Walk Away

track name: Walk Away
album and band name: from Terra Firma by Our Twilight Pastime

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about: Unlike the song before it on Terra Firma (Slow Death of Time), Walk Away contains a very direct insight into my own life: I did wake up on Christmas Eve 2005 thinking about a dream I had the night before. I started writing the song that day, but I don't believe I finished it until early January 2006.
lyrics: I’ve gone to bed with you stuck in my mind
as I drag my fingertips across my pillow,
trying to find a clear sign that you exist;
but I’ve got no proof besides this yellowed list
of all the things that you’ve given to me:
a couple answers, a few “thanks,”
those tricks I thought I saw up your sleeve
while you kept my eyes on your face,
and you talked to me
like I found your favorite place,
and it’s about time since you’ve been to mine
so frequently these days:

it’s that community
that’s buried deep below our skin,
with that place inside that seems so right
for you to rest in;
so I’m praying that you found it the same.

And that’s why you’re on my mind as it drifts away.

I woke up today on Christmas Eve
and all I was thinking about
was how you told me last night to give up
while I was knocked out (it’s a damn good idea,
without a doubt).
It’s easier said than done, I know, unfortunately;
but I think I stand a chance now
for my body to be free:
with all these bad choices I make desperately
trying to get out of this gutter caging me.
But I feel it deep within myself as I’m staring at the street
that the pavement’s just as high as I’ll get,
regardless of where you’ll be.

And I know now that you think the same,
but I still can’t help but smile
as you walk away.
credits: from Terra Firma, released 01 March 2006
Written and Performed by Mike Goldense
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