Walk Like You is the opening track from the 2014 James album La Petite Mort.
The song is often described about “children being taught not to follow in their parents’ footsteps and make the same mistakes.”
Tim said much of the inspiration of the lyrics came from being present at the birth of his son Luka.
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You know more than you think you know,
This universe is in your eyes,
Inside the galaxies collide.
Which parent told you that you're slow?
My absent dad, my mum's control,
Schooled me to be a worker drone.
So this is it,
A life on earth,
We're made of stars,
We're made of dirt,
Unconsciousness,
We disconnect,
Tone deaf to calling.
We learn to walk like you,
Talk like you,
Oo-be-do,
Think like you,
Whine like you,
Love like you in pieces.
You know more than you think you know,
Your DNA is pulsed by stars,
Reveal the cogs that wheel the show.
So this is it,
A universe of birth and death,
Love and neglect,
But we forget,
Dad's off on tour or in a meeting.
We will not walk like you,
Talk like you,
Oo-be-do,
Fight like you,
Screwed like you,
Break like you,
In pieces.
This universe is in your eyes,
Inside the galaxies collide.
Which parent told you that you're slow?
My absent dad, my mum's control,
Schooled me to be a worker drone.
So this is it,
A life on earth,
We're made of stars,
We're made of dirt,
Unconsciousness,
We disconnect,
Tone deaf to calling.
We learn to walk like you,
Talk like you,
Oo-be-do,
Think like you,
Whine like you,
Love like you in pieces.
You know more than you think you know,
Your DNA is pulsed by stars,
Reveal the cogs that wheel the show.
So this is it,
A universe of birth and death,
Love and neglect,
But we forget,
Dad's off on tour or in a meeting.
We will not walk like you,
Talk like you,
Oo-be-do,
Fight like you,
Screwed like you,
Break like you,
In pieces.
| Song: | Walk Like You |
| Released: | 2nd June 2014 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | La Petite Mort |
| First Heard Live: | London Camden Electric Ballroom – 28th May 2014 |
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