[Verse 1] When you walk away All of my progress is walking with you And I am still gentle, too... Just ask all my family, it's true When you walk away, the perfume will fade And the reading books are leaving the floor Go on, I won't care about the impressions I made Or nonsense like "eyesight" anymore [Chorus - shortened] I will go back to base I will go back and creep I will dive very deep Just don't come back to the chase I will utter each word in my sleep In a prayer and a weep Go on baby, I'll go back to base [Verse 2] When you walk out the door My soul is leaving something symbolic with me And I am still gentle, see... Just ask my therapist, she'll agree When you walk away, away goes the pride Away go the runs in the park Go on, I'll have no love for myself deep inside Or leaving in music a mark [Chorus] I will go back to base I will go back and creep I will dive very deep Just don't come back to the chase I will utter each word in my sleep In a prayer and a weep Go on baby, I'll go back to base I will go back to base I will go back in fright I'll go back to being full of spite Just don't come back for a taste I will utter each word in the night Like a sickening, nauseous sight Go on baby, I'll go back to base [Bridge] I am not proud of this I don't think it's very smart or pure But my mechanism is To hurt, to love, endure In a year or two, complete Of a therapy so high I will stand upon my feet Just to see you start to fly... Right to me... again... [Chorus] And I will go back to base I will go back and creep I will dive very deep Just don't come back to the chase I will utter each word in my sleep In a prayer and a weep Go on baby, I'll go back to base I will go back to base I will go back in fright I'll go back to being full of spite Just don't come back for a taste I will utter each word in the night Like a sickening, nauseous sight Go on baby, I'll go back to base
