(Strophe)
I kissed the door goodbye, but hell, I never felt so torn.
Didn't sign up to be a hero, just a man already worn.
They shoved a rifle in my hands, said, "Go stand in the line".
But every mile I marched felt like I left more of me behind.
Nights were cold and loud, sleep was something I once knew.
Got dragged through mud and metal, paid my soul just to pull through.
I saw my brothers breaking, felt the iron on my Skin.
And when they finally let me go, I wasn't who I'd been.
(Refrain)
And I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Till the world around me fades.
Yeah, I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Trying to outrun all these graves.
If there's a place where the pain stops Talking.
I'll crawl or fall or break my way.
I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Just to make the noise go away.
(Strophe)
I made it home in pieces, hoping love could stitch me Right.
But the house was dark and hollow, no warm shadow in the light.
They said she faded slowly, like a whisper losing Breath.
And I stood there like a ghost, staring straight into her death.
Walls were closing in, every memory cut Deep.
So I walked out through the fields, past the fences, past the creek.
Just kept moving with the silence, trying hard to numb the Sound.
Of every choice I couldn't change, buried six feet in the ground.
(Refrain)
And I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Till the world around me fades.
Yeah, I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Trying to outrun all these graves.
If there's a place where the pain stops Talking.
I'll crawl or fall or break my way.
I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Just to make the noise go away.
(Strophe)
And somewhere out in nowhere I dropped down to my knees.
Let the weight of all the years finally crush the rest of me.
Tears I never learned to cry came burning through the night.
And I broke for the first time in my life.
(Refrain)
And I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Till the world around me fades.
Yeah, I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Trying to outrun all these graves.
If there's a place where the pain stops Talking.
I'll crawl or fall or break my way.
I keep walking, walking, Walking.
Just to make the noise go away.