I listen to A LOT of music, a bunch of different artists and genres, but according to my iTunes, this song is one of my top 5 most played songs. While I would be lying if I said I consider Holiday Parade as being one of the top 5 greatest bands of all time, I can say with certainty that Walking By is one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time. It's so underrated; it's definitely a radio-worthy song that deserves much more attention than it gets.
No matter how many times, EVERY time I hear the opening verses the same vivid images pop into my head: images of this girl I dated my junior year of college. We were crazy attracted to one another and spent many nights locked inside her room while her roommates would throw huge house parties downstairs. We hardly knew each other, but our intimacy just felt so right, so organic; no one understood it but us. And I can remember waking up early in the mornings and looking over at her as she slept naked cuddling up against me, she looked gorgeous and peaceful and I'd be so warm and comfortable under the covers... I REALLY didn't want to get out of bed but I had to get ready for class; I can remember thinking "d*** it, it's morning already!?"
We dated for a while and then we broke up shortly before I graduated and of course it was disheartening at the time, but I'd tell myself "It's all part of some master plan... it's gonna end up fine." Things happen for a reason; believe that everything goes according to plan, and until you get to the peak of the mountain, enjoy the wonderful views along the way up.
But the opening verse says it all: there is nothing more important in life than those moments described. The moments when you'd happily trade all your material possessions for the intangible, such as time. The moments when nothing else in the world matters other than what's happening at that moment. The moments when you couldn't be happier, you couldn't feel more alive, and/or you couldn't feel more loved.
I listen to A LOT of music, a bunch of different artists and genres, but according to my iTunes, this song is one of my top 5 most played songs. While I would be lying if I said I consider Holiday Parade as being one of the top 5 greatest bands of all time, I can say with certainty that Walking By is one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time. It's so underrated; it's definitely a radio-worthy song that deserves much more attention than it gets.
No matter how many times, EVERY time I hear the opening verses the same vivid images pop into my head: images of this girl I dated my junior year of college. We were crazy attracted to one another and spent many nights locked inside her room while her roommates would throw huge house parties downstairs. We hardly knew each other, but our intimacy just felt so right, so organic; no one understood it but us. And I can remember waking up early in the mornings and looking over at her as she slept naked cuddling up against me, she looked gorgeous and peaceful and I'd be so warm and comfortable under the covers... I REALLY didn't want to get out of bed but I had to get ready for class; I can remember thinking "d*** it, it's morning already!?"
We dated for a while and then we broke up shortly before I graduated and of course it was disheartening at the time, but I'd tell myself "It's all part of some master plan... it's gonna end up fine." Things happen for a reason; believe that everything goes according to plan, and until you get to the peak of the mountain, enjoy the wonderful views along the way up.
But the opening verse says it all: there is nothing more important in life than those moments described. The moments when you'd happily trade all your material possessions for the intangible, such as time. The moments when nothing else in the world matters other than what's happening at that moment. The moments when you couldn't be happier, you couldn't feel more alive, and/or you couldn't feel more loved.