can lead to solitude
Loneliness makes me think
Solitude provokes contemplation in me
Still I'm rather on my own
Regardless, I prefer to be alone
Than put into a cage
As opposed to being confined
So if you try to catch me
Thus, if you make an attempt to capture me
I'm already far away
I am already distant
I am a dream you cannot catch
I am an unattainable dream for you
I am your dream I can never be
I am the dream that you will never achieve
We fade away when ladybirds get pale
Our disappearance occurs as ladybirds become faded
We fade away when ladybirds turn grey
Our vanishing occurs when ladybirds become grey
Not even you can bring
Not even you have the power to bring
Life back from dead twice
Life back from the deceased twice over
My eyes are tired of trying
My eyes are fatigued from attempting
To stay dry on rainy days
To remain dry on days of precipitation
I can't read your mind
I am unable to discern your thoughts
Even less can you read mine
You are even less able to interpret my thoughts
Freckles on the lips
Speckles situated on the mouth
Seemed too much to resist
Appeared excessively difficult to avoid
Wondering why they were stuck on my mind
Pondering why they were continuously in my thoughts
I rubbed and scraped day after day
I rubbed and scraped every day
Just to get them away
Only to make them vanish
It struck me down, now I do know why
It hit me and now I understand why
My lips are marked with freckles all over
My mouth is covered in speckles
My lips are marked with freckles all over
My mouth is covered in speckles
All over
Everywhere
Contributed by Micah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.