May 21st, 2011 (The final entry)

Hey Friendz,
Ya know, I just looked back through some of this stuff for the first time in a while, and saw that our very first Update for the band was July 20th,2005. Thats just 2 months short of 6 years. It seems like forever ago, but I can still remember sitting at home, texting drummer Mark James trying to come up with a name for the group. Forever Cold was the running name that we had been using (thank god THAT didnt come to be) before he gave me two ideas he had been thinking. The first being Faded Me, and the second, Faded Within. Faded Me was taken already, and honestly Faded Within just rolled off the tongue for us. From that moment on Mark, Brian John, Zakk Anders, and myself put our blood sweat and tears into building the monster that was FW. We promoted, played, recorded, and basically whored ourselves off musically everywhere we could, playing in front of big crowds, and in front of our girlfriends only. Playing our CD full blast driving through neighborhoods, and hearing our songs played on WEBN, 97.3, and 94.9. We put our hearts and souls into our songs, working every little detail until they were perfect. 3 demos and a full length CD later, I still say the music we wrote as 16 year old kids topped alot of the music that some big name artists and groups were doing. And yet, with all of that in mind, I sit here, trying to find the right things to say, for the final letter from Jake Rose, guitarist of Faded Within. This band has been such a huge part of my life. And only after looking through the old pictures, and reading the old journal entries, do I feel Nostalgic and sad. The fact of the matter is, Faded Within is no more. It was not an easy decision for any of us, but we did come to the conclusion that is was indeed time to close this chapter of our lives. We felt that we didnt want to put any kind of a damper on the already loaded resumee that the group has, by trying to regroup under the FW title and put out or do something that we would regret. It almost feels like walking away from a living, breathing, family member. Because the fact of the matter is, the four us fucking LIVED this band. For nearly 5 years. I hadnt planned to write anything, or even delve into any thoughts other than the actual "Faded Within has split" announcement. But while deleting alot of the bands accounts and basically wiping away everything from the web (we have decided to keep FadedWithin.com and Myspace.com/FadedWithin) I couldnt help but take a trip down memory lane,looking through the pictures, reading the old updates, listening to the music. I really love this band. And I will always love the memories that came from it. But unfortunately, it is time to step away from the past, and focus on the future. Which is why as melancholy as I may seem, I am very excited to announce the new band, Pretty Covington. Featuring members of Faded Within, this is our shot at starting fresh. Our styles and tastes in music have changed drastically from the long haired, metal days of 2005- 2006. We have all matured musically, emotionally, and mentally.  And that maturity is going to come out with Pretty Covington. As proud as I am of Faded Within, I am more excited to hear what we can come up with as men. We have a facebook, but no music yet. That should be remedied soon, as we have a practice spot picked out, the old Faded Studio equipment together for demos, and the instruments warmed up and ready to go. So in conclusion, to anyone and everyone who has followed Faded Within, maybe from the very first day, maybe from very recently... We love you. Thank you for growing up with us. And stick with us, Pretty Covington is going to be fucking awesome, have I ever steered you wrong?

Jake Rose
Formerly of Faded Within