This was known as Project Hannatie Boyle hehe....let us know what you think! KCxoxHannah Beth and Katie Coyle - Walk Away
Artists(s): Hannah Beth (vocals) and Katie Coyle (vocals and electric guitar)
Song: Walk Away (03:37)
Genre: Pop rock
Lyrics: Beth, Coyle
Music: Coyle
Recorded: August 2011, Austin, TX
Producer: Katie Coyle
Description
"Walk Away" is the long awaited, and often promised, collaboration from chart topping pop stars Hannah Beth and Katie Coyle. First announced back in May, Coyle and Beth have been waiting to release their joint single for a while now, and are pleased to give it it's first airing in the public domain....but it is far from what could have been expected.
The song begins with the lone strumming of a clean electric guitar, playing a few basic chords, before being joined by a thumping drum beat, as it launches into a quick paced, very upbeat riff. Each of the verses is sung by one of the girls solo, over the same clean riff from the beginning of the song. They alternate verses throughout the song, allowing a sense of variety, originality, and difference between them, as well as a feeling that they have bounced ideas of each other and really worked as a close team to put such a tight sounding single together.
Choruses are sung by both girls in harmony, with the guitar riff being a little rockier, and more obvious drums throughout, which really pumps the message of the song home.
The song ends with a very slow guitar riff on a distorted guitar, and comes to a close with a few single picked notes, returning to the ambient tones one might expect to emanate from the guitar of Katie Coyle.
Hannah Says
"Well, while I wrote my parts for the song, I had to get into a state of mind that would make me wanna say the things I said. Of course given my predicament, it didn't take me long though. The song to me is very personal. It's sort of like 'Break Free' but a little more deeper. It was fun to kind of break out of the 'pop star stereotype' of making the dance, fun, happy songs and make a more personal, thoughtful song. I had a great time recording with Katie and she's a great girl. The song hopefully will be one of those songs where people can be like 'Oh I understand, I'm going through this, I've been through this, It helped me' type songs."
Katie Says
"This song was really really fun to record. For me, playing acoustic songs has always been the norm. My debut album was all about the sullen, dark attitude of ambient acoustic music, so to get the chance to not only break out the electric guitar, but to also record an actual rock song, was so much fun. The lyrics on my part were mostly related to family. I don't want to sound like a moaner and a drama queen again here, but I have no family really, because I had to wash my hands of them. That's what my parts of the song refer to....so the song has a real meaning to me, and hope some fans can relate to that.
Working with Hannah was awesome. When I was asked if I wanted to, I jumped at the chance. We had a real rapport, and a great time recording and writing, and I hope it shines through in this track."
Lyrics
Violet = Katie
Blue = Hannah
Black = Both
I’m…gonna drive it all the way,
Drive away from love and hate
And leave it all today,
I…sense a new day rising,
Rise above my adverse times,
The horizon looks so bright.
Ooh, you really had me fooled,
By the tone of voice you used,
I had really thought that you loved me
But ooh, you won't be able to hurt me no more,
Now that the smoke and mirrors are gone,
I finally learned to cut my ties.
Now I walk away, it seems so easy by myself,
I’ll just walk away, rest my mind, protect my health.
I’ll be myself today, remove my thoughts from what I feel,
Walk away, how can a family feel so unreal?
Cus you...have really opened up my eyes,
A world of promises and love,
That's not even there
Your heart...it seems to have gotten even colder,
How can you ever bear a child,
And not want to hold her?
I…see you’ve been deciding,
Making your decisions based on,
Hate and bitter spite.
We…have a wall dividing,
Where blood should bind it only,
Seems to make us hide.
Now I walk away, it seems so easy by myself,
I’ll just walk away, rest my mind, protect my health.
I’ll be myself today, remove my thoughts from what I feel,
Walk away, how can a family feel so unreal?
So now I've broken free from you once more,
This time is different, It's time to ignore
All the imperfections you see in me,
Every single unrealistic thought and memory
Cos I start anew now...I wanna feel so fresh,
You're nothing to me anymore but bones and flesh,
Those little faults you honed in on deep in me,
Are me...that's all I can say...they're just me.
Now I walk away, it seems so easy by myself,
I’ll just walk away, rest my mind, protect my health.
I’ll be myself today, remove my thoughts from what I feel,
Walk away, how can a family feel so unreal?
Sounds like....Girls singing this
