In The Fade

Queens of the Stone Age

Cracks in the ceiling, crooked pictures in the hall
Countin' and breathin', I'm leaving here tomorrow
They don't know I never do you any good
Laughin' is easy, I would if I could

Ain't gonna worry
Just live till you die, want to drown
With nowhere to fall into the arms of someone
There's nothing to save I know
You live till you die

Live till you die, I know

Loosing feelin', but I couldn't get the way ?
Countin' and breathin', disappearin' in the fade
They don't know I never do you any good
Stoppin' and stayin', I would if I could

Ain't gonna worry
Just live till you die, want to drown
With nowhere to fall into the arms of someone
There's nothing to save I know
You live till you die


Lyrics submitted by OwnPersonalDemon, edited by TeenageRiot33, Se77n, TheBronze, thomasjohn, frogmaster, pikoliu, travismwh

In the Fade Lyrics as written by Mark William Lanegan Joshua Michael Homme

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    This song is awesome,its sung by part time member Mark Lanegan,formerly of Screaming trees. Chech this out!

    OwnPersonalDemonon January 11, 2002   Link

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