Fade
Eternal Echoes: Nostalgia, Loss, and the Unraveling of Time in Darrell Arden's 'Fade'
Lyrics
I know where I'm at
Awareness of current situation and surroundings.
I've been here before
Experience of a familiar situation or feeling.
We left out of this door, the keys under the mat
Leaving a place with a casual act, leaving keys as a sign of departure.
Was moving forward until the thought of you got me sidetracked
Distraction from progress due to thoughts of a specific person.
I'm standing still
A state of no apparent movement or progress.
I came here for something, for what, it escapes me
Uncertainty about the purpose or reason for being in a particular situation.
I'm looking, but all I see are memories we made in this place
Searching for something, encountering memories created in the same place.
Let them take me
Acceptance of the impact of memories and willingness to be influenced by them.
I feel we're attached by our past, in a way
Feeling connected to someone through shared history.
The way you still feel the waves rolling on your skin
Recalling sensations from the past, particularly the tactile experience of waves on the skin.
As you lay in your bed at night after a day in the ocean
Imagining the aftermath of a day spent in the ocean and its impact on the night.
I came here for something, for what, it escapes me
(Reiteration of uncertainty about the purpose of being in a specific place.)
I'm looking, but all I see are memories we made in this place
(Repetition of line 8, highlighting the dominance of memories in the current situation.)
Let them take me
(Repetition of lines 9-10, reaffirming the acceptance of being influenced by memories.)
From holly trees to Barberry, what ought to be was swept from the scene
Reference to a shift in the environment, indicating a significant change or loss.
A natural progression, a lesson-learned in entropy
Acknowledgment of a natural process of change and the lessons learned from disorder.
But why'd it have to happen to me
Questioning the personal impact of an unavoidable event.
I watch as you fade
Observation of someone gradually disappearing or leaving, with the understanding that their departure is inevitable.
I know you can't stay
-I watch as you fade
-I know you can't stay
-I watch as you fade
-I know you can't stay
-I know you can't stay
-I know you can't stay
-I know you can't stay
Acknowledgment of the inevitability of the person's departure.
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