lyrics project

Tears & Walk Away
Artist: The Script
Song: The end where I begin
Album: The Script
Model: Erin (& Rich)
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire UK

Notes:-
As I love lyrics and vocals this song had to be included. It’s about the circular ups and downs of life. When things feel down, they really feel down but then there’s the high again. The only certainty is, a downer will follow along again, sooner or later. To me, the song has a much more personal edge to it. It reflects the death of my Dad and the futile attempts I’ve made to come to terms with it, to try to reason with myself and understand my feelings. Eventually, “Tears say all there is to say” – it doesn’t need any more thought or explanation. It really is that easy. I’m sad about it and it upsets me. I’ve learned to package my feelings away as I guess anyone who’s lost someone they love does but sometimes, when I’m on my own, I let my tears do the talking.

With this photograph I wanted the model to really cry as I thought it’d be more believable and she did. I wanted to shoot it outside too, on a suburban street, as anyone who has felt this also knows that emotions can overtake you anywhere and at any time. The location makes the outpouring less private and more uncontrolled. I picked Ezzie to model to illustrate this is not age related and we never know why people act in ways we don’t understand…unless we dig a little…

The second image was taken at the same time. The reason I’ve included the second line is that it also applies to me but for different reasons. It’s beautifully simple but I know from experience almost always so difficult to do. At times I’ve been in situations and relationships where I know the right thing to do is to walk away but found it hard to carry it through. My normal reaction is to talk, to understand but sometimes, as I’ve now learned, the right thing to do is to just turn and walk.

The image suggests a ruined relationship. I’ve spent endless hours trying to understand what went wrong and why, when I should have just let it go and tried to get on with re-building my life as soon as I knew it’d gone. The photo’s a public walking away from the problem. Its simplistic depiction deliberate, just walk and keep walking down the road, no matter the protestations, don’t look back. If only I’d known this when I was 21 (or even 37!)

Tears & Walk Away
Artist: The Script
Song: The end where I begin
Album: The Script
Model: Erin (& Rich)
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire UK

Notes:-
As I love lyrics and vocals this song had to be included. It’s about the circular ups and downs of life. When things feel down, they really feel down but then there’s the high again. The only certainty is, a downer will follow along again, sooner or later. To me, the song has a much more personal edge to it. It reflects the death of my Dad and the futile attempts I’ve made to come to terms with it, to try to reason with myself and understand my feelings. Eventually, “Tears say all there is to say” – it doesn’t need any more thought or explanation. It really is that easy. I’m sad about it and it upsets me. I’ve learned to package my feelings away as I guess anyone who’s lost someone they love does but sometimes, when I’m on my own, I let my tears do the talking.

With this photograph I wanted the model to really cry as I thought it’d be more believable and she did. I wanted to shoot it outside too, on a suburban street, as anyone who has felt this also knows that emotions can overtake you anywhere and at any time. The location makes the outpouring less private and more uncontrolled. I picked Ezzie to model to illustrate this is not age related and we never know why people act in ways we don’t understand…unless we dig a little…

The second image was taken at the same time. The reason I’ve included the second line is that it also applies to me but for different reasons. It’s beautifully simple but I know from experience almost always so difficult to do. At times I’ve been in situations and relationships where I know the right thing to do is to walk away but found it hard to carry it through. My normal reaction is to talk, to understand but sometimes, as I’ve now learned, the right thing to do is to just turn and walk.

The image suggests a ruined relationship. I’ve spent endless hours trying to understand what went wrong and why, when I should have just let it go and tried to get on with re-building my life as soon as I knew it’d gone. The photo’s a public walking away from the problem. Its simplistic depiction deliberate, just walk and keep walking down the road, no matter the protestations, don’t look back. If only I’d known this when I was 21 (or even 37!)