Don't Fade on Me

I’ve had a serious thing for Tom Petty ever since “Mary Jane's Last Dance” came out when I was like 9. Nevermind that I didn’t know what the words meant until I was like 20; I loved that song with all my heart.

I loved his greatest hits album, and I loved the album Wildflowers. One of my favorite songs from Wildflowers is a beautiful/simple/sad acoustic track called “Don’t Fade on Me.”

I think he probably wrote it about the death of a loved one, but in my own mind I relate it to myself and my depression. Especially those times when it almost seemed to have me licked. The lyrics fit that feeling perfectly; that feeling of losing touch with life. And the guitar solo (1:47) kind of breaks my heart. Art has a way of making you feel better, just by calling it exactly like it is.

No Youtube video to be had of this one, but you should totally look it up on Spotify. And I’ll attempt to share it on my FB page if you’d like to check it out there.

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Hollyhocks - Beverly Buys 2007

Don’t Fade on Me

I remember you so clearly


The first one through the door


I return to find you drifting


Too far from the shore



I remember feeling this way


You can lose it without knowing


You wake up and you don't notice


Which way the wind is blowing



Don't fade


Don't fade on me



You were the one who made things different


You were the one who took me in


You were the one thing I could count on


Above all you were my friend



Don't fade


Don't fade on me



Well your clothes hang on a wire


And the sun is overhead


But today you are too weary


To even leave your bed



Was it love that took you under?


Or did you know too much?


Was it something you could picture?


But never could quite touch?



Don't fade


Don't fade on me