Never Fade – English Lyrics

• By: Alice In Chains
• Album: Rainier Fog

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to lose or cause to lose color, brightness, or strength gradually
grieve /ɡriːv/ B2	verb - to feel intense sorrow; to mourn noun - deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death
suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ B2	verb - to die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe verb - to oppress or repress; stifle
rumor /ˈruːmər/ B1	noun - a currently circulated story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A2	noun - the process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs; respiration
thought /θɔːt/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking or suddenly occurring in the mind noun - the process of thinking
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song noun - an opinion, wish, or feeling expressed
dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - no longer alive adjective - (informal) extremely tired or exhausted
choice /tʃɔɪs/ A2	noun - an act of choosing between two or more possibilities
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ B1	verb - to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult
trail /treɪl/ B1	noun - a path or track made across a wild or rough region
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light noun - the absence of light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to provide with light or illumination
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - deprived of the power of sensation or movement verb - to make (a part of the body) numb verb - to make (someone) unable to think, feel, or react in a normal way
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to determine the behavior or supervise the running of
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something noun - the unpleasant consequences that have to be accepted for achieving something
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	noun - an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy verb - to give up (something important or valued) for the sake of other considerations
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone or something)

Key Grammar Structures

• Suffocates the rumor

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Third Person Singular)

  ➔ The verb "suffocates" is in the simple present tense and takes an "-s" ending because its implied subject is third person singular. This tense describes a general truth, habit, or a current state.

• Feel my breathing / Speed up at the thought of you

  ➔ Causative Verb + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "Feel" is used as a causative verb followed by the object "my breathing" and the bare infinitive "Speed up". This structure indicates that the subject experiences or perceives the action performed by the object.

• Seems to want me dead

  ➔ Verb "seem" + Infinitive + Adjective as Complement

  ➔ The verb "seems" is followed by the infinitive "to want", indicating appearance or likelihood. Additionally, "dead" is an adjective used as an object complement, describing the state of "me".

• Manage down the trail I've lead

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (with error) + Implied Relative Pronoun

  ➔ "I've lead" is an example of the present perfect tense ("I have led"), which is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues or has a result in the present. Note: "lead" is incorrectly spelled; it should be the past participle "led". There's an implied relative pronoun (that/which) before "I've led", describing "the trail".

• When it all goes dark you light my way through

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The clause "When it all goes dark" is an adverbial clause of time, introduced by "When". It specifies the timing of the main action "you light my way through", indicating a regular or habitual occurrence.

• I know you think you're someone i forgot

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object + Implied Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The entire phrase "you think you're someone i forgot" acts as a noun clause, serving as the direct object of the verb "know". Within this clause, "someone i forgot" uses an implied relative pronoun (e.g., "that" or "whom") before "i forgot" to describe "someone".

• I'm everything you really think I'm not

  ➔ Relative Clause with "everything" + Implied Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "you really think I'm not" functions as a relative clause modifying "everything". The relative pronoun (e.g., "that" or "which") is implied before "you really think I'm not", specifying what "everything" refers to.

• All my friends are leaving

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The verb phrase "are leaving" is in the present continuous tense, formed with "be" (are) + the present participle (-ing form of the verb). It describes an action that is ongoing or happening at the present moment.

• For all the lies I used to live

  ➔ "Used to" for Past Habits/States

  ➔ The phrase "used to live" expresses a past habit or a state that was true in the past but is no longer true in the present. It is always followed by the base form of the verb.