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 🙏
For now, available only here on SoundCloud.


Silent Years

Two years of shadows on your skin,
I watched the storm rage deep within,
Every breath, a fragile flame,
I called your name, I called your name.

Alone we faced the endless tide,
No hand to hold, no light to guide,
The hours broke, the doctors late,
But still you fought against your fate.

You held on, you never let go,
Through the silence, through the unknown,
Even when your body begged to rest,
You tore the night with every breath.

I saw the fear inside your eyes,
The fading clock, the stolen time,
The words I lost still haunt my soul,
The silence screaming, uncontrolled.

You held on, you never let go,
Through the silence, through the unknown,
Even when the years were wearing thin,
You rose again, you rose again.

Since ’95 you bore the scars,
A shadow’s hand could not break your heart,
You lived for love, defied the pain,
A fighter’s soul, an endless flame.

You feared the dark, but still you fought,
To hold the life that can’t be bought,
No one wants to let life go,
You were stronger than they know.

You held on, you never let go,
Through the silence, through the unknown,
And though the night has taken you away,
Your love remains, it will never fade.

I still hear your voice inside the rain,
Whispering through eternal pain.

Silent Years

Lyrics 

I carry weight that’s not my own,
Silent battles fought alone.
Every step a heavy chain,
Every breath repeats the pain

The nights are long, the days collide,
A broken strength I cannot hide.
A burden pressed into my chest,
No time to heal, no time to rest.

This burden I can’t escape,
It carves my soul, it seals my fate.
Through every fall, I stand again,
A life defined by weight and pain.

I never asked for this to stay,
But still it haunts me every day.
A shadow tied to who I am,
A price I pay, I understand

It crushes bones, it bends my will,
But somehow I am standing still.
The burden grows, the silence cries,
Yet through the weight, my spirit fights.

This burden I can’t escape,
It carves my soul, it seals my fate.
Through every fall, I stand again,
A life defined by weight and pain.

This burden will not define,
The strength that still survives in time.
Though shadows drag me to the ground,
I rise again, I won’t stay bound.

Translate PT

Eu carrego um peso que não é meu,
Batalhas silenciosas travadas sozinho.
Cada passo é uma corrente pesada,
Cada respiração repete a dor.

As noites são longas, os dias colidem,
Uma força quebrada que não consigo esconder.
Um fardo pressionado contra o meu peito,
Sem tempo para curar, sem tempo para descansar.

Este fardo do qual não consigo escapar,
Ele esculpe a minha alma, sela o meu destino.
A cada queda, levanto-me novamente,
Uma vida definida pelo peso e pela dor.

Nunca pedi para que isto permanecesse,
Mas ainda assim assombra-me todos os dias.
Uma sombra ligada a quem eu sou,
Um preço que pago, eu entendo.

Esmaga os ossos, dobra a minha vontade,
Mas de alguma forma continuo de pé.
O fardo cresce, o silêncio chora,
Mas através do peso, o meu espírito luta.

Este fardo do qual não consigo escapar,
Esculpe a minha alma, sela o meu destino.
A cada queda, eu me levanto novamente,
Uma vida definida pelo peso e pela dor.

Este fardo não definirá,
A força que ainda sobrevive no tempo.
Embora as sombras me arrastem para o chão,
Eu me levanto novamente, não ficarei preso.

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Burden

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 🙏
For now, available only here on SoundCloud.

LYRICS

You went away.
You were the only soul I’d ever known.
You told me true, I would have given my life for you.
Now you were gone, I could not hold on forever.
If there was one thing I wished, it’s that we stayed together.
I kept calling your name.

They stole me for a moment, then returned me to stasis.
They mourned your loss and then went back to the basics.
I kept calling your name.

Do you really want to know what it was to live in pain?
Did you ever understand how love could never be the same?
Have you ever tried to breathe when half your heart had gone?
Have you listened to the silence when the nights grew long?
I bet you never came this close to the solitude of grief.

I saw the daylight fading from your eyes.
Held your hand as the moment passed me by.
I had a world before me, but it was hollow inside,
Just treading water in the riptide.

Do you really want to know what it was to live in pain?
Did you ever understand how love could never be the same?
Have you ever tried to breathe when half your heart had gone?
Have you listened to the silence when the nights grew long?
I bet you never came this close to the solitude of grief.

They took me to the place where your spirit still remained.
I found shelter in your voice when it called my name.
I could not bear another day with the emptiness in me,
But I carried all your light for eternity.

Do you really want to know what it was to live in pain?
Did you ever understand how love could never be the same?
Have you ever tried to breathe when half your heart had gone?
Have you listened to the silence when the nights grew long?
I bet you never came this close to the solitude of grief.

I kept calling your name…
Calling your name…

Solitude Of Grief

The Fallen Angel

Today I wake with no direction,
The streets beneath me fade away.
Years of love and true devotion
Vanished in a single day.

