Walk Away
The Eggs Lyrics


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I'm slain
Feeling strange
Get on
And get it wrong

I feel
On the windowsill
Look through
As time stands still

I walk alone
Fall down to me
You stand and watch
Falling down
And I'm always walking, always walking away
Away

Unreal
Street seal
Sideways
To what you mean

Feel right
And so do you
We walk along
Then we get it wrong

I walk alone
Fall down to me
You stand and watch
Falling down




And I'm always walking, always walking away
Away

Overall Meaning

The Eggs's song "Walk Away" is a poignant ode to the feeling of being lost and disconnected from others, even as one strives to engage with the world around them. The opening lines, "I'm slain, feeling strange, get on, and get it wrong" evoke a sense of numbness and disorientation, as if the singer has been wounded and is struggling to find their way. They continue to describe their outsider status, gazing out of a window as others carry on with their lives, frozen in time as the singer walks alone.


The following verse shifts the perspective, offering a glimpse into the singer's relationship with another person who shares their sense of misfit-ness. "Feel right, and so do you, we walk along, then we get it wrong" suggests a shared struggle to connect with the world, even as the two of them attempt to navigate it together. The repeated refrain of "and I'm always walking, always walking away" underscores the song's central theme of disconnection, of feeling like an outsider even when among others.


Overall, "Walk Away" is a hauntingly beautiful and relatable exploration of the human experience of loneliness and disconnection, set to a hypnotic, dreamy melody.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm slain
I am defeated or overwhelmed by something


Feeling strange
Experiencing an unusual or uncomfortable sensation or emotion


Get on
Continue or move forward despite challenges or difficulties


And get it wrong
Make a mistake or fail to achieve the intended outcome


I feel
Experiencing an emotion or sensation


On the windowsill
Located or standing on the narrow ledge beneath a window


Look through
Peer or gaze through something


As time stands still
The sensation of time appearing to stop, slow down or become static


I walk alone
Travel by oneself, without companionship


Fall down to me
Lose stability or balance and collapse towards me


You stand and watch
Observe quietly without intervening or assisting


Falling down
Losing balance or stability and collapsing


And I'm always walking, always walking away
Continually engaging in a pattern of leaving or separating oneself from something or someone else


Unreal
Surreal or difficult to believe or comprehend


Street seal
Secure or mark with a stamp or emblem, often on a municipal street


Sideways
Laterally or horizontally in relation to something else


To what you mean
Awaiting further explanation or clarification of your intention or message


Feel right
Experience a sense of correctness or affirmation


And so do you
Asserting or acknowledging that you experience similar feelings or sensations


We walk along
Move forward together, side by side


Then we get it wrong
Experience or encounter failure, error or unintended consequences


Away
Indicates a movement or distance from something or someone else




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