3. Fading Out by MΨRΔ QUΔRTZ

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# Fading Out

**[Intro]**  
Mmm… yeah  
I felt it coming  
Like autumn in the air

**[Verse 1]**  
The texts got shorter on my side, I let the hours slip away  
You’d double-text with question marks, I’d answer the next day  
I stopped suggesting hangouts, let the weekends fill themselves  
Started saying “busy” softly, putting us up on the shelf

I saw your stories dim a little when my name didn’t appear  
Heard the hurt inside your voice when we finally spoke again  
I hated every second of becoming someone far  
But staying close felt dangerous, like touching an open scar

**[Pre-Chorus]**  
I didn’t want to vanish  
But I couldn’t stay and watch  
The hope keep growing roots  
In a garden I’d never touch

**[Chorus]**  
So I started fading out  
Slow enough to feel like mercy  
Let the colors run together  
Until the picture wasn’t clear  
I was fading out  
Not because I stopped caring  
But because I cared too much  
To let you keep on staring  
At a door I’d never open  
Yeah, I faded out  
To set you free

**[Verse 2]**  
I unfollowed quietly, muted stories for a while  
Took the long way home so I wouldn’t pass that street and smile  
Deleted drafts of messages that said “I miss our talks”  
‘Cause sending them would pull you back into the gray we’d walked

Some nights I’d almost call you, thumb hovering on your name  
Then I’d remember how your eyes had started saying things  
I couldn’t say back honestly, and I’d lock the screen again  
Love isn’t always holding on — sometimes it’s the amen

**[Pre-Chorus]**  
I know it felt like ghosting  
From where you were standing  
But I was trying to be kind  
In the only way I knew how to land it

**[Bridge]**  
I hope one day you’ll see it  
Not as cruelty in disguise  
But as the hardest kind of loving  
The one that says goodbye  
Before the heartbreak settles in  
And turns to something bitter  
I’d rather be the chapter’s end  
Than the wound that lingers

**[Final Chorus]** *(plus doux, presque fragile)*  
Yeah, I faded out  
Like a song that ends too soon  
Left the silence in the room  
So you could hear a new one play  
I faded out  
And it still hurts me too  
But I’d do it all again  
If it meant the best for you  
I faded out…  
Not gone, just far enough away

**[Outro]**  
Mmm…  
Fading out  
Yeah, I’m still here  
Just not in the way  
You needed me to stay…

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Album "Chapters We Didn't Write" available on Spotify & major platforms! Check it out 🌟 ©2025 Myra Quartz ~~~~~~~~~~~✨~✨~✨~~~~~~~~~~~~ # Fading Out **[Intro]** Mmm… yeah I felt it coming Like autumn in the air **[Verse 1]** The texts got shorter on my side, I let the hours slip away You’d double-text with question marks, I’d answer the next day I stopped suggesting hangouts, let the weekends fill themselves Started saying “busy” softly, putting us up on the shelf I saw your stories dim a little when my name didn’t appear Heard the hurt inside your voice when we finally spoke again I hated every second of becoming someone far But staying close felt dangerous, like touching an open scar **[Pre-Chorus]** I didn’t want to vanish But I couldn’t stay and watch The hope keep growing roots In a garden I’d never touch **[Chorus]** So I started fading out Slow enough to feel like mercy Let the colors run together Until the picture wasn’t clear I was fading out Not because I stopped caring But because I cared too much To let you keep on staring At a door I’d never open Yeah, I faded out To set you free **[Verse 2]** I unfollowed quietly, muted stories for a while Took the long way home so I wouldn’t pass that street and smile Deleted drafts of messages that said “I miss our talks” ‘Cause sending them would pull you back into the gray we’d walked Some nights I’d almost call you, thumb hovering on your name Then I’d remember how your eyes had started saying things I couldn’t say back honestly, and I’d lock the screen again Love isn’t always holding on — sometimes it’s the amen **[Pre-Chorus]** I know it felt like ghosting From where you were standing But I was trying to be kind In the only way I knew how to land it **[Chorus]** So I started fading out Slow enough to feel like mercy Let the colors run together Until the picture wasn’t clear I was fading out Not because I stopped caring But because I cared too much To let you keep on staring At a door I’d never open Yeah, I faded out To set you free **[Bridge]** I hope one day you’ll see it Not as cruelty in disguise But as the hardest kind of loving The one that says goodbye Before the heartbreak settles in And turns to something bitter I’d rather be the chapter’s end Than the wound that lingers **[Final Chorus]** *(plus doux, presque fragile)* Yeah, I faded out Like a song that ends too soon Left the silence in the room So you could hear a new one play I faded out And it still hurts me too But I’d do it all again If it meant the best for you I faded out… Not gone, just far enough away **[Outro]** Mmm… Fading out Yeah, I’m still here Just not in the way You needed me to stay…

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