My new song and video “Walking Away” are about starting anew after being in a toxic relationship for far too long. In the video, my shedding of layers of clothes signifies jettisoning the baggage accumulated from years of abuse and emotional pain. I filmed this video in Kyiv under martial law while I was there filming a documentary about Ukrainian resistance and resilience. We had to do takes between air raid sirens and drone attacks. Some might say that the song has a broader meaning when seen from the context of Ukraine leaving an abusive relationship. The music was recorded in the studio with a live pianist and string quartet in order to portray the intimacy, realism, and importance of the music and lyrics. Please comment and share.
Kelsie Kimberlin – Walking Away (official song release)
Walkin away from this life with you
I gotta start anew, far away from you
Walking into a life where I can be me
I’m gonna be so free, just worryin bout me
Walkin away and I’m travelin light
You won’t think I’m right, but I’ve seen the light
Walking into a different beginning
I feel like singing, that I’m beginning
I don’t know if we just grew apart
Or if we just weren’t right, from the very start
I don’t know if it was just your control
But I just can’t play, that stupid role
I know that it hurts to see me go
Don’t try to talk to me it’s no use
I just want to make sure that you know
That I just can’t take any more abuse
Walking away I leave it all behind
You’re gonna think I’m unkind, leaving you behind
Walkin out so I can be born again
You’re gonna say I’ve sinned, but I’ve been born again.
I don’t know if we just grew apart
Or if we just weren’t right, from the very start
I don’t know if it was just your control
But I just can’t play, that stupid role
Walkin away from this life with you
I gotta start anew, far away from you
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