Foo Fighters: Walk Meaning

Song Released: 2011

Walk Lyrics

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.

I'm learning to walk again.
I believe I've waited long enough;
Where do I begin?
I'm...

1. anonymous

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   Mar 12th 2012 !⃝

   To break it all down: its about rebirth and change for the better.
2. anonymous

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   Jan 27th 2012 !⃝

   Reincarnation, perhaps?
3. anonymous

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   Dec 12th 2011 !⃝

   This entire music video was based off of the movie: FALLING DOWN. I highly recomend you watch it, the movie was phenominal. As for the song, its about how one realises a new state of mind and enjoys freedom.
4. anonymous

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   Nov 24th 2011 !⃝

   I'm on my knees praying for a sign....
   I never want to die....
   Dancing on my grave....
   
   This sounds like a person who has been close to death....maybe considered suicide.... People who are never close to or consider death..... dont shout out "I never want to die" and are happy to dance on a place where they could be buried... A grave is only dug for someone who is believed to be dead.... A person dancing on his grave.... has survived a moment when the gravedigger thought he was a gonner.....He is not dancing with joy on someone else's grave.... Happy that that person is dead..... He is dancing on his grave..... Happy to be alive..... forever
   
   Sounds a bit like a spiritual awakening.... rebirth.... William James's "Conversion" Shedding the old ways.... "learning to walk again" "Learning to talk again" And aware that he has gone through a period of change...maybe introspection.... "I believe Ive waited long enough....." suggests an awareness of working through change....
   
   On my knees praying for a sign...... That is prayer and faith...
   
   Great song
5. anonymous

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   Nov 21st 2011 !⃝

   he said he got the name and idea for the song from watching his daughter walk for the first time. Sometimes artists piece songs together from different things that don't necessarily have to do with one another.
6. anonymous

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   Oct 2nd 2011 !⃝

   if you watch the video its a play off the movie falling down starring michael douglas. the movie is about a guy who flips out after becoming fed up with society so that probably probably has something to do with the songs meaning.
7. anonymous

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   Sep 14th 2011 !⃝

   Recently I have gone through a breakup of a two year relationship, and this song (to me) symbolizes the late night phone calls trying to work, saying how we're going to fix things, "getting a good start over" and trying to move past everything and start over, like a child "learning to walk again". And trying to figure out where to even start trying to work it out again.
8. anonymous

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   Sep 14th 2011 !⃝

   Recently I have gone through a breakup of a two year relationship, and this song (to me) symbolizes the late night phone calls trying to work, saying how we're going to fix things, "getting a good start over" and trying to move past everything and start over, like a child "learning to walk again".
9. anonymous

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   Aug 5th 2011 !⃝

   As others have said, I believe it is a nod to someone important in his life and restarting the relationship with that person after losing his way. This song could be about his relationship with his daughter as he spoke about spending the day with her before playing the song at the KROQ Weenie Roast. As a parent you can only imagine missing portions of your kids life as you go on the road for stretches and then come home to remember what you've been missing. He's "getting good at starting over" when he comes home from being on tour.
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    Jul 12th 2011 !⃝

    It is taking to Kurt
11. anonymous

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    Jul 7th 2011 !⃝

    I thought it might be a nod to Kurt, saying he is at peace with losing him... but what do I know?
12. anonymous

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    Jul 6th 2011 !⃝

    the more times i listen to this song the more i believe that dave grohl is talking about his relationship to jesus who is the 'signal in the distance' he talks about at the start of the song, and the'still inside a whisper in a riot' etc. referring to everyday fast paced life and how jesus' message is missed and ignored by so many.
    he talks about his addictions or temptations as death and Jesus as life or his liberator from these addictions... 'set me free again...''im on my knees praying for a sign...', later he says: im dancing on my grave, running through the fire (hell) referring to him now having power over his addictions and temptations(death).
    the one i love the most 'we built these paper mountains' he might be talking about his younger years when he thought he had it all worked out, but obviously paper mountains do not have strong foundations, and they eventually burned down.
    i love these lyrics, i think dave grohl is a christian, he was wearing a cross at pinkpop concert... fair sign!

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
13. anonymous

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    Jul 6th 2011 !⃝

    The below quoted lyrics are the key to the meaning of this song. The chorus obviously supports whateer the message it here...
    
    "Do you remember the day
    We built these paper mountains
    And sat and watched them burn
    I think I found my place
    Can't you feel it growing stronger
    Little conquerors"
14. anonymous

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    Jun 28th 2011 !⃝

    I think this song is about how he screwed up, and is still screwing up. However, he wants to - and has tried many times - to fix himself. Then, in the bridge he prays that he can fix what he wants to, and shows how he is not afraid of death, prooving his willingness to do whatever it takes.
    
    I think it kind of relates to the music video, where the video is what he did right before what happens in the song. Totally going against the world before total remorse takes him over.
    
    I might ound rambling, but if you can decipher what I'm talking about, it makes sense.
15. anonymous

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    Jun 17th 2011 !⃝

    Without any doubt this song is about just simply facing the unknown all over again. But making sure you don't forget where you're coming from.

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