Oblivion

**OBLIVION** was a collaboration between Zayde Wølf and Neoni, and was their fifth release of 2019. It was released September 27, 2019.

Listen to **Oblivion**

## Theme

"Oblivion is about fear, the future, and the courage it takes to move forward. It’s about having no choice but to take a leap of faith and keep looking forward because there’s no going back. It’s about taking risks and being brave enough to face things you don’t know yet. It’s about letting go of some of the stability and control in our lives so we can face our futures head on and not leave anything on the table!"

"The more we’ve reflected on this song, the more we realize how many ‘Oblivion’ moments we all face in our lives,” says Neoni. “For us it feels very personal and real in our lives as sisters and as a band. And we have family and friends that are headed to college, have lost loved ones, one just got married and another had a kid. It’s like we are all saying, ‘I have no idea how this is going to turn out, but here we go!’ It feels like if there was a motto for living, that would be it. Literally every one of us faces these moments in our lives. For us having the opportunity to capture that feeling in a song with Zayde Wolf definitely makes the fear seem to ‘own us’ less,” they add. “So when Dustin called and said he wanted to collaborate with us on ‘Oblivion’ it felt like our brains were going to explode with excitement. And after hearing that signature Zayde Wolf vocal tone on the track it just provided that extra shine to the song and really deepened the emotion."

## Background

* It was written in early 2019, but took months to get write.
* Oblivion was announced on September 19, 2019
* Oblivion's release date was announced on September 24, 2019
* A short acoustic version was posted September 30, 2019
* A full acoustic version was released on October 25, 2019.

## Lyrics

[Intro: Neoni]

Oblivion

Oblivion

[Verse: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Running out of air

Sinking like a stone

Sending up a flare

Hoping I float

I don’t know where

There’s only one way to go

Gotta cut the fear

I gotta cut the rope

[Pre Chorus: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Hope is wearing thin

The fury is caving in

The fire grows within

As I drop into

As I drop into

[Chorus: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Oblivion

Oblivion

I don’t know where this story ends

Oblivion

Oblivion

Never turning back again

As I drop into

Drop into

Oblivion

[Verse: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Standing on the edge

Standing on the edge

Look into the deep

Look into the deep

Too stubborn to run

I ain’t gonna run

Too scared to scream

[Pre Chorus: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Hope is wearing thin

The fury is caving in

The fire grows within

As I drop into

As I drop into

[Chorus: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Oblivion

Oblivion

I don’t know where this story ends

I don’t know where this story ends

Oblivion

Oblivion

Never turning back again

As I drop into

Drop into

Oblivion

Oblivion

Oblivion

[Bridge: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Release my breath

It fades like smoke

Oblivion

Leap of faith

I lose control

Oblivion

Into the depths

That I don’t know

Oblivion

Light the match

Ignite my soul

[Chorus: Zayde Wolf & Neoni]

Oblivion

Oblivion

I don’t know where this story ends

Where this story ends

Oblivion

Oblivion

Never turning back again

Never turning back again

As I drop into

Drop into

Oblivion

Oblivion

Drop into

Oblivion

Oblivion

Drop into

Oblivion

## Sources

1. ↑ https://genius.com/18126756
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianleak/2019/09/26/premiere-zayde-wolf-teams-with-neoni-for-dramatic-new-single-oblivion/
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2mwM95D8vQ/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zM4UIDA5m/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Coj74j99L/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link