Fade into you/
I think its strange you never knew.

“Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star is about the disconnect between the feelings of the narrator and her lover. While she is “all in”, she feels a distance from the other side. How can this guy/girl not feel the same way when I feel so strongly and it feels so right to me?

We get the sense that Hope Sandoval feels that the other person is very unknowable and mysterious. Is that because of their lack of interest in her or because they are an enigmatic individual? Most enigmatic individuals will make themselves known to another person they are very into.

The melody sung by Hope Sandoval is beautiful and haunting. She sings “Fade Into You” as if she is full of sorrow and that is why it resonates. Good songs become great when the artist believes, feels and expresses the lyrics.

The guitar work in this song is also excellent. Using a slide on the guitar often sounds very country music-like, but it doesn’t sound anything like that here. This song feels moody and very representative of some of the great work being done by female artists in the early to mid-nineties.

Fade Into You Lyrics

I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take the breath that’s true
I look to you and I see nothing
I look to you to see the truth

You live your life, you go in shadows
You’ll come apart and you’ll go black
Some kind of night into your darkness
Colours your eyes with what’s not there

Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it’s strange you never knew

A stranger’s light comes on slowly
A stranger’s heart without a home
You put your hands into your head
And then smiles cover your heart

Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it’s strange you never knew

Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it’s strange you never knew
I think it’s strange you never knew

Songwriters: Hope Sandoval / David Roback