Lyrics for Walk Away as interpreted by m3gsi

Walk Away Lyrics
Innocence for pride, crush the end within my stride
Said 'I'm strong now I know that I'm a leader'
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
Mascara bleeds a 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
Why don't you walk away? No quake will split the ground
Why don't you walk away? The sun won't swallow the sky
Why don't you walk away? Statues will not cry
Why 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 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
Oh, and I'm not cold, I am old, at least as old as you are
I hear the sound of you walking away, you walking away
I hear the sound of you walking away, walking away, hey hey

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 winds will howl
As you walk away, the Kremlin's falling
Oh, as you walk away, Radio 4 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 stilettos
On a silent night
Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back

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m3gsi
02-09-2005

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I was very confused about this song oh well if anyone wants to listen it is on franzferdinand.org

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Jane Doe
02-12-2005

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To me it seems to be about pretending to be glad a girlfriend/boyfriend is leaving, but inside, you're heartbroken.

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pegz
09-14-2005

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Yeh i agree with "Jane Doe" on this one, amazing song. Amazing new album.

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universal remonster
09-17-2005

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


he thinks he would be happy to get rid of his girlfriend


'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 winds will howl
As you walk away, the Kremlin's falling
Oh, as you walk away, Radio 4 is static'



but when it actually happens he realizes its a huge disaster



'The stab of stilettos
On a silent night
Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back'


as she leaves, his world is turned upside down and nothing is as it should be anymore

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raisedbypuffins
10-01-2005

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This is the first song EVER written about 9/11. Very clever indeed.
"Mascara bleeds a blackened tear" being an obvious reference to stealing oil in Iraq
Statues will not cry - statue of liberty
No quake will split the ground - air strikes
No buildings will fall down - twin towers

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raisedbypuffins
10-01-2005

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Oh, and the title 'walk away' is obviously about us leaving Iraq, if we do that then no buildings will fall down etc.
Read the lyrics, i'm sure it will all make sense. this song is about the war on terror and 9/11.

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orchiDance
10-03-2005

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THERUSSIANCOBWEB and raised by puffins: WTF?? universal remonster is completly right.
"i cannot turn to see those eyes, as apologies may rise I must be strong and stay an unbeliever"
He has to keep believing that she's cold and loveless so he can go through with breaking up with her.

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raisedbypuffins
10-04-2005

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After having had more time to think about it, I think that this song is about meeting in the Avenue at 12pm, having a pint and then getting the bus to Manchester in order to drink more and go to the casino. Only a genius of kapranos' level could come up with such an idea.

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jen_diesel
10-12-2005

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I can't express enough how much LESS i understand the meaning of this song after reading all these bizarre suggestions!!!! I'd rather believe its about the girlfriend leaving as opposed to being about 9/11 or paedophilia!

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magglesworth
10-12-2005

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To the Americans that sugested that a BRITISH band would want you write about the twin towers, your arogant and illinformed, please get a clue.

Franz Ferdinand are not American, there fore should'nt be refered to as US ("... the title 'walk away' is obviously about us leaving Iraq ...") However i do see where your coming from, ohh yes, seeing as Americans are so perfect Franz Ferdinand MUST be American because they produce good music, it would'nt be on for someone of a difffrent nationality to be supeior.

The song is about a relationship, not 9/11, maybe im giving an incorrect opinion but as a Brtish person i can say they we dont care about the happeneings of america 4 years ago, let elone have enough feeling to write a song about it.

Get a clue.

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sandiman
10-14-2005

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OK well while i agree with magglesworth i would like to add a little disclaimer to certain sections of his comment, we obviously do care about 9/11 it was a tragedy granted but really for us it was nothing new, we have been under a terrorist threat for the last 30 years thanks to the IRA (who by the way were funded by the US :/) but stilli doubt very much this is what the song is written about. I agree it is about a girl friend leaving, the refences to 9/11 are higly ambigous, and as for homosexual pedophillia... just no :P Stop reading so deeply into the song, its really fairly straight forward, these guys arn't political warriors, they are a set of Glagow Art School graduates who write about what they know, the goings on in glasgow and average day to day life.

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raisedbypuffins
10-15-2005

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magglesworth: *points*
"You're going mad!!!"

