[Verse 1]
I'm wanderin' through shadows of the past,

Faded dreams, yeah, they never last,

Echoes whisperin' your name in my head,

Tryna find peace but I'm filled with dread.

In the silence, I hear your lies.

[Chorus]
Can't escape this memory lane,

Fallin' deeper, feelin' the pain,

You're not love, just my dark curse,

Every thought of you, it just gets worse.

[Verse 2]
Wrestlin' with all these thoughts and regrets,

Jealousy cuts deep, like it's a debt,

How could you play me, how can I see clear?

Knowin' you're the ghost that I still fear.

We're trapped in this twisted game.

[Chorus]
Can't escape this memory lane,

Fallin' deeper, feelin' the pain,

You're not love, just my dark curse,

Every thought of you, it just gets worse.

[Outro]
I'm lost, caught in this mind's stage,

A prisoner of heartache and rage.

Prisoner of Memory

Kerosene

What Did You Think I’d Be

This song wrestles with spiritual surrender, the painful process of letting go of the old self, and the breakthrough that comes from being broken. It’s not about death by despair, it’s about death to ego, fear, pride, and the chains that hold us back from becoming who we were meant to be.

Six Feet Deep

My Sweet Possession

Fading Silence is my first official album, released under the name **Paulo Oliveira**
with the independent label **PO&ElectronicBox**.

It is an intimate work, where every track reflects deep emotions and moments from my life.
This album is especially dedicated to my late wife, **Ana Cristina**, my greatest inspiration and life companion.
Every sound carries her memory, my love, and the silence that remains.

With influences from **Progressive Metal**, **Atmospheric Rock**, and **Experimental Music**,
*Fading Silence* takes you on a journey through melody, heaviness, and atmosphere.

Thank you for listening.

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[ Lyrics – “Fading Silence” ]
I watched the night fall, shadows take your place.
Empty rooms remember, echoes of your face.
Silence fills the corners, heavy on my chest.
I reach into the darkness, but never find rest.

Tender is the pain that never leaves my side.
Fragile are the days when I can barely hide.
I’m calling to the distance, waiting for a sign,
But the fading silence tells me you’re not mine.

Moments turn to ashes, drifting in the rain.
Every breath a memory, tangled in the pain.
Time has lost its meaning, hours slip away.
I’m lost within the shadows of another day.

Tender is the pain that never leaves my side.
Fragile are the days when I can barely hide.
I’m calling to the distance, waiting for a sign,
But the fading silence tells me you’re not mine.

And still I whisper, into the empty air,
Hoping that somehow, you’ll still be there.

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[ Interpretation & Artistic Context ]
“Fading Silence” stands as a personal requiem — a conversation with absence,
a space where grief transforms into music. It captures the stillness that follows loss,
the echo that remains when love has crossed beyond time.

Each note holds a memory; each pause breathes the silence of someone who is no longer there.
Between intimacy and weight, light and shadow, it becomes a meditation on love, mortality, and endurance.

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🎧 **Listen / Links**
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/paulo-oliveira-2  
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/2Bpxg4L2UxOTiWx0llNbCy  
Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/us/album/fading-silence-ep/1844303191  
YouTube (Topic) → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLYv7qdsFQbPn8fcH8yvbA

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Written, Mixed, and Mastered by **Paulo Oliveira**.  
Creator and Artistic Handler – **Echoes of Light / PO&ElectronicBox**.

[ Authorship Note ]
This work was created and produced entirely under human artistic direction.
All composition, lyrics, structure, mixing, and mastering are original and human-made.

#PauloOliveira #FadingSilence #POElectronicBox #EchoesOfLight #AtmosphericRock #ProgressiveMetal #CinematicMusic #EmotionalSound #TributeToAnaCristina

Fading Silence

a journey of tension and release, intimacy and power, silence and explosion

Fade Into Me

(Verse 1)
I tore the stars out of my chest,
To see if heaven ever wept.
All I found was hollow sound,
And echoes where your faith once slept.

I kissed the fire just to feel,
A little closer to what’s real.
Every scar I tried to hide,
Now sings your name from deep inside.

(Pre-Chorus)
The angels choke on rust and rain,
Their songs dissolve in silent pain.
If this is love, then love’s disease —
I’m on my knees… just begging, please.

(Chorus)
Gods don’t bleed, but I still do,
For every ghost that looks like you.
My tears are black, my hands are numb,
I built this hell I can’t outrun.
And if salvation’s just a lie,
Then let me fall and never die.

(Verse 2)
I hear your voice inside my head,
Whispering prayers the dead have said.
You said I’d find my peace in time,
But peace was never yours or mine.

I carved your face into the wall,
To prove I ever lived at all.
Now every line bleeds like a vow,
I’d trade the light to have you now.

(Pre-Chorus)
Your grace was just a sharpened blade,
A mercy that refused to fade.
I scream your name through broken teeth,
And curse the god I used to believe.

(Chorus)
Gods don’t bleed, but I still do,
For every ghost that looks like you.
My tears are black, my hands are numb,
I built this hell I can’t outrun.
And if salvation’s just a lie,
Then let me fall and never die.

(Bridge)
I’m just the shadow of a prayer,
The echo left when no one cares.
The cross you kissed, the love you broke,
Still burns my lungs with holy smoke.

(Breakdown)
Bury me beneath your shame!
Say my name, say my name!
Every sin was meant for me —
Every wound, a symphony!

(Final Chorus)
Gods don’t bleed, but I still do,
For every ghost that looks like you.
My tears are black, my faith is gone,
I’m what you made, I’m what went wrong.
And if redemption turns away,
Then let me rot where angels pray.

(Outro)
Gods don’t bleed…
But I still do…

Gods Don't Bleed

[Verse 1]
I’ve been fighting with myself, I don’t know who’s winning.
Heart full of noise, whole world keeps spinning.
You say you want me calm — that’s a lie on repeat,
’Cause you only want the version of me that’s weak.
I ain’t tryna fake peace just to make you stay,
I ain’t bending who I am just to fade away.
If you want the real me, then brace for the bleed —
’Cause I’m done hiding scars you pretend you don’t see.

[Chorus]
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I’m tired of proving my worth.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I’m built from pain and the hurt.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I break, rebuild, then revert.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
But don’t expect me not to burst.

[Verse 2]
I don’t need fake love, I don’t need false healing,
Every word you throw feels numb, no feeling.
You talk like you’re there but you vanish when I break,
Only show up when you need something you can take.
I’m on edge — yeah, the rage sits close,
Tryna breathe slow but the fuse might blow.
If you can’t handle me when my heart turns gritty,
Then don’t come around when I’m calm or pretty.

[Chorus]
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I’m tired of proving my worth.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I’m built from pain and the hurt.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I break, rebuild, then revert.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
But don’t expect me not to burst.

[Bridge]
I’m not perfect,
I’m not peaceful,
I’m not easy
when I’m lethal.
If you stay,
don’t try to change me.
If you leave,
don’t try to save me.

[Outro]
Take me raw,
take me flawed —
or don’t take me at all.
Leave me bruised,
leave me scarred —
but don’t fake what you call.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
’cause I can stand on my own.
TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME —
I’m better breaking alone.

Take me or leave me

We are A.I.

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