FAWM: "Fade"

Fade

2 weeks ago by @kembole

Liner Notes

#fullproduction #rock #mnet #finland

Well this might be the most complicated mix I've made for fawm. I tested a bunch of new plugins, mostly spectral eq:s like soothe and pro-Q4 and a eq-masker fuser to clear up my mix. A few places I got what I wanted but I ended up cluttering my mix with a lot of plugins and ended up with almost crashing my computer.

I wrote with some chord progressions that have way too proggy inversions for me to really learn or remember and on top of that the chorus goes in:
7/8+8/8+8/8+9/8
7/8+8/8+9/8+8/8
That was a complete nightmare to compose vocals and write lyrics.

Lyrics

Verse 1:
It's too bad that the mirror
we hold on ourselves
is flawed to the core
to paint a perfect picture
we need to
see behind the cracks again

Pre-chorus 1:
faults distorted
slow down and see
the picture in the mirror
and how it makes you feel

Chorus:
Too sick and shallow
just turn it to pain
like looking through windows
on the rainiest days
when everything turns all
distorted and grey
we need to be reminded
the darkness will fade

Verse 2:
We're caught in a cycle
of anger and pain
To face the reflection
means facing the blame
The future is only
bound to be the same
if lessons are lost
and we don't mean to change

Pre-chorus 2:
What if in the mirror
we saw more than the shame?
Could we see through the damage
And love what remains?

Chorus:
Too sick and shallow
just turn it to pain
like looking through windows
on the rainiest days
when everything turns all
distorted and grey
we need to be reminded
the darkness will fade

Comments

@liamlieblein 2w

Man, I am just so impressed with the pure breadth of your musical talent! So many different styles and inspirations combined within each of your songs and yet they never feel disjoint; somehow, they always come together in this perfect amalgamation. Really great stuff!

@nadine 2w

Wow, just another banger. I already enjoyed the lead guitars in the verses. The pre-chorus is so strong. But the highlight is that brass sectiont hat came super unexpected. I really love this!

Last year I completely forgot to ask you if you publish your music somewhere. I really want to listen to the final versions, cause you remind me a lot of my favourite bands Kent and Katatonia.

@phoenixash 2w

Pretty rad rock-'n'-roll man! Much better than anything that's on the radio. The lyrics reflect so much of what we are living now. Love your voice, so full of character!

@juiciusmaximus 2w

Hyvin tehty ja uutterasti miksattu. Kaikki on paikallaan. Kitaramelodioissa kuuluu Kymijoen vaikutuspiiri.

@pumpkinhead 2w

I do like the groove of the song, it is my cup of tea. Lyric is also a great reminder that darkness will fade, that is just how things work. History is like a spiral.

I can see how you put an effort into the mix and I hear what you are going for. My opinion though of that your other songs have a better sound but I like it when it is a bit thick.
I listen in Bose Noice reduction ear plugs.

Thanks for a great song my friend 🙏

@b3nut 2w

All that work paid off, because this doesn't sound like a nightmare to me! This is excellent work...great sounding track with a message we all needed to hear. Great stuff!