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wee_chloe
10-21-2005

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I still really dont understand
"Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back" ?
and before anyone says their all ex leaders i already know that,im not retarded,but i dont understand what he means by this

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foreign_hand
10-23-2005

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I love the mention of Stalin, Hitler, Churchill and Mao Tse-Tung. The story I heard was that Franz were in a shop in America and saw four little action figures of these leaders standing together and looking happy, which of course would never happen, so they wrote that image into a song. I think it's great.

And this one is amazing in concert, probably the best of the night (next to 40', but only becuase of personal bias). Absolute poetry.

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thesefallenstars
11-05-2005

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Hmm. raisedbypuffins, may i remind you that the franz aren't even an american band. What would they want to sing a song about 9/11 for?

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GoochyLittlePig
11-05-2005

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i dont think anyone except half of america thinks 9/11 was anything more than a tragic event that happened over 4 years ago. i wouldnt expect it to be on everyone's minds across the atlantic. that being said, it's a topic whose results are ongoing and affect people every day in some way. the whole "war on terror," etc. even if it's just to be pissed off that it's going on. franz ferdinand have songs about far more trivial topics. i dont know what this song is about for sure, but alex has said he hopes people interpret their songs differently, so they belong to the listener and not to the writer. they probably write a number of their songs to have parts which can lead the listener to think differently about the song. btw, the UK has troops in iraq too, it't not just the US.

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foreign_hand
12-04-2005

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Er...I kind of think raisedbypuffins was joking, alongside therussiancobweb. It seemed pretty clear to me.

But it does make a point of the fact that songs (especially ones such as this that, as said above, are absolute metaphor filled poetry) can be interpreted so many ways depending on your life-perspective. Americans are basically not allowed to forget that stupid affair so, despite the fact that raisedbypuffins seems to be joking, it would be easy for an American to see that message first.

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toitdude
12-07-2005

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lol its bout elavin or w.e the dude said before ntoa bout 911 or paedophilia lol sen the vid lately

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raisedbypuffins
12-07-2005

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Firstly, i'm not an American, i'm from Manchester, England.
Secondly, Franz Ferdinand ARE American, and hence it would make perfect sence to write about 9/11.
Infact, the entire album is, to my mind, a metaphor of the life of troubled boker Mike Tyson.

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N/U/T/T/Y/?
12-07-2005

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actually, raisedbypuffins, franz ferdinand are scottish.

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jackisswish
12-08-2005

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lol the last comment by raisedbypuffins show that he/her/it is just joking bout everythin he/she.it wrote i don't think anybody would write an album about mike tysons life and not have a song bout biting someones ear off. franz ferdinand are scottish and absoultetly rock

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raisedbypuffins
12-08-2005

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http://www.songmeanings.net/artist.php?aid=137438968635
The above link will take you to the legend of Stefan Dennis, perhaps the greatest musical talent to come out of Australia (a significant boast indeed).
As for Franz Ferdinand however, they are indeed from Chicago, Illinois, otherwise known as the windy city. Why would a British band write an album about Mike Tyson and a song about 9/11? The answer is obvious; they wouldn't. The ONLY conclusion to come to therefore is that Franz Ferdinand MUST be from Chicago.

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raisedbypuffins
12-08-2005

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songmeanings.net/artist.php?aid=137438968635
The above link will take you to the legend of Stefan Dennis, perhaps the greatest musical talent to come out of Australia (a significant boast indeed).
As for Franz Ferdinand however, they are indeed from Chicago, Illinois, otherwise known as the windy city. Why would a British band write an album about Mike Tyson and a song about 9/11? The answer is obvious; they wouldn't. The ONLY conclusion to come to therefore is that Franz Ferdinand MUST be from Chicago.

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raisedbypuffins
12-08-2005

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The above link will take you to the legend of Stefan Dennis, perhaps the greatest musical talent to come out of Australia (a significant boast indeed).
As for Franz Ferdinand however, they are indeed from Chicago, Illinois, otherwise known as the windy city. Why would a British band write an album about Mike Tyson and a song about 9/11? The answer is obvious; they wouldn't. The ONLY conclusion to come to therefore is that Franz Ferdinand MUST be from Chicago.

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raisedbypuffins
12-08-2005

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My comments havn't been added. I'm deeply upset by this turn of events.

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