Lyrics to "Walking"

Walking

Walking, straight line, cutting sand
You think you understand her needs
Walking, maybe hand and hand
You think you know just how she bleeds

Torn inside in your head
As she’s moaning
Her chest is rising as she breathes

I can hear what she’s said
As she’s holding
The baby screaming between her knees

And I’m writhing in pain again
Like a man who’s lost his friend
Waving flags are just cycles
Of ignorance we like to follow
The seeds we sow are vain and hollow men

Walking, straight line, cutting sand
You think you know just how she grieves
Walking, maybe just as friends
You think you know what she believes

Pointing a gun to her head
And I’m loading
My hands are shaking like some disease

I can tighten my grip
And she’s choking
She’s falling back down to her knees

And it’s transient thought sublime
Like a shadow, catch the eye
States are puppets with choices
Lock your mind it stops the voices
You may think that you can never cry

And I choke upon the words
For our passions, we must serve
Think again as she turns that face
Postulant with an awkward grace
To falter now would be the cruellest crime

Keep on walking
Keep on walking
Keep on walking
Keep on walking