If I Walk Away
The Wreckage Lyrics
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Just to love
Sometimes it's over before it starts
Maybe this time just save us now
Maybe I'll die as all run out
If I walk away again
Goodbye for now it's forever
I'll never love you again
Never again
Memories chasing me
They would let us go now
Then is so hard to believe
Where we work then
Look at us now
Now I remember when you fell for me
Now just falling down
And maybe I'll die as all burned down
If I walk away again
Goodbye for now it's forever
I'll never look back
I'll never love you again
If I walk away again
Maybe every promise was broken
I'll never look back
I'll never love you again
Never again
Now your love is dead to me
Like every word to send to me
Lift me up, turn me down
Here we go, round around
All this time was wasting
Every moment pleased together
We falling apart
Sometimes it's not enough
Just to love
Sometimes it's over before it starts
If I walk away again
Goodbye for now it's forever
I'll never look back
I'll never love you again
If I walk away again
Maybe every promise was broken
I'll never look back
I'll never love you again
Never again
Never again
I'll never look back
I'll never love you again
Never again
The lyrics of The Wreckage's song "If I Walk Away" reflect the feelings of someone who is torn between their love for a person and the realization that it may not be enough to sustain a relationship. The first verse suggests that just loving someone is not always enough to make a relationship work, and it may end before it even starts. The singer wonders whether this time, they should salvage the relationship before it's too late, or whether they should just walk away and let it end.
The second verse reflects the memories chasing the singer of when the relationship started, and how things are different now. The singer seems to have lost their love for the other person and every promise made appears to be broken. The chorus repeats the singer's intention of never looking back, and never loving the person again. This finality in the lyrics suggests that the decision has already been made, and the singer is at peace with their choice.
Overall, "If I Walk Away" portrays the emotions of someone who is trying to come to terms with the fact that love alone may not be enough to make a relationship work, and sometimes, it's better to just let go.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes it's not enough
Love is not always enough to make a relationship work
Just to love
The act of loving someone, by itself, is not enough to make a relationship last
Sometimes it's over before it starts
Some relationships are doomed from the start
Maybe this time just save us now
Perhaps this time, we can save our relationship
Maybe I'll die as all run out
There's a chance that I will give up on our relationship completely
If I walk away again
If I end the relationship one more time
Goodbye for now it's forever
If I leave this time, it's for good
I'll never look back
I won't dwell on the past
I'll never love you again
I won't feel the same way about you
Memories chasing me
I can't escape the memories of our relationship
They would let us go now
I wish those memories would just leave us alone
Then is so hard to believe
It's difficult to remember how things used to be
Where we work then
The place we used to work together
Look at us now
We've fallen so far from where we used to be
Now I remember when you fell for me
I recall the moment when you first loved me
Now just falling down
Now we're falling apart
And maybe I'll die as all burned down
Perhaps I will give up completely after feeling so hurt and disappointed
Maybe every promise was broken
Perhaps every promise we made to each other was broken
Now your love is dead to me
I no longer feel any love from you
Like every word to send to me
The words you say to me are meaningless
Lift me up, turn me down
You give me hope, then squash it
Here we go, round around
Our relationship is cyclical and predictable
All this time was wasting
All the time we spent together was a waste
Every moment pleased together
We used to be so happy together
We falling apart
Our relationship is falling apart
Never again
I will never go back to loving you
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