Song Details
Walk Away
  • Track #9 from ¡TRÉ!
  • Released 2012
    Green Day has played this song live 1 time
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    Song Meaning
    The narrator shows that he knows when to give in, and when to let his guard down. This could be in reference to a spouse vs. spouse argument, or just a long-lost cause. He knows that the pain will pass, that "it's really not worth the fight." The narrator also mentions that coming into an argument thinking oneself/one's opinion is "bigger" only makes for a harder fall in the end. The most insightful lines in the song, by far: "Did you win? / Or, maybe did you lose? / Now you're gonna lick your wounds, anyway / When it comes back to you."
    Lyrics
    This time
    I gotta put my guard down
    Pick myself up off the ground
    And take the pain

    It’ll pass
    The swelling never really lasts
    But the scar remains
    Remind me that I’m still living

    Well, it’s not too late
    And it’s really not worth the fight
    No one’s right
    Well, it’s time to walk away

    Walk away

    Well, the bigger that you come
    The harder you’re gonna fall
    Walk away

    Did you win?
    Or maybe, did you lose?
    Now you’re gonna lick your wounds, anyway
    When it comes back to you

    When you fall
    You’re gonna need a parachute
    Or, a used pair of shoes to go
    And walk away

    Well, it’s not too late
    And it’s really not worth the fight
    No one’s right
    Well, it’s time to walk away

    Walk away

    Well, the bigger that you come
    The harder you’re gonna fall
    Walk away

    And the bigger that you come
    The harder you’re gonna fall
    Walk away

    Walk away
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