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Walking Away

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Walking Away Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You don't wanna talk, don't wanna work it out
If you were gonna face it, you would've by now (Tell me)
When were you around? When were you a—?
I waited hours and hours, hearing loud sirens
Suffered 'til I saw it differently
You see, now I'm not coming around
Coming around, coming around

[Chorus]
I'm walking away (Away), walking away (Away), walking away
Walking away, walking away
Walking away (Away), walking away (Away), walking away
Walking away, walking away


[Verse 2]
You don't wanna give and you don't wanna know how
If you were gonna change things, you would've by now
When were you around? When were you a—?
Try not to think about it, baby
Run it up and down the stairs
'Til there's nothing left between us
But what we won't say

[Chorus]
I'm walking away (Away), walking away (Away), walking away
Walking away, walking away
Walking away (Away), walking away (Away), walking away
Walking away, walking away
[Refrain]
(Walking away)
I know I said it so many times before
(Walking away, walking away)
But now it's keeping me awake
(Walking away, walking away)
(Walking away)
I know you did it so many times before
(Walking away, walking away)
But I never thought I'd be the one you'd betray
(Walking away, walking away)
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
(Walking away, walking away)
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
(Walking away, walking away)
Every chance that we had and messed up
All the times it got away from us
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
(Walking away, walking away)
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
(Walking away, walking away)
Every chance that we had and messed up
All the times it got away from us
[Bridge]
(Walking away, walking away)
Say something, say something, say something
While I can still hear you, while I can still hear you
(Walking away)
Say something, say something, say something
While I can still hear you, while I can still hear you
(Walking away, away)
Say something, say something, say something
While I can still hear you, while I can still hear you

[Refrain]
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
Every chance that we had and messed up (Away)
All the times it got away from us
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
(Walking away, walking away)
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
Every chance that we had and messed up (Away, away)
All the times it got away from us
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
(Walking away, walking away)
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
(Walking away)
Every chance that we had and messed up (Away)
All the times it got away from us
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
(Walking away, walking away)
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
(Walking away, walking away)
Every chance that we had and messed up
All the times it got away from us
(Walking away)
Away, I'm not gonna wait
(Walking away, walking away)
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
(Walking away, walking away)
Every chance that we had and messed up
All the times it got away from us
Away, I'm not gonna wait
Nothing you could say that'll make me rethink
Every chance that we had and messed up
All the times it got away from us

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Genius Annotation

Walking Away is the 9th track on Haim’s second album. The song is about a person leaving their partner due to all the mistakes and lost chances in the relationship.
However, the narrator seems to want their partner to say something before they leave as in the bridge it says, ‘ Say something, while I can still hear you. This suggests they want their partner to make one final plea to save their relationship. In the end, the relationship is finished, as no matter what the other person says, the relationship is over.

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Synthesizer
Organ
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Recorded At
Echo Park Back House Studios, Echo Park, CA
Release Date
July 7, 2017
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