The Yagas
She’s Walking Down
Since The Yagas released their debut single, I’ve been hitting refresh on their song list waiting for anothing song. Well, this week my persistence paid off as ‘She’s Walking Down’ arrived in a flurry of metal-edged guitar riffs, haunting keys, and Vera Famiga’s versatile voice.
The intro is urgent, and this bleeds into the verse, which has chaotic elements in contrast with the tightness of the introduction. The pre-chorus is a pained scream and the chorus is fully angsty, in echo of the lyrics.
The song’s story comes from a repeating nightmare Farmiga had, the song providing the outlet to resolve the story. The video captures this with band footage interspersed with a narrative of the song, hence the lengthy content warning at the start of the video. The final scene is a powerful moment.
Compared to ‘The Crying Room’, this song notches up the loudness scale, trading some of the atmospheric touches for a manifestation of the rage ‘She’s Walking Down’ demands. While very different from each other, you can see how the sounds fit together into a coherent whole.
I’d been reading a lot about child trafficking, which eventually entered my dreamscape. As a way to work out my fear, I decided to write a song where the protagonist from those nightmares turns the tables on her abuser and finally puts an end to everything.
Vera Farmiga
Is it too soon to talk about an album from The Yagas? I’ll get back to refreshing that song list!
She’s Walking Down Video
Watch The Yagas – ‘She’s Walking Down’.
She’s Walking Down Lyrics
She found me, oh my!
Made me his concubine
Can’t find my way back home
Dowry paid I bite my tongue
My god I plead with divine
Ah fuck he’s crushing my spine
He knows I’m still so young
Can’t hold my screams as they come
As they come
I’m screaming. Just heaving
I’m bleeding and [for being]
I’m seething. Repeating
This life it has no meaning
Torment his ministry
I found my dignity
He stripped me down so cool
No more his pleasure tool
Again he tried his fun
This time I grabbed his gun
And now it’s me who’s done
Can’t hold my tears as they come
As they come
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