"Don't Fade Away" lyrics

"Don't Fade Away"

I am often stunned
By the world that we've become
Desperate isolation
Finds us dying to hold on

But somehow in this plight
We found a single light
To start again, to shine
Illuminate our hearts

Day after day
After night
Time spins our fate
Dulls our eyes

Don't fade away
We've got to set this night ablaze
And fight to stay awake
Until the morning light
So turn up the skyline

Feel life's illusion
Intoxicate your will
Waiting for the moment
You won't notice its chill

Could you overtake it?
Or give into the dark and wait
'Til we blast ourselves to oblivion?
Burning down

But I know I won't
Feel that way
Day after night
After day

Don't fade away
We've got to set this night ablaze
And fight to stay awake
Until the morning light
So turn up the skyline

Don't you fade away
Ain't got no time to waste
Tonight, tonight, tonight

Don't you fade away
Set this night ablaze!
And fight to stay awake
Until the morning light
So turn up the skyline


Writer(s): Scott Alexander, Jim Wood, Rodney Browning-cravens, George Pendergrast, Justin Fox
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