The second single, and the title track, which earned a video, released September 22 2016. The song is a slow burner, with the beat resembling a heartbeat. “When the walls come down” is a saying usually relating to some emotional turmoil, and Caleb’s lyrics seem to trace a tortured path through heart...
[Verse 1]
I can't get there on my own
You can't leave me here alone
I’m just trying to do what’s right
Oh a man ain't a man 'less he's fought the fight
I could never point you out
Waste of space in a faceless crowd
Tell me what I have to say
If you know what’s right, then you’ll walk away
[Chorus]
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
[Verse 2]
One by one I've seen em fall
Some just don’t show up at all
I’m just here to fight the fire
Oh a man ain’t a man 'less he has desire
[Chorus]
And the walls come down
And the walls come down
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
[Bridge]
You tore out my heart
And you threw it away
The western girl with eastern eyes
Took a wrong turn and found surprise awaits
Now there’s nothing in the way
In the way
In the way
In the way
[Chorus]
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
[Outro]
You tore out my heart
You threw it away
The western girl with eastern eyes
Took a wrong turn and found surprise awaits
Now there’s nothing in the way
In the way
In the way
In the way
WALLS was written by Caleb Followill & Jared Followill & Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill.
WALLS was produced by Markus Dravs.
Kings of Leon released WALLS on Fri Sep 23 2016.
“Western girl” refers to a girl who is from the western hemisphere of the world. The western hemisphere includes parts of western Europe, West Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America. The eastern hemisphere includes, China, Japan, India, The Middle East, Russia, Thailand and Australia, to n...
He just said things that nobody had ever said to us. Like, ‘I don’t like that song, that’s not good, we can move on from that.’ He’d be like, ‘OK, now play it like the Sex Pistols.’ And then you’ve turned a slow song into a fast one.