FADE AWAY
craig gray Lyrics
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Only seeing her own reflection
Silent eyes that stare back to the distance
Put it on the window pane
Distorts her pretty face
She feels thats what she looks like everyday
Back up through the window
She sighs a misty breath
The ghost without a haunted end
Street light fills her empty room,
Dark clouds are only seen,
She goes back to her bed to try to
Sleep her nightmares away
Fade away, Fade away.
She's gonna fade away, fade away.
Nightmares they are recurring
One stare she could turn and face
Screaming down with all her might
To see everyone die
One day she'll have the courage,
To do what she wants to do,
End the life of misery,
And for once be happy
Fade away, Fade away.
She's gonna fade away, fade away.
The lyrics to Craig Gray's "Fade Away" depict a woman who is struggling with her self-image and battling recurring nightmares. She stares out of her window and only sees her own reflection, but her "silent eyes" suggest that she is not seeing herself clearly. In fact, when she puts her face against the window pane, she feels that it distorts her "pretty face" and that she looks like this every day. This image is a metaphor for how the woman sees herself - she only sees her flaws and not her beauty. Looking down and then back up through the window, she sighs a misty breath and feels like a "ghost without a haunted end." This line is powerful because it suggests that she is alive but feels empty inside, as though she is already a ghost.
The woman's nightmares are a key theme throughout the song. She is tormented by these dreams, which include the people around her dying. The lyrics suggest that she feels helpless and unable to control her own life. However, there is a glimmer of hope in the final lines of the song when it is suggested that the woman may one day have the courage to end her misery and find happiness. The line "fade away" is repeated throughout the song, suggesting that the woman may eventually fade away into nothingness, either through suicide or a complete mental breakdown.
Overall, "Fade Away" is a powerful and moving song that deals with themes of self-image, mental health, and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
She looks out of her window
She gazes out of her window
Only seeing her own reflection
She can only see her reflection
Silent eyes that stare back to the distance
She silently gazes into the distance
Put it on the window pane
She places her reflection on the window pane
Distorts her pretty face
Her reflection distorts her pretty face
She feels thats what she looks like everyday
She feels that she looks like her distorted reflection every day
Looking down towards the floor
She looks down at the floor
Back up through the window
She glances back up at the window
She sighs a misty breath
She lets out a foggy breath
The ghost without a haunted end
She feels like a ghost with no haunted story
Street light fills her empty room,
Her empty room is filled with street light
Dark clouds are only seen,
She can only see dark clouds
She goes back to her bed to try to
She returns to bed in an attempt to
Sleep her nightmares away
Sleep her nightmares off
Fade away, Fade away.
Fade away, fade away
She's gonna fade away, fade away.
She is going to fade away
Nightmares they are recurring
Her nightmares are recurring
One stare she could turn and face
She could confront her fears with just one glance
Screaming down with all her might
She screams with all her might
To see everyone die
She wishes to see everyone die
One day she'll have the courage,
She hopes to one day have the courage to
To do what she wants to do,
Do what she truly wants to do
End the life of misery,
End her life full of misery
And for once be happy
And finally be happy
Contributed by Dominic G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@brandtferris7860
I recently read an article that most of the songs in 3 were made exclusively for the game to keep the costs of royalties low
@NaldinhoGX
This song basically sums up all of the game's atmosphere.
@tremendousyeet3467
No? it doesn't describe Catalina nor even Claude. maybe Misty or Maria, but not the whole game.
@NaldinhoGX
@@tremendousyeet3467 That's why I'm especially mentioning the atmosphere, not any character.
@tremendousyeet3467
@@NaldinhoGX Oh my bad man. I can't read.
@NaldinhoGX
@@tremendousyeet3467 It's alright.
@killjoix
A thick cloud of fog rolled in, this song comes on Head Radio, and now I'm going the speed limit, vibin.
@valmarsiglia
20+ years later and I still can't get over what a gorgeous song this is.
@amb2606
The Best music gta
@NaldinhoGX
Try 'Keep Dreaming' from Liberty City Stories. In my opinion, it's as close of an equivalent you'd ever have to this song.