“Into Dust,” punctuated by a slow, melodic guitar, tells the story of a woman who feels she is decaying and fading away into thin air (as if into dust). She explains to somebody how she feels that she and every other interaction she has with other people disappears into nothing.
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[Verse 1]
Still falling
Breathless and on again
Inside today
Beside me today
Around, broken in two
'Til your eyes shed into dust
Like two strangers turning into dust
'Til my hand shook with the weight of fear
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
I could possibly be fading
Or have something more to gain
I could feel myself growing colder
I could feel myself under your fate
[Refrain]
Under your fate
[Verse 3]
It was you, breathless and tall
I could feel my eyes turning into dust
And two strangers turning into dust
Turning into dust
Into Dust was written by David Roback & Hope Sandoval.
Into Dust was produced by David Roback.
Mazzy Star released Into Dust on Tue Sep 07 1993.