In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
No time to register the words you say as I am stepping over
You and it's a sad state of affairs I don't even pretend I'm not aware
And turned cold
Walk away untouched I can't relate to anyone
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but
Life gets in the way.
No time to register the shame I feel
As I try not to notice you and it's a sad state of affairs to ignore
This wrongness everywhere and turned cold.
Walk away untouched I can't relate to anyone
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but life gets in the way.
It's the way we silence our senses,
A way to smother the impulse suffocate the senses, suffocate
The impulse we bury pain and tramp the dirt down.
Walk away untouched I can't relate to anyone
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but life gets in the way.
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but life gets in the way.
You and it's a sad state of affairs I don't even pretend I'm not aware
And turned cold
Walk away untouched I can't relate to anyone
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but
Life gets in the way.
No time to register the shame I feel
As I try not to notice you and it's a sad state of affairs to ignore
This wrongness everywhere and turned cold.
Walk away untouched I can't relate to anyone
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but life gets in the way.
It's the way we silence our senses,
A way to smother the impulse suffocate the senses, suffocate
The impulse we bury pain and tramp the dirt down.
Walk away untouched I can't relate to anyone
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but life gets in the way.
Try to be a humble man, a better son, a better friend, but life gets in the way.
Lyrics submitted by SilentAenima
Walk Away Lyrics as written by Tim Ganard Boris Bouma
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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