"Walk Away" Franz Ferdinand

I was driving around today, the hazy California Sun setting in my mirrors... I had my ipod set on random... just because I've been in a random mood today, and this song came on.

Franz Ferdinand "Walk Away"*

*I really wanted to put a video here, but youtube disabled it for this song =(

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, 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 Won'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 Don't you walk away
Why don't you walk away? Why don't you walk away?
Why don't you walk away? Hey
mmmmm

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
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

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 As you walk away
Radio Four 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 stiletto On a silent night
Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
Churchill claps Mao Zedong on the back

I know the song... well enough in fact to sing along with it, but it's funny how when you are currently living through a situation... how songs that were somewhat meaningless to you before become such a great medium for being able to express what's unsaid, unseen, and many times unheard. The very first verse just hit me...

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, 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

"Said I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver" This can sum up my newest life lesson... 10 words. 10 words!

It was just a powerful lesson for me to learn... I guess to know that walking away from someone or something can make me stronger. I find myself getting caught up in these situations where I feel that leaving shows weakness, when in some ways walking away takes a lot more than staying put.

Like the start of the 2nd verse...

I cannot turn to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever

Overall I think this song is amazing, even more so when I sit here and listen to it over and over as I write this...
If you don't know the song here is the link to the music video on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qII2RBVcEKQ

(Ok, so I've never actually watched this video... but if you just want to hear the song this will have to suffice, lol)

I love the sound of you walking away....