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Foo Fighters

Walk

Release date: 7th April 2011

From Wasting Light
Track 11
4:17
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Dave Grohl wrote 'Walk' with co-producer Butch Vig, a track built around the cyclical struggle of starting over. The song moves through metaphors of distance and ruin, signal fading, paper mountains burning, before settling into its core refrain: the patient, almost liturgical repetition of learning to walk and talk again. There's no rush in the architecture; each verse earns its ground before the chorus returns to that central question of where to begin. The emotional weight arrives in the final third, where the lyrics shift from metaphor to something more direct and physical. Grohl's voice carries the weight of someone who has waited long enough, who is on their knees but still moving, still refusing to surrender. The song treats survival not as a single moment but as a series of small acts, a whisper building toward something louder. It is a song about the labour of recovery, and it does not make that labour seem easy or quick.

"Walk" is a single by Foo Fighters, from the album Wasting Light, released 7th April 2011. The track is 4:17 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Foo Fighters.

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Lyrics

Walk

A million miles away
Your signal in the distance
To whom it may concern
I think I lost my way
Getting good at starting over
Every time that I return

Learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?

Learning to talk again
Can't you see I've waited long enough?
Where do I begin?

Do you remember the days?
We built these paper mountains
Then sat and watched them burn
I think I found my place
Can't you feel it growing stronger
Little conquerors

Learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?

Learning to talk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?

Now
For the very first time
Don't you pay no mind
Set me free, again
To keep alive, a moment at a time
That's still inside, a whisper to a riot
The sacrifice, the knowing to survive
The first decline, another state of mind

I'm on my knees, I'm praying for a sign
Forever, whenever, I never wanna die
I never wanna die
I never wanna die
I'm on my knees, I never wanna die
I'm dancing on my grave
I'm running through the fire
Forever, whenever
I never wanna die
I never wanna leave
I'll never say goodbye
Forever, whenever
Forever, whenever

Learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?

Learning to talk again
Can't you see I've waited long enough?
Where do I begin?

Learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough

Learning to talk again
Can't you see I've waited long enough?!

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8th April 2011
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    3:22
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    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins
    Producer
    Butch Vig
    Engineer
    James Brown (Engineer), John Lousteau
    Bass
    Nate Mendel
    Drums
    Taylor Hawkins
    Art Direction
    Morning Breath Inc.
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    Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins
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    Morning Breath Inc.
    Lead Vocals
    Dave Grohl
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    Emily Lazar, Joe LaPorta
    Mixing Engineer
    Alan Moulder
    Organ
    Rami Jaffee
    Percussion
    Taylor Hawkins
    Photography
    Morning Breath Inc., Steve Gullick
    Rhythm Guitar
    Dave Grohl, Pat Smear
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