Lyrics - Fading Away
🎵 Fading Away
Khmer Style
"A haunting reflection on suicidal thoughts, invisible pain, and the quiet fight to keep living. 'Fading Away' gives voice to the internal battles that too often go unseen."
I sat in a room that felt too small
The walls were closing, I felt nothing at all
The world kept spinning, but I stood still
Trapped inside the silence, trapped inside my will
I saw my reflection, but I wasn’t there
Just a shadow in the empty air
No one noticed, no one cared
I could scream, but they wouldn’t hear
Would they miss me if I disappeared
Would they cry if I was no longer here
I was tired, I was breaking
Every thought kept suffocating
"ខ្ញុំចង់ចាកចេញពីទុក្ខសោកទាំងឡាយ" ("I thought about leaving")
I was fading, fading away
Like a ghost, lost in the grey
A voice inside said “just let go”
But another whispered “no, hold on”
I was breaking, drowning inside
No one saw the war in my mind
I was fading, fading away
But something told me stay
I wrote my pain in lines unseen
On pages torn from silent screams
No one knew the war I fought
Every breath felt like a battle lost
I thought about the final step
If I let go, would they forget
Would my name fade into dust
Did I matter, was I enough
Would they miss me if I disappeared
Would they cry if I was no longer here
I was tired, I was breaking
Every thought kept suffocating
"ខ្ញុំចង់ចាកចេញពីទុក្ខសោកទាំងឡាយ" ("I thought about leaving")
I was fading, fading away
Like a ghost, lost in the grey
A voice inside said “just let go”
But another whispered “no, hold on”
I was breaking, drowning inside
No one saw the war in my mind
I was fading, fading away
But something told me stay
And in the silence, I heard my breath
Still alive, not gone yet
Maybe pain is just a storm
And after rain, the sun is born
I don’t know why I stayed that night
Why I fought, why I survived
But maybe somewhere down the line
I’ll find the reason I’m still alive
"ខ្ញុំនៅតែរស់នៅ" ("I’m still alive")
I was fading, fading away
Like a ghost, lost in the grey
But something told me stay