Lewis Capaldi explained the song’s content to Huffington Post:
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“Fade” was just me wanting to write about the… Read More [Verse 1]
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It aint no wonder why we lose control
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When were always a heart attack away from falling in love
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Well, I know that weve been hardly holding on
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To tell the truth, I cant believe we got this far
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Running near on empty
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I wish somebody wouldve told me
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[Chorus]
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That Id end up so caught up in need of your demons
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That Id be lost without you leading me astray
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Guess that Im a fool for the way that you caught me
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Girl, you make my heart break more every day
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But dont fade away
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[Verse 2]
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And when Im just about to pass the point of it all
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You come ripping all the air from out of my lungs
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And now its so hard to breathe
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I wish somebody wouldve told me
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[Chorus]
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That Id end up so caught up in need of your demons
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That Id be lost without you leading me astray
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Guess that Im a fool for the way that you caught me
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Girl, you make my heart break more every day
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[Bridge]
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Well, I know that weve been hardly holding on
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To tell the truth, I cant believe we got this far, oh
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Well, I know that weve been hardly holding on
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To tell the truth, I cant believe we got this far
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Wish somebody woulda told me
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Wish somebody woulda told me
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[Chorus]
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That Id end up so caught up in need of your demons
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That Id be lost without you leading me astray
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Guess Im such a fucking fool for the way that you caught me
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‘Cause, girl, you make my heart break more every day
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[Outro]
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But dont fade away
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(Well, I know that weve been hardly holding on)
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To tell the truth, I cant believe we got this far
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Dont fade away
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(Well, I know that weve been hardly holding on)
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To tell the truth, I cant believe we got this far
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So dont fade away
