Lyrics for Walking By as interpreted by LittleNemo

Walking By Lyrics
Your grand dad left home for the circus
He was young just like me,
with hope to explore
He married a girl in Virginia
She could swing the trapeze,
they could sleep on the floor

Your mother was born in December,
on the one sunny day that winter gave up
With warm summer eyes that flickered like fireflies,
and she stared at the world

So why do you leave these stories unfinished,
my Cheshire cat doorstop with tears in your eyes?
And why do you look when you've already found it?
And what did you find that would leave you walking by?

She was raised in a New England village
Then she moved to LA with her firefly stare,
and you loved sunset strip when it sparkled
You grew up and you sparkled, but why don't you care?

And why do you leave these stories unfinished,
my Cheshire cat doorstop with tears in your eyes?
And why do you look when you've already found me?
And what did you find that would leave you walking by?

And these nights I get high just from breathing
When I lie here with you I'm sure that I'm real
like that firework over the freeway
I could stay here all day but that's not how you feel

So why do you leave these questions unanswered?
The circus awaits and you're already gone
My Cheshire cat doorstop with fear in your smile,
what makes it so easy for you to be walking by?
And what did I do that you can't seem to want me?
And why do we lie here and whisper goodbyes?
Where can I go that your pictures won't haunt me?
What makes it so easy for you to be walking by?
Walking by

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emo_man-foreva!
02-16-2006

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i get a chill through me spine everytime i hear this, its a great song, and another display of something corperates talent

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andhearts
04-07-2006

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this song is so incredibly cute.
it's about falling for someone, who doesn't feel the same way, and he can't just walk away from her, like she can.

favorite lines;
what makes it so easy for you to be walking by?
And what did I do that you can't seem to want me?
And why do we lie here and whisper goodbyes?
Where can I go that your pictures won't haunt me?
What makes it so easy for you to be walking by?
Walking by


"And what did I do that you can't seem to want me? "

i can so relate.

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into the airwaves
08-11-2006

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this song gives me the shivers.
in a good way though.
something corporate is amazing, it just doesn't get any better. :)

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DeathCabRamazing
08-14-2006

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this song makes me so sad, but I keep listening to it over and over again... I wish I had firefly eyes. This song makes me wish I was this special to someone

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DeathCabRamazing
08-14-2006

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i also LOVE when it says "like that firework over the freeway" and the beat starts up again .. that is my favourite part.. god, this song is amazing

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ix3mcs
08-17-2006

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this makes me cry because it makes me think of my birthmother and how she didn't want me.

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ix3mcs
08-18-2006

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i'll break it down for you what i means for me, about how my birthmother didn't want me...


So why do you leave these questions unanswered?
--who are you? who am I???

The circus awaits and you're already gone
--life is crazy, but you're not going to see me grow up.

My Cheshire cat doorstop with fear in your smile,
--you could be here, you're just too scared.

what makes it so easy for you to be walking by?
--how could you just leave me?!!?!?

And what did I do that you can't seem to want me?
--that's self explanitory.

And why do we lie here and whisper goodbyes?
--why can't you be here with me?

Where can I go that your pictures won't haunt me?
--i'll always have a vision of you, but not you here with me.

What makes it so easy for you to be walking by?
--how could you just leave me with no regrets?!?!?


goddd. i want to know who i am.

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Ploink
08-23-2006

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I wasn't that emotional because of this song, thought it IS very beautiful! But when I read ix3mcs's comments... Jee, then I realize that I'm happy...

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walkingbyx
09-09-2006

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this song is one of my favorites. I heard it first on their live concert DVD and fell in love, and then i heard the real version, with the violins, and it pretty much made me cry because of how beautiful it was.
This song has a a great sound to it, with the violins and the sweet melody, but also powerful lyrics that start out confused, then ultimately end up frustrated.
I love the last lines :"And what did I do that you can't seem to want me?
And why do we lie here and whisper goodbyes?" these lyrics are beautiful and tell so much by only so many words. This song is truely a beautiful song that I'm sure everyone can realte to: not understanding why the one you love can't love you back.

