Fade Away
Ephemeral Echoes: Casey Cavanagh's Reflection on Fading Connections
Lyrics
My old friends you're just a stranger now
Reflecting on former friends who now feel like strangers.
Can't say when but I've forgotten your face somehow
Uncertain when, but the memory of their face has faded.
Can we remember how it used to be?
Questioning if there's a possibility to recall past connections.
Distant memories floating in the breeze
Past memories seem distant, elusive, like fragments in the air.
You probably won't remember me as I fade away
Anticipating that the person addressed won't remember as the singer fades away.
My old loves written in the songs I write
Past loves are expressed through the songs written by the singer.
They push and shove when I try to fall asleep at night
Struggling with the lingering emotions when trying to sleep.
Will they haunt me in my dreams?
Wondering if past loves will continue to haunt in dreams.
Will they stay or go or never leave?
Questioning whether those emotions will persist or fade away.
Will it all consume me? Will I fade away?
Contemplating the possibility of being consumed by memories and fading away.
Oh I'm not the man I used to know
Acknowledging a change in identity, not the person once known.
I think I am letting go of something
Suggesting a process of letting go and moving forward.
Try to change the shadows of my past
Attempting to alter the impact of past experiences and shadows.
Shattered like the broken glass until it's nothing
Comparing the impact to shattered glass, reduced to nothing.
Will I go until I cannot see?
Pondering the extent to which the self will disappear.
The man staring back at me
Questioning the reflection in the mirror, unsure if it's them or the past haunting.
Is it them or is it me
Uncertain if the fading away is about others or the self.
Who will fade away?
Pondering who will ultimately fade away, the singer or the memories.
Oh I'm not the man I used to know
Reiteration of the change in identity and letting go of the past.
I think I am letting go of something
Continuation of the process of letting go and moving forward.
Try to change the shadows of my past
Persisting efforts to change the impact of past shadows.
Shattered like the broken glass until it's nothing
Reiterating the shattered nature of past experiences, reduced to nothing.
Will I go until I cannot see?
Questioning the visibility of the self as they go through changes.
The man staring back at me
Uncertainty in recognizing the person reflected back in the mirror.
Is it them or is it me
Questioning whether the fading away is caused by others or the self.
Who will fade away?
Pondering who will ultimately fade away, the singer or the memories.
Fade away
Emphasizing the theme of fading away.
Fade away
Reiteration of the theme, possibly indicating a gradual process.
Fade away
Final emphasis on the concept of fading away.
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