I swapped my innocence for pride Crushed 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 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
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 I'm not cold, I am old, at least as old as you are Lalalalalala...
And as you walk away, and as you walk away And as you walk away my headstone crumbles down And as you walk away the Hollywood wind's a howl And as you walk away the Kremlin's falling And as you walk away Radio 4 is static As you walk away, as you walk away, as you walk away
The stab of stiletto on a silent night, Stalin smiles, Hitler laughs, Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back...