“Slow Fade”, Ruth’s standout track off this EP, gives us some refreshing melodies thanks to the unique production of Oh Wonder as he drops the beat for dramatic pauses, allowing us to appreciate the song for not just its words, but also its bounce.
[Verse 1]
Late nights, are you sleepless too?
Wide awake in a starless blue
Staring up at the ceiling
Do you feel what I'm feeling?
Little fights at the weekend do
You love me better when I'm not with you
We were built like concrete
I used to know your heartbeat
[Pre-Chorus]
The light has disappeared
The dust has settled here
But still I want you near
[Chorus]
So I've been waiting for that slow fade
Kinda hoping that you won't stay
There's no color in us lately
And it's too hard to say
I've been praying that we'll lose our love in slow fade
[Verse 2]
Crazy how it was me and you
From the start of the sun and moon
Held each other through it
We were young and foolish
Now we're dancing like we're done
We found the end of the moon and sun
Was it always like this?
'Cause now it's always like this
[Pre-Chorus]
The light has disappeared
The dust has settled here
But still I want you near, oh
[Chorus]
So I've been waiting for that slow fade
Kinda hoping that you won't stay
There's no color in us lately
And it's too hard to say (It's too hard)
I've been praying that we'll lose our love in slow fade
[Bridge]
Maybe I'll find you again, maybe I won't
I think for now that it's best if we let it go
I hope you get all you want out of this life
Even if it's not with me by your side
[Chorus]
So I've been waiting for that slow fade
Kinda hoping that you won't stay
There's no color in us lately
And it's too hard to say
I've been praying that we'll lose our love in slow fade
I've been praying that we'll lose our love in slow fade
Slow Fade was written by Ruth B. & Josephine Vander Gucht & Anthony West.