Released: March 19, 2021

Featuring: ​salem ilese

Songwriter: Alan Walker ​salem ilese

Producer: Alan Walker

[Verse 1]
You and I up all night
Nothing’s wrong nothing’s right
I swear these walls are upside down
I swear the roof is on the ground
Demons don’t sleep at night
Oh, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
I try to turn off my mind
Say I'm doing just fine
But I'm screaming inside like (Oh)
Say these words on repeat
While I'm tryin' to breathe
Now you're counting on me

[Chorus]
So I fake a smile

[Verse 2]
You were their heavy heart
Tasted light but fed the dark
I’m waiting for them all to see
I don’t deserve your company
To love myself is way too hard
Oh, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
I try to turn off my mind
Say I'm doing just fine
But I'm screaming inside like (Oh)
Say thеse words on repeat
Whilе I'm tryin' to breathe
Now you're counting on me

[Chorus]
So I fake a smile

[Interlude]
So I fake a smile
But I know you know me too well
But it's alright
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

[Bridge]
No sleep, no sleep
It's alright, it's alright
No sleep, no sleep

[Chorus]
So I fake a smile
But I know you know me too well
But it's alright
You're like heaven when I'm in hell
So I fake a smile
But I know you know me too well
But it's alright
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

[Post-Chorus]
So I fake a smile

[Outro]
So I fake a smile
But I know you know me too well
But it's alright
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

Alan Walker

Alan Walker is a record producer and DJ, born in Northampton, England, on 24th of August 1997, but was raised and has lived in Bergen, Norway since the age of 2.

He initially had no musical background, however, he later taught himself by watching tutorials on YouTube based on music production. In July 2012, with the help and feedback from his fans online, he began pursuing his music production career and slowly began posting his music to YouTube and SoundCloud.

His song “Fade” gained attention after its release on YouTube via the label NCS. After signing with MER Musikk under Sony Music Sweden, Walker released his first official single “Faded”, a remastered vocal version of “Fade”. After the song and the video were released, they gained worldwide attention. The single topped the year-end charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, iTunes charts in 32 countries, as well as entering top 10 in Spotify Global Chart.