Zack Hemsey - 'Fade Away'

Track 8 from the album RONIN.

Music, Lyrics, Production, and Vocals by Zack Hemsey
Mixed by Zack Hemsey
Mastered by Lou Hemsey
Artwork & Design by Omead Afshari

[LighthammerStudios]

Made it to the finals in a tournament today. I fought hard, but in the end, it wasn't enough. I was thoroughly upset until I sat down and listened to this song while nursing my bruises. There will be other fights and life does go on and I won't fade away.

Thanks for being my shoulder in so many ways, Mr. Hemsey.

[Salerys]

So if any of you wondered about the lyrics.. here you go
"There's time on the wall, but no one around
His will is numb, he's half in the ground
If all we are is all we were
Then he'd soon pass on without a whisper
And life goes on

And I will not be told
I won't be controlled
I don't want your cure
I won't be reassured
I will not be fixed
You're the one that's sick
And I will not decay
I won't ever fade away


I'll not fade away


There's flies on the wall and no one around
Once bright eyes are dull, she's half in the ground
And life goes on

And I will not be changed
I will not be chained
I will not be tamed
I will not behave
I will not be caged
I will not be slave
I won't be contained
I will never fade away


I'll not fade away"

[elewis]

I like the subtlety of this song, the slow beats kind of give me an idea that the events behind the song are nowhere near as subtle as the song itself.

[fergusmccallum]

Survivors do not mourn together. They each mourn alone, even when in the same place. Grief is the most solitary of all feelings. Grief isolates, and every ritual, every gesture, every embrace, is a hopeless effort to break through that isolation.
None of it works. The forms crumble and dissolve.
To face death is to stand alone.

-Steven Erikson, Malazan book of the Fallen

[Sefrts]

You guys totally have to purchase his album and support him!

[Soma]

Am i the only one who appreciates Zack Hemsey's music for what it is and its many possible meanings

[guildgaming]

This is how I feel with my schizophrenia
" I won't be controlled
I don't want your cure
I won't be reassured
I will not be fixed
You're the one that's sick"To me its always been normal and who I am. I dont need pity I am a person who is just alittle different. Thanks zack this song brings me comfort where most bring pity and pain from believing I'm just sick and need to be cured.

[elyad]

Still coming back to this masterpiece, Definitely in my top song list. Sounds like hearing it for the first time after 6 years. Lyrics are more true now than ever! If I only had the knowledge back in my adolescent younger days. 23 and will never give up, the distant light is still there to reach, No more excuses. Time to grab my chances and give it my only all. Knowledge is wealth. Unchained from the pack! Brick visionary.

[BullMoose]

DUDE!! WHY HAVE I NOT HEARD ZACK HEMSEY BEFORE???

[dudewtf]

Your songs are the story of my life, You, Mr. Zack Hemsey, are inspirational. Your Music and Lyrical Poems have such deep, rich meaning to them. Thank You Mr. Zack Hemsey for making such wonderful Music available to the public.

[hypertheo]

İ would give whatever it takes to meet someone that loves zack hemsey as well, i am glad you exist man. <3

[JASONWIND]

reminds me of my cousin's funeral may he still rest in peace within heaven. thank u for this song Zack it's beyond any words that describes beauty.

[mattpoyner]

I sit here and think about my life, and this song will explain the "new me", I'm tired of people lying to me holding me back, it's over, this is the new me and your not going to change me nor chain me or confine me to my "limits" For I know what is, and I will not give up on my beliefs even if it means death.

[xDreamLifter]

This song is just so.... breathtakingly beautiful.

[zackbolks]

I'm gonna use this song during an important moment in my life one day. Best Ever

[wesleyjohnson]

It's good to hear music with meaning again

[kyall]

Holy crap, a new song, it feels like it has been forever.

[DEIIS]

aIIIesoIIIe song, chorus sounds like LP style, love this melody, love this beats!! tnx Zack!!!!

[ton]

This song will not will not will not fade away

[michaeledmondson]

this music has got me out of some dark times and pulled me into some good times, it make's me think of life and how it affects us all in different ways.