"This was one of those pieces that comes together quickly. I began by trying to make an obnoxious EDM synth hit, but I loved contrasting that mood with the distortion and slow build midsection. Tech's counter melody adds a lot and it's bizarre hearing it absent from this early demo version." - Keith

"This is Keith’s original demo for “Fade Persona.” I love how raw and blown out it is. Also really love the guitar sound in the middle section. He sent this to me in 2020, but for some reason we didn’t work on it as a group when we got together in November of 2020, though we were pretty sure it was going to end up on the album anyway. In 2021, Keith and I worked on it long-distance. I added some things to it - mainly one of the core melodies, and the cut-time snare in the coda, and then Keith refined those elements. James would later replace a chunk of the middle section with the noisy section he originally had in the “Acid Melt Version” of “Neon Memories.”" - Tech

"I remember when Keith first sent us this track we were so excited for its energy to be on the album. My first instinct was that it would be a perfect opener. This track was extremely difficult to mix and master though, as the original had a blown out raw energy I didn't want to lose while trying to bring it in line with the rest of the album. I'm really proud of how it feels completely at home with the other tracks on Darklife when I hear it now, but I'll always love this rawer version." - James