Fade Into The Sun 2005

Yeah, I know I'd already written a song called Fade Into The Sun (for a lyric writing contest, see entry down there somewhere), but I wasn't too keen on that song, and did really like the title, so I decided to re-use it. I wrote this a few days after I started University, and I think it's pretty self explanatory ... I was very lonely to start with, fortunately it got much better :) When I first posted it on the Internet, I noted that it probably has a "dramatic, bluesy hard rock" feel to it.

Incidentally, this is the last song I wrote in 2005. Kind of strange that in 2004 I wrote 12 songs (one of which I decided I didn't like, so I won't post it here until I finish it properly ... if that ever happens) and co-wrote a further 2, whereas in 2005 I only wrote 3. I dunno, maybe the end of college / beginning Uni this kept me too busy. Anyways, 2006 would see a bit of a return to form.

Comments always welcome

Fade Into The Sun - September 2005

They held forever in their hands
Together always they could stand
The march of time was not an army
Just an ambush that never began
The young believe they are a team
Never doubting where their lives would lead
So restless, yet so rooted
To a time when we
When everything was all that we believed

Too late, my brother
Too late, my love
Ripped apart from one another
A long long time ago
When we were still young

You're fading out of my sight
Slipping away through my hands
Was that the sound of your voice?
The words I can't understand
Losing the taste of your hair
Can't smell your skin on my skin
I remember everything
And nothing ... at all

Too late, my sister
Too late, my friends
Came to visit but I must have missed ya
Can't accept that
I can see our end

Chorus:
One by one we're dragged away
The better parts of me long gone
I don't know why, or how
Please don't leave me here alone
When as one
You fade into the sun

Do you still think of me?
And how our lives used to be
I'm still waiting for that call
You promised faithfully
We held forever in our hands
Too young to really understand
The march of time was not an army
Just an ambush that had already began

Too late, my saviours
Too late, my lives
Too hard, to cross this river
Not that I
I haven't tried

Chorus:
One by one we're dragged away
The better parts of me long gone
I don't know why, or how
Please don't leave me here alone
When as one
You fade into the sun

On the wind I hear a whisper
Your voice, and I know the words
"Nothing's changed, the old gang's still here"
At least that's what
I thought I heard