Fade to Black

Love's Echo in the Shadows: Unraveling JAWN's 'Fade to Black' Meaning
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Lyrics

Speak up dear, I can't hear you if you mumble

Encouragement to speak clearly, expressing difficulty in understanding if mumbled.

I look at you through tired, lifeless eyes

Observation of the listener through eyes that convey fatigue and lifelessness.

The strangest feeling that I'm about to be humbled

Anticipation of a humbling experience, a strange feeling about what is to come.

Well take a seat love, i'm not that surprised

Invitation to sit down with a hint of unsurprised resignation.


Because what goes up must fall

Reflection on the inevitability of a downfall.

Should've seen that coming

Acknowledgment of a foreseeable event that wasn't anticipated.

But when I gave you all?

Questioning the reciprocation of giving everything.

I gave it all clean - now go on running

Assertion of giving everything sincerely, now facing the consequence of running away.


Promise me you'll never ever be lonely

Seeking assurance of never experiencing loneliness.

Promise me you'll never ever be scared

Seeking assurance of never feeling fear.

You know what they say about promises made to be broken?

Questioning the validity of promises, hinting at skepticism.

Well don't believe them, girl, it's all in your head

Dismissing the notion that promises are meant to be broken, attributing it to imagination.


I'd like to think you're a wrong I could make again

Expressing a desire to believe in the possibility of correcting a mistake.

but it's not in me to say that out loud

Inability to vocalize the desire due to internal constraints.

Well I hope that you're happy, I hope that you're fine where you're at

Wishing the other person happiness and acceptance of the situation.

There's no shame in love, I'm holding my head up

Affirmation of maintaining dignity in love despite the challenges.


There's the morning sun

Noticing the morning sun, a symbol of hope or a new beginning.

Peeking through my windows

Sunlight entering through windows, possibly indicating exposure of vulnerabilities.

All my seams undone

Feeling exposed and vulnerable, with emotional seams coming undone.

Here I am I've come home running

Returning home with a sense of urgency or desperation.


Promise me you'll never ever be lonely

Reiteration of the desire for the other person to never feel lonely.

Promise me you'll never ever be scared

Reiteration of the desire for the other person to never feel scared.

Tell me that it's all gonna work out

Request for assurance that everything will eventually work out.

That all of these voices, they're just in my head

Recognition of inner struggles, questioning the reality of disturbing voices.


Promise me you'll never ever be lonely

Repetition of the plea to never experience loneliness.

Promise me you'll never ever be scared again

Repetition of the plea to never feel fear again.

Tell me that it's all gonna work out

Request for confirmation that everything will eventually be resolved positively.

All of these voices, they're all going to

Acknowledgment of internal voices fading away, possibly suggesting inner peace.

Fade to black

Expression of a conclusion, where everything fades to black, possibly symbolizing an end.

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