1. Toronto was a Cana… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist under this name:
1. Toronto was a Canadian rock band from the late seventies and early eighties who have been compared to Heart and Pat Benatar. They were formed in the late 1970s in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when singer Annie "Holly" Woods met guitarist Brian Allen. The band's constantly shifting line-up was originally augmented by guitarist/backing vocalist Sharon Alton, keyboardist Scott Kreyer, bassist Nick Costello, and drummer Jimmy Fox.
Their first album, Lookin' for Trouble, was released in 1980, and the title track was a Top 40 hit in Canada. Head On (1981) followed , after which Costello and Fox left the band to be replaced by Gary LaLonde (later of Honeymoon Suite) and Barry Connors (later of Coney Hatch).
This sextet recorded Get It On Credit (1982), with Your Daddy Don't Know perhaps being their best known hit on the 1982 album. Lalonde was then replaced by Mike Gingrich for 1983's Girls' Night Out. This album also received attention, as did the band's Greatest Hits album of 1984.
There were subsequently several exits and entrances in 1984/85, with founding members Allen and Alton leaving, along with drummer Connors. They were replaced by Marty Walsh (guitars), Daryl Alvara (guitars) and Paul Hanna (drums), and the band rechristened themselves Toronto & Holly Woods. In 1985, the re-vamped sextet released their final album, Assault & Flattery. It featured the single New Romance, written by Holly Knight and Anton Fig.
2005 saw Toronto play at Voyageur Days Festival in Mattawa, Ontario, Canada (near North Bay) with other Canadian classic rockers Moxy, Chilliwack, Trooper, Goddo, Killer Dwarfs and Ray Lyell for the 30th anniversary of the release of the debut album by the band Moxy.
2. Toronto is a rock band from Poland, created in 1997 by brothers Sławek and Darek Załeńscy.
3. Toronto is an artist credited for the song Electric Tooth Brush on the Jet Set Radio soundtrack.
Don't Walk Away
Toronto Lyrics
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Got my finger on the reset
Can't get you on the telephone
I think about my weakness
You got me going sleepless
I don't wanna spend the night alone
Don't walk away
Ever since I've known you
Been waiting for this moment
I'm standing in the danger zone
Can't hold it any longer
I thought that I'd be stronger
Can't wait to get you all alone
Don't walk away
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
I've been trying hard to say it
It'll be alright
Yeah, I think we're gonna make it
But we gotta try, yeah we gotta try
Now it should be easy
You got me where you want me
Don't make me wait another day
Don't walk away
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
The lyrics of Toronto's "Don't Walk Away" seem to be about a person who is losing grip of a certain situation but is afraid of being alone. The first verse talks about the person feeling like they are losing touch with someone, possibly a lover or a friend, as they cannot reach them over the phone. The person is experiencing a sleepless night and does not want to be left alone. The chorus then hits the listeners with a raw plea - "Don't walk away."
The second verse seems to suggest that the person has been anticipating this moment for some time - "Ever since I've known you, Been waiting for this moment" - and, instead of pushing the other person away, wants to confront their fears of losing them. The person is tired of holding back and waiting and finds strength in the possibility of being with the one they love, which is why they cannot hold it any longer.
The bridge of the song is an affirmation that things will be okay as long as they try - "Yeah, I think we're gonna make it, But we gotta try, yeah we gotta try." The person is ready to overcome their doubts and wants the other person to do the same. The last verse emphasizes the urgency of the situation and the fear of losing the person - "You got me where you want me, Don't make me wait another day" - and ends with the chorus as a compelling final plea to the person to stay.
Line by Line Meaning
They're going off the deep end
The situation is becoming too complicated
Got my finger on the reset
Ready to reset everything and start over
Can't get you on the telephone
Unable to communicate with you
I think about my weakness
Reflecting on shortcomings and shortcomings in the relationship
You got me going sleepless
Unable to sleep due to thoughts of you
I don't wanna spend the night alone
Don't want to be alone at night without you
Don't walk away
Please don't leave me
Ever since I've known you
From the moment I met you
Been waiting for this moment
Longing for this moment to spend time alone
I'm standing in the danger zone
Taking a risk by confessing feelings
Can't hold it any longer
Can't keep feelings hidden any longer
I thought that I'd be stronger
Expected to be able to handle the situation better
Can't wait to get you all alone
Eager to spend private time with you
I've been trying hard to say it
Struggling to confess feelings
It'll be alright
Everything will be okay
Yeah, I think we're gonna make it
I believe we can work through our problems
But we gotta try, yeah we gotta try
But we need to make an effort
Now it should be easy
Confessing feelings should be simple now
You got me where you want me
You have control over my feelings
Don't make me wait another day
Don't delay this any longer
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
Please don't leave me
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
Please don't leave me
Don't walk away, yeah yeah
Please don't leave me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRIAN RAYMOND ALLEN, JAMES DOUGLAS VALLANCE, SCOTT KREYER
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