Story Behind The Song
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Song Description
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| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Relationship, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
Kenny Chesney |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
FADED BLACK
R. Mack Harrell
Told my true love a white lie
Just a slight lie
I'm a fibber in my prime
Said I really had to work late
When the boss asked... for some private overtime...
We only drank Tequila
Till I had a guilt attack
Every angel's got her demons
Even white lies fade to black.
Well I snuck home at midnight
Story airtight
Couldn't sleep... I turned and tossed
Started dreamin' bout a no chance
Office romance
And the man I mighta lost
He woke me from a cold sweat
With a monkey on my back
When you can't ask for forgiveness
Even white lies fade to black.
It ain't what I did
It's the stuff I hid
Innocent deceptions... they come back
Faded black...
(4 bar musical interlude)
So I carry it with me
Hope he can't see
That it's hung up in my head
Guess I learned me a lesson
When you're lying
You gotta leave a lot unsaid...
One small miscalculation
Coulda thrown our love off track...
When the truth decides to haunt you
Even white lies fade to black...faded black...faded black...faded black.
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