They quickly made a name for themselves throughout the Midwest, including headlining gigs at renown Chicago venues Metro, House of Blues and Double Door. The band routinely opened for national acts such as Mudvayne, In This Moment, Soil and Powerman 5000.
In 2006, the single "It's Over" from their debut album "Going Forward Looking Back" received strong radio play including being put into full rotation on XM Radio Squizz Channel 48 (Now SiriusXM Octane). The video for the song has amassed over 20,000 views on YouTube and received airplay in the summer of 2006 on CBS TV's Morning show in the "Living Room Live Contest" where the band placed 2nd from over 10,000 submissions.
After years of non stop work the band slowed down and took time off to pursue other interests. Occasional shows and single releases would follow from 2007 to 2014.
In December of 2015 the band returned to full strength. Rounding out the line up is the return of Jason Angone on drums (2005 to 2011) and original second guitarist Kevin James (1995) along with newcomer John Partipilo on bass. To mark the groups return the new album "Into the Storm" was released on January 15th. This album contains all the tracks recorded from 2007 up to 2014.
The band will be hitting the studio to record brand new material in in early 2016...
Walk Away
Ditchwater Lyrics
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You leave a trail of tears wherever you go.
One of us will hold you, the other one won't.
But I could never share your love or leave it behind.
Break his heart, not mine.
Do you remember tender moments we shared? How could this true affection vanish into thin air? He's not worth the trouble, baby; he's just a waste of your time.
Oh, break his heart, not mine.
Don't you walk away, You know you're gonna miss me.
You're gonna miss me, You're gonna miss my love.
So don't you walk away, Don't you walk away, walk away.
Don't you walk away, walk away.
So I'll be waiting in the backroom, baby, when you kiss him goodbye.
Oh, break his heart not mine, but...
Chorus
Don't you walk away, walk away.
Oh don't you walk away.
I know you're gonna miss my love.
Don't you walk away, walk away.
Don't you walk away.
You're gonna miss my love.
Don't you walk away, walk away.
The lyrics to Ditchwater's song Walk Away appear to be about a love triangle, where one person is torn between two lovers who both want them for themselves. The opening line, "You leave a trail of tears wherever you go," suggests that the person is causing emotional pain to those around them. The next line, "One of us will hold you, the other one won't," implies that there are two people vying for this person's affection, and one person is willing to let them go while the other is not.
The singer then declares that they could never share this person's love or leave it behind, and instead urges them to "break his heart, not mine." This could be seen as selfish, as the singer is basically asking the person to hurt one of their lovers instead of letting them go completely. They remind the person of the "tender moments" they shared and question how this affection could disappear. They also declare that the other lover is not worth the trouble, and that they are just a "waste of your time."
The chorus serves as a plea for the person not to walk away, as the singer knows that they will miss their love. They declare that they will be waiting in the backroom when the person kisses the other lover goodbye, but again ask them not to break their heart. Overall, the lyrics seem to be about the complexities of love and relationships, and the pain that can be caused when one person is torn between two others.
Line by Line Meaning
You leave a trail of tears wherever you go.
Everywhere you go, you hurt people emotionally and they end up crying.
One of us will hold you, the other one won't.
Only one of us will give you the affection you seek, the other won't.
But I could never share your love or leave it behind.
I can't bear to share the love we have or to let it go.
Break his heart, not mine.
If you have to choose someone to break their heart, choose him, not me.
Do you remember tender moments we shared? How could this true affection vanish into thin air? He's not worth the trouble, baby; he's just a waste of your time.
Do you remember the moments we shared and how much we loved each other? How could that love just disappear? He's not worth your time or energy, he's just a bad investment.
Oh, break his heart, not mine.
I beg of you, please don't break my heart, break his instead.
Don't you walk away, You know you're gonna miss me.
Don't walk away, because you know you'll regret losing me.
You're gonna miss me, You're gonna miss my love.
You might not realize it now, but you'll miss me and the love I have for you.
So don't you walk away, Don't you walk away, walk away.
Please don't leave me, don't walk away.
So I'll be waiting in the backroom, baby, when you kiss him goodbye.
I'll be waiting for you when you're done with him and ready to come back to me.
Oh, break his heart not mine, but...
Please don't break my heart, but if you have to, break his instead.
Don't you walk away, walk away.
Please don't leave me, don't walk away.
Oh don't you walk away.
Please don't leave me, I can't bear to lose you.
I know you're gonna miss my love.
You might not realize it now, but you'll miss the love I have for you.
Don't you walk away, walk away.
Please don't go, don't walk away.
Don't you walk away.
Please stay with me, I can't bear to lose you.
You're gonna miss my love.
You'll realize one day how much my love meant to you.
Don't you walk away, walk away.
Please don't leave me, don't walk away.
Contributed by Sophie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.