Faded

## **Faded**Single by Kim Petras (feat. lil aaron)

"**Faded**" is a song by Kim Petras featuring Lil Aaron, released on December 15th, 2017, and is a part of the *Era 1* project.

## Background

The music video for the song was heavily inspired by the song itself, and the ideas for the aesthetics were done by her and the director Nicholas Harwood. “So we just listened to the song a bunch and the space and the chops in it immediately made us think of industrial buildings and empty rooms and plastic-y stuff and neon colours matched with grey, so the sound of the song itself kind of inspired all the visuals. Also, you know, I’m European, so I like it when things have a bit of dirt and aren’t overly perfect.” – said Kim in an interview for Vice.

## Theme

The song is about people who use you when you're well, but disappear when you need them. So it's better to stay "faded" from these people's minds.

## Video

Faded - Kim Petras ft. Lil Aaron (Official Music Video)
## Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus: Kim Petras]

They wanna squeeze you when you're warm

When it's cold, they ain't around

They crowd around you when you up

Then disappear when you get stuck

[Chorus: Kim Petras]

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

Stay faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

[Verse 1: Kim Petras]

Why they always want my time? (always want my time)

Ain't like we can rewind (like we can rewind)

And I ain't gonna lie (and I ain't gonna lie)

I'm faded out my mind (faded out my mind)

Faded every night (aded every night)

I can touch the sky (I can touch the sky)

I be too faded to drive (I be too faded to drive)

Every night, I'm on a flight (every night, I'm on a flight)

This is all about us (all about us)

Spend some money, live it up (spend some money, live it up)

They never saw when it was rough (rough, rough, rough)

Drop the top, then roll the windows up (roll the windows up)

[Pre-Chorus: Kim Petras]

They wanna squeeze you when you're warm

When it's cold, they ain't around

They crowd around you when you up

Then disappear when you get stuck

[Chorus: Kim Petras]

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

Stay faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

[Verse 2: Kim Petras]

Stay faded every ni-i-ight

Faded everyday (faded everyday)

That's the only way (that's the only way)

That's the, that's the only way (that's the only way)

In and out of different places (places, places)

But I can't see their faces (face at all)

They wanna love me 'cause I'm famous (famous-mous)

Can't nobody blame us, no (blame us)

And this is all about us (this is all about us)

Spend some money, live it up (live it, live it, up, up)

They never saw when it was rough (when it was rough, when it was rough)

Drop the top then roll the windows up (drop it, roll the windows up)

[Pre-Chorus: Kim Petras]

They wanna squeeze you when you're warm

When it's cold, they ain't around

They crowd around you when you up

Then disappear when you get stuck

[Chorus: Kim Petras]

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

Stay faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

[Verse 3: lil aaron]

Yeah, I stay faded, only smoking A-graded

Everybody fake as fuck, so I been self medicatin'

I'm the greatest that there was, and still the most underrated

That shit ain't up for discussion or debatin', know you hate it, yeah

Still I gotta get fucked up to have a good time

If there's something in my cup then it's a good night

I'm hittin' up the plug, tell 'em I'ma double up

I'ma need a couple blunts, make 'em double-stuffed

[Pre-Chorus: Kim Petras]

They wanna squeeze you when you're warm

When it's cold, they ain't around

They crowd around you when you up

Then disappear when you get stuck

[Chorus: Kim Petras]

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded every ni-i-ight

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in'

I stay faded, I ain't ly-i-in' (I stay faded)

I stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Stay faded every ni-i-i-i-ight

Faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

Stay faded, I ain't ly-y-y-y-in'

[Outro: Kim Petras]

Woo-ahh!

## References

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1. ↑ https://www.vice.com/en\_uk/article/a3np5e/kim-petras-faded-video-premiere-interview