I swapped my innocence for pride
Crushed the end within my stride
Said ´I´m strong now I know that I´m a leaver"
I love the sound of you walking away
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear
And I am cold
Yes I´m cold
But not as cold as you are
I love the sound of you walking away

Why don´t you walk away?
No buildings will fall down
Why don´t you walk away?
No quake will split the ground
Why don´t you walk away?
The sun won´t swallow the sky
Why don´t you walk away?
Statues will not cry

I cannot turn to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
And love the sound of you walking away
Mascara bleeds into my eye
I´m not cold
I am old
At least as old as you are
As you walk away

And as you walk away
My headstone crumbles down
As you walk away
The Hollywood wind´s a howl
As you walk away
The Kremlin´s falling
As you walk away
Radio 4 is static
As you walk away

The stab of stiletto
On a silent night
Stalin smiles
Hitler laughs
Churchill claps
Mao Tse-Tung
On the back