| Away We Go | |
|---|---|
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| Appears On | The Afterman: Descension |
| Track | 6 |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Written By | Claudio Sanchez Travis Stever |
| Produced By | Coheed and Cambria Michael Birnbaum Chris Bittner |
| Preceded By | Gravity's Union |
| Followed By | Iron Fist |
Away We Go is the sixth song on the 2013 album The Afterman: Descension.
Lyrics[]
She is her own worst enemy
Her heart a landmine calamity
Waiting for someone to set her off
Morse code a clicking out an SOS
Life raft releasing her last breath
Tonight she's going to drown
Without me, will she reach the great beyond?
Believe me, take my word, I'll never break your heart...
And away we go
My little Jersey girl
If we could escape this innocence
Trapped between the fears and the words we kept
We'll live out our later years
Here in our dreams, we'll reach a great beyond.
Believe me, take my word, I'll never break your heart...
And away we go
Sinking in this beautiful undertow, together with you
We're giving up
You can leave what little we believe
Our flaw, discard, come give me what I need
My thoughts won't go away, you are my holiday
Together we'll receive and reach that great beyond
Believe me, take my word, I'll never break your heart...
And away we go
My little Jersey girl
Meaning[]
In the coffee-table book published with some of the Special Editions, Claudio gave insight into how he came up with each track on the album. For this track, he wrote:
"This track is a reflection of when my wife and I met and the events that ensued. This was before text messages and Skype, so, after meeting once, we spent months talking on the phone and emailing while I was touring and overseas. Our first actual “date” was in Asbury Park, NJ, where she and a friend drove 17 hours so we could see each other. I'll confess to you now that I actually cancelled a show we had at the time so that she and I could have another day together; telling our booking agent at the time that I was sick—When he saw us having breakfast at a diner, he knew. It was a childish move, yes, but things happen for a reason. This is a pure, honest love song about all the places we've gone and all that we have left to go."