Walk Away

Album: You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Charted: 13
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  • I swapped my innocence for pride
    Crushed the end within my stride
    Said I'm strong, now I know that I'm a leaver
    I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
    Mascara bleeds the blackened tear, oh
    And I am cold
    Yes I'm cold
    But not as cold as you are
    I love the sound of you walking away
    You walking away
    I love the sound of you walking away
    Walking away, hey, hey

    Why don't you walk away?
    Why don't you walk away?
    Why don't you walk away?

    No buildings will fall down
    Don't you walk away
    No quake will split the ground
    Won't you walk away
    The sun won't swallow the sky
    Won't you walk away
    Statues will not cry
    Don't you walk away
    Why don't you walk away?
    Why don't you walk away?
    Why don't you walk away?

    I cannot stand to see those eyes
    As apologies may rise
    I must be strong, stay an unbeliever
    And love the sound of you walking away
    You walking away
    Mascara bleeds into my eye, oh
    And I'm not cold, I am old
    At least as old as you are

    And as you walk away
    Oh as you walk away
    And as you walk away

    My headstone crumbles down
    As you walk away
    The Hollywood wind's a howl
    As you walk away
    The Kremlin's falling
    As you walk away
    Radio Four is static
    As you walk away
    Oh as you walk away
    Oh as you walk away
    Oh as you walk away, hey

    The stab of stiletto
    On a silent night
    Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
    Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back Writer/s: J J THOMPSON, JAY SCOTT, JOE BRIAN CONABOY, JOEY COTTLE, JOSHUA SYRUS ZARE, MATTHEW CAHILL, OLIVER GEOFFREY LINDOP GREEN
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Ashley from Edmonton, AbLove this song
    and i love the politial
    leader mention
    LOL
  • Robert from Beaverville, IlThe world leaders are a reference to weird little trinkets that the group saw in a New York shop, or so I have read.
  • Caitlin from A City, NcFranz Ferdinand's death sparked the death of World War I, but the political figures mentioned in the song are primarilly associated with World War II. I'm not sure if there is a connection there or not.
  • Lexie from Sydney, Australiawell.. they were all historical politcal figures.. 3/4 were dictactors.. its puzzled me too

    The stab of stiletto
    On a silent night
    Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
    Churchill claps Mao Tse Tung on the back
  • Stephanie from Kingston, Canadadoes anyone know what they mean at the end when the song mentions Stalin, Hitler,Churchill, and Mao Tse Tung? it might be a stupid question, but what do you think?
  • Danny from Sydney, AustraliaYeah, in Australia we got "Walk Away", "The Fallen" and "Do You Want To" as singles from "You Could Have It So Much Better"
  • Lexie from Sydney, Australiai think it was released in Australia too...
  • Iara from Santiago, ChileThis single was only released in Europe,no in the USA and the single "The Fallen" was used instead
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