Story Behind The Song
Depressed... off meds... what can I say?
Song Description
Male vocal over solo piano (Charlie Gillingham of Counting Crows). A fanciful exploration of some possibilities that might lead to never having to say "Good-Bye". A beautiful, quirky, tear-jerker of a song, if I do say so myself (and I think I just did).
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Multiple Tempos |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Engaging |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Counting Crows |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Fade to Black
F C Dm C Dm C G
Haven't really slept for...well, that's except for...No! That wasn't me, it was you!
F C Dm C
Have to get a plan formed in case there's a sandstorm.
Dm C G
I need to make you see that it's true.
C E7 F D
I'm afraid of what you'll say when you find I've been in bed all day,
C G Em-G7
imagining the ways I could die.
C E7 F D
This world will fade to black. We'll go flat without a jack.
C G Em-G7
And we won't have to say good-bye
I can stand for hours crying over flowers, knowing that in time they will die.
Turning into dust like iron into rust I spontaneously combust inside.
So, if all these things are true, I'm not letting go of you.
And we won't have to say good-bye.
Dm Am Dm A
Nightmares come, nightmares stay. Nothing seems to make them go away.
Dm Am Dm A
Nightmares come, nightmares stay. Nothing seems to make them go away.
I can stand for hours crying over flowers, knowing that in time they will die.
Turning into dust like iron into rust I spontaneously combust inside.
This world will fade to black like Chrysler and Cadillac.
And we won't have to say good-bye.
This world will fade to black. Vaudeville's not comin' back.
And we won't have to say good-bye.
Words and Music by Ken Dixon
Lonely Llama Music
Copyright 2009 BMI