I swapped my innocence for pride 

Crushed the end within my stride 

Said 'I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver" 

I love the sound of 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 



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 



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 

Mascara bleeds into my eye 

I'm not cold 

I am old 

At least as old as you are 

As you walk away 



And as you walk away 

My headstone crumbles down 

As you walk away 

The Hollywood wind's a howl 

As you walk away 

The Kremlin's falling 

As you walk away 

Radio 4 is static 

As you walk away 



The stab of stiletto 

On a silent night 

Stalin smiles 

Hitler laughs 

Churchill claps 

Mao Tse-Tung 

On the back