Walk Away
(Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson)
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 a blackened tear
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?(x3)
No buildings will fall down
Won'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
Won't you walk away?
Why don't you walk away?(x3)
I cannot turn to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
And love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
Mascara bleeds into my eye
And I'm not cold, I am old, At least as old as you are
(La la la...)
And as you walk away?
Oh, as you walk away?(x2)
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 4 is static
As you walk away?
Oh, as you walk away?(x3)
The stab of stiletto
On a silent night
Stalin smiles
Hitler laughs
Churchill claps
Mao Tse-Tung
On the back
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