We Fade Away

Verse 1

I watched the summer turn to gold
The river carried stories untold
The trees let go of everything
And winter came without a sound

I walked the roads I used to know
Chasing shadows of long ago
The sky was wide, the world was young
And I still had so far to run

Pre-Chorus

And every sunset steals a day
Every heartbeat slips away
We hold on tight, we try to stay
But time was never ours to save

Chorus

We fade away, we fade away
Like footprints in the pouring rain
But while the stars still know our names
We'll burn like fire through the pain

We fade away, we fade away
Like autumn leaves upon the waves
And though the world won't let us stay
We'll shine before we fade away

Oh-oh-oh, but not today
Oh-oh-oh, we fade away
We shine before we fade away

Verse 2

I saw the mountains lose their snow
I watched the wildflowers come and go
The ocean carved the cliffs of stone
And every road led further home

I met the ones who changed my life
Some stayed a while, some passed me by
And every face, and every name
Became a spark inside the rain

Pre-Chorus

And every sunrise brings a chance
To find a little more than we had
We cannot make the seasons stay
But we can choose the way we fade

Chorus

We fade away, we fade away
Like footprints in the pouring rain
But while the stars still know our names
We'll burn like fire through the pain

We fade away, we fade away
Like autumn leaves upon the waves
And though the world won't let us stay
We'll shine before we fade away

Bridge

One day the roads will disappear
The wind will carry all our years
And when the silence calls my name
I hope the world remembers rain

Not every dream was meant to last
Not every moment fades to black
For all the love we gave away
Somewhere in someone, it remains

Final Chorus

We fade away, we fade away
Like footprints in the pouring rain
But while the stars still know our names
We'll burn like fire through the pain

We fade away, we fade away
And nothing ever stays the same
But if we loved along the way
Then nothing really fades away

Outro

Oh-oh-oh, we fade away
Oh-oh-oh, but not today
The light goes down
The colors change

The world moves on
And love remains.