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jetplain
01-15-2007

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i like the beginning, telling the story about her family. (i think it's her family) it kind of signifies that she is such a big part of his life and he knows her front and back.

anyhow this song is so sad to me. it's like getting the wind knocked out of you, but enjoying it at the same time.

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chris-jericho
01-17-2007

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the song is about a guy who fell in love with a girl. a girl who shared everything with him, stories about her family which he recounts. saying he listened to every word she said and was facinated and wanted to know more ("why do you leave these stories unfinished"). She leaves for something else but he doesn't know what (he calls it "the circus" because of her grandfather) and why ("and what did you find that would leave you walking by"). And obviously he feels like he'll never get over this ("where can i go that your pictues won't haunt me").

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chasing_dreams
02-21-2007

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I know this has all been said many times before, but I'll say it again that this is an absolutely beautifully written and performed song. There is so much emotion in his voice when he sings it you completely feel for him and the situation as I think we have all been through this at one point in our lives where the person you want the most just doesn't care for you anymore. That is the point I am at right now and it breaks my heart listening to this song because of how true the words are. Something Corporate is amazing...

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groundflower
02-23-2007

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this song makes me cry, it's just so good

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alexwood
07-26-2007

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andrews voice is amazing

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mmmduckckooked
08-24-2007

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“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree.
“Which road do I take?” she asked.
His response was a question: “Where do you want to go?”
“I don’t know,” Alice answered.
“Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.”
–Alice in Wonderland

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EJ_Atreyu_SoCo_Man
11-07-2007

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it's a very good song, like alot of there others, my x got me into them, and i guess they are pretty legendary, but idk atreyu is still my fav, but anyway this is a great song, and it really seems like either a song i used to hear alot on the radio or something or like a cover or remake, but idk

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manderwaal
11-29-2007

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i love this song. i really like the whole premise... and the whole "why do you look when youve already found me" like when you are dating someone and they break up to look... when you wonder why they dont have the same mutual feelings and all you can think is... well i found you im not going to look anymore so why do you need to keep looking you already found me. "and what did i do that you cant seem to want me" makes me think of their relationship at the point where they are very good friends but... he doesnt have any clue what he might have done to make her not want him.. when obviously she doesnt really know what she wants in the first place. im sure its like a song of frustration to where he just cant figure out this girl who treats him like she lvoes him so much but cant seem to want him.
SUCKS....

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MattElla
12-05-2007

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so...i can't shuffle past this song on my ipod. i have to listen to it. i don't usually have the attention span to break down songs line by line. so here are my usual random generalities:

"...warm summer eyes that flickered like fireflies" and "...her firefly stare" = she had her mother's eyes. her mom died in the winter, daughter moved on, had her mom's eyes...nutshell.

"and these nights i get high just from breathing"...i'm not sure what it means but i want to experience it.

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stillcountsdistance
12-27-2007

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"with warm summer eyes that flickered like fireflies"
what i wouldn't give to write like this

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jellogoodbye
01-01-2008

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its obviously not about a relationship.
i dont understand why everyone thinks that.
here's my viewpoint:

its about an adopted kid.
who leaves to search for his/her real parents who never even cared for her.
"why do you look when you've already found it"--> his/her parents.
and thats why it goes through the family histories in the verses.

anyone with me?

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Skippy/Atreyu/SoCo
01-31-2008

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i love this song

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Skippy/Atreyu/SoCo
01-31-2008

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go go go go go 200 =]

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Skippy/Atreyu/SoCo
01-31-2008

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rawr
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Skippy/Atreyu/SoCo
01-31-2008

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SOCO =]
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Skippy/Atreyu/SoCo
01-31-2008

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YAY
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200!

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