Don’t let the silence drag me down,
I’m breaking, falling to the ground.
A fire still burns beneath the pain,
The fallen angel speaks my name.

I crawl the road just like a shadow,
Every step returns the pain.
The mirrors crack but show my face,
A thousand scars I can’t erase.

Don’t let the silence drag me down,
I’m breaking, falling to the ground.
A fire still burns beneath the pain,
The fallen angel speaks my name.

Even in the crowd I stumble,
Hope is fragile, hope is thin.

Don’t let the silence drag me down,
I’ve carried this weight too long.
Through fire and storm I stand again,
The fallen angel won’t remain.

Through the storm, I still remain

The Fallen Angel

Fight The Spirit (Round and Round)

Echoes of Light – “Round and Round”

[ Lyrics ]
Round and round, everything keeps turning,
But nothing moves on.

I walk through days that never change,
Decisions made beyond my range.
I hold my breath - the sky stands still,
I try to move, but lose my will.

Try to rise… try to rise,
Every time I try to rise,
The floor just cracks beneath my eyes.

Round and round, the same old sound,
No one sees how I’m breaking down.
Fight my spirit, don’t let me fade,
I’m chained to choices I never made.

Everything keeps turning, still I’m here,
I watch the light dissolve in gray.
Another promise drifts away,
They hold the keys, but not my soul,
I keep the fire though it takes its toll.

Every time I stand to fight,
Another chain pulls me inside.

Round and round, the same old sound,
Still I’m here - I won’t back down.
Fight my spirit, don’t let me fade,
I’m chained to choices I never made.

Turning around, turning around,
How long till the circle breaks?
How long till the silence shakes?

Round and round, still I’m here, I won’t back down.
Fight my spirit - even alone, I’ll stand on my own.
Round and round… fight my spirit…
Round and round… my spirit won’t go down.

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[ About this track ]
“Round and Round” captures the endless cycles of struggle, repetition, and resilience —  
a reflection on the moments when life seems to move in circles,  
and yet something inside refuses to stop fighting.  

With a darker, heavier energy, the track blends emotional vocals, cinematic tension,  
and progressive metal undertones — embodying resistance through motion and sound.  

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

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🎧 **Listen more:**  
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/2Bpxg4L2UxOTiWx0llNbCy  
Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/us/album/fading-silence-ep/1844303191  
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLYv7qdsFQbPn8fcH8yvbA  

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[ Authorship Note ]
This work was created under the artistic moniker **Echoes of Light** by Paulo Oliveira.  
AI-assisted sound design was used only as a creative tool under his full artistic direction.  
All composition, lyrical content, structure, mixing, and mastering are original and human-made.

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Round and Round

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FUOCO E FERRO - excerpt

ISABEAU - excerpt

DREAMING...AWAKENING - excerpt

Echoes of Light is an independent music producer who transforms emotion, memory, and real human experience into atmospheric, progressive and cinematic sound. The project was born during a period of deep personal loss, where music became a way to survive, to heal, and to give meaning to moments that words could no longer carry.

With roots in the classic hi-fi world of the 80s and 90s, and supported by formal training in sound engineering, Echoes of Light combines technical precision with emotional depth. Years of work in mixing through the Cambridge Music Technology program helped refine a unique approach to sound design — from controlling bleed in drum recordings to shaping immersive textures and expressive dynamics.

On the technical side, the project has been strongly informed by educators and engineers such as Dan Worrall and Mark Daniel Nelson, whose in-depth explanations of plugins, dynamics and mixing workflows helped shape a deeper understanding of modern audio. The creative inspiration itself, however, comes from within: from lived experience, personal dedication and a constant search for honest expression.

Musically, Echoes of Light blends progressive metal, atmospheric rock, and cinematic soundscapes, creating tracks that feel intimate, emotional, and expansive. Every composition carries a fragment of a story — a moment of truth captured in sound.

Echoes of Light exists where emotion, technique, and storytelling meet.
Here, every track means something.
Here, every sound has a past.
And every listen is a connection.

I’m a composer, songwriter, arranger, orchestrator, orchestra & choir conductor, music producer, mentor, writer, and researcher.
My work moves freely across different forms of expression — from Progressive Rock and Modern Symphony to Classical Piano, Songwriting, and Cinematic Music.
Over the years, I’ve shared projects with remarkable artists — including collaborations with Francesco Di Giacomo and Rodolfo Maltese of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso — and composed original scores for film, television, and symphonic productions that have reached international audiences.
As a mentor and educator, I’ve created the ANORA method, together with formative paths and musical laboratories exploring music as a uniquely human language — expressive, relational, and representative of inner experience.
In my poetic vision, sound itself becomes an image — a mental landscape that connects the composer’s inner vision with the listener’s imagination.
Each work blends tradition and innovation through orchestral writing, progressive structures, and storytelling soundscapes.
Every “side” of my music reflects a different perspective — all parts of the same creative vision.

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