Walk – English Lyrics

• By: Kwabs
• Album: Love + War

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the inspiring story behind Kwabs' hit song "Walk," a soulful blend of R&B and electropop. Learn how Kwabs' personal journey through foster care shaped this anthem of hope and resilience, and explore the powerful message of self-control and perseverance embedded in its lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to delve into themes of personal growth and overcoming adversity.

[English]

Gotta slow up, gotta shake this high

Gotta take a minute just to ease my mind

'Cause if I don't walk, then I get caught out

And I'll be falling all the way down

100 headlights making me blind

All of your pleasures catching my eye

If I jump once, then I never think twice

But your temptations making me stay another night

And my senses only lie to me, lie to me

I don't know how I feel so raw to me, raw to me

I gotta check myself before I get what I want

Find out it's not what I thought it was

And you know I

Gotta slow up, gotta shake this high

Gotta take a minute just to ease my mind

'Cause if I don't walk, then I get caught out

And I'll be falling all the way down

Turn my head and shut my eyes

Doesn't even matter if I'm wrong or right

'Cause if I don't walk, I keep messing around

And I'll be falling all the way down

...

Tell myself "Leave!", while I'm still strong

"Don't look back!", 'til I'm ten miles gone

And when the road stops, I'm gonna keep on

Until I end up in the place that I belong

But the pressure's pushing me back again

Telling me not to pretend

There isn't any use even trying to get you out my head

So I lift my feet off the ground

And I'm gonna walk right up

Gotta slow up, gotta shake this high

Gotta take a minute just to ease my mind

'Cause if I don't walk, then I get caught out

And I'll be falling all the way down

Turn my head and shut my eyes

Doesn't even matter if I'm wrong or right

'Cause if I don't walk, I keep messing around

And I'll be falling all the way down

Won't get caught in the old fly trap

Run away, run away, never come back

No way I'm going down like that

No, no, run away, run away

Won't get caught in the old fly trap (I can't get caught up again!)

Runaway, runaway, never come back

No way I'm going down like that (no way!)

No, no, runaway, runaway (no, no!)

Gotta slow up, gotta shake this high

Gotta take a minute just to ease my mind

'Cause if I don't walk, then I get caught out

And I'll be falling all the way down

Turn my head and shut my eyes

Doesn't even matter if I'm wrong or right

'Cause if I don't walk, I keep messing around

And I'll be falling all the way down, yeah

I'm gonna walk now

I'm gonna walk now

Yeah, no, no, no

Better walk

Yeah, yeah, no, no, no, no, no

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move or drop downward, often accidentally
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
slow /sloʊ/ A1	adjective - moving or operating at a low speed verb - to reduce speed
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move or cause to move rapidly in opposite directions
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity
catch /kætʃ/ A1	verb - to grasp or take hold of something
temptation /ˌtɛm(p)ˈteɪʃən/ B1	noun - a desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise
pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ A2	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
raw /rɔː/ B1	adjective - in a natural or untreated state
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ A2	noun - the force exerted per unit area
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
headlight /ˈhɛdˌlaɪt/ B1	noun - a powerful light, usually one of a pair, at the front of a motor vehicle
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see
senses /ˈsɛnsɪz/ A2	noun - any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside the body are received and felt
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right place or suitable for a particular group, category, or role