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Devin Townsend

Why?

Release date: 28th May 2026

From Empath (Deluxe Edition)
Track 7
4:59
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"Why?" is a track by Devin Townsend, from the album Empath (Deluxe Edition), released 28th May 2026. The track is 4:59 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Why?

Ah-ah, uh-uh
Darling, are you feeling alright?
You look rather pale
And all our friends are
All our friends are watching us
(I wanna go home)

Why run away?
Why, why, why?

Darling are you seeing inside?
The wolves are alive
And all our faith is
All our faith is wrong
Let me go home

But why run away?
Why, why, why?

And all we're feeling
Slowly comes unravelled
And all we're fearing
Comes to pull us under
So why run away?
Why, why, why?

Say yes, I'm alive
Say no, I'm alive
Say yes, I'm alive
Say no, I'm alive

So, we feel so irrelevant
We're rolling televised
Our pride will bolt us to the ground
And the Earth itself will swallow us whole
(We can't think for those who'll suffer)

Darling, are you feeling alright?
Take a look at your fear
And all our fate is
All are faith in all

But why run away? Why?
When we can just walk away
Why, why, why?

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Track details

From Empath (Deluxe Edition)

4:592026
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Album
Empath (Deluxe Edition)
Empath (Deluxe Edition)
Devin Townsend
29th May 2026
Track number
7
Release year
2026
  1. 1Castaway
    2:29
  2. 2Genesis
    6:06
  3. 3Spirits Will Collide
    4:40
  4. 4Evermore
    5:30

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