Fading Out
Codes
- ISRC
- QZL382638501
Credits
- ✎William Kirby Hartman — songwriter · 100%
Lyrics
(Verse 1) I stare up at the ceiling counting ghost my blessings Success just shows reflections of my deep, deep depression I built a house of gold but stand on sinking sand How can I lead the way when I can barely stand? They hear my words but no one really hears my soul The more I gain the world the more I lose control My mama said be careful what you chase and choose 'Cause once you open up you can't refuse the truth Daddy died when I was ten, had to join the army quick But I was just a young kid thinking I was cool as [__] At seventeen years old I was headed off to war Didn't come back the same person I was before By nineteen in that prison cell, fighting a different war But this one was at home and it's just a losing score My mama picked up the phone, heard the pain in her voice Can't save her baby boy, this time I made that stupid choice (Chorus) The pressure keeps on growing heavy Feels like the walls are closing in I'm thinking about leaving just fading out the scene Away from all the cameras and the doubt in between They say I stay solo, my win means they lost But I'm the one who bleeds while they just watch the cost Fading... (Verse 2) My phone's full of names that only call for favors The taste of victory turned bitter with this flavor I walk through OKC where shadows stretch so thin These streets know all the places I've been trapped within I came to OKC chasing the girl of my dreams But the love turned to static, just a glitch in the scheme I follow I-240 just looking for a home Just to end up in this city now standing all alone I put my heart inside this frame, watched it turn to gray A prisoner of every choice I made along the way Is all this pain worth all the price I paid? To stand here all alone while storms wash me away (Chorus) I'm thinking about leaving just fading out the scene Away from all the cameras and the doubt in between They say I stay solo, my win means they lost But I'm the one who bleeds while they just watch the cost