"Away We Go"

"Away We Go" is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the sixth track on their 2013 album The Afterman: Descension. A demo version of the song was released on The Afterman: Descension (Big Beige Demos) album.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] She is her own worst enemy Her heart, a landmine calamity Waiting for someone to set her off

Morse code a-clicking out an SOS Life raft releasing her last breath Tonight, she's gonna drown

[Chorus] Without me Will she reach the great beyond? Believe me, take my word I'll never break your heart...

And away we go Ho-ho, ha! My little Jersey girl

[Verse 2] If we could escape this innocence Trapped between the fear And the words we kept We'll live out our later years

[Chorus] Here, in our dreams We'll reach a great beyond Believe me, take my word I'll never break your heart...

And away we go

[Bridge] Sinking in this beautiful undertow Together, with you

We're giving up You can leave what little you believe Our flaw, discard Come give me what I need

My thoughts won't go away You are my holiday

[Chorus] Together, we'll receive And reach that great beyond Believe me, take my word I'll never break your heart...

And away we go, my little Jersey girl My little Jersey girl My little Jersey girl, fly, and away we go

Story Context
"" The first verse is obviously how Sirius views Meri ("She is her own worst enemy / Her heart, a landmine calamity / Waiting for someone to set her off")—she's a firecracker; stubborn, and harsh even to herself. In the following lines, he implies he understands she's going to die. Then, in the chorus, we get a foreshadow from Sirius. He wonders if she will be able to navigate the complexities of the Keywork without his guidance. If he goes with her, he can lead her to the great beyond he's seen. He won't let her, in her state of woe and stubbornness, be stuck in The Mono. The line, "My little Jersey girl," refers to Meri's hometown of Jersey City on Planet Hetricus, where the two met.

In the second verse we again see Sirius reliving an innocent time during their first moments together and wondering if they only stayed there would they be able to have continued living to old age? And then in the bridge, Sirius, knowing they can never be together that way again, he just wants to stay in his head and live forever in that moment with her.

In the story this entire section is told from Meri's perspective and the ending line ("away we go") is the last line in the chapter too, when she lets go, and passes on.

Background
Sanchez wrote that this song is inspired by how he and his wife pursued a relationship and how it bloomed. He said, "we spent months talking on the phone and emailing while I was touring and overseas." He even cancelled a show around that time because she drove 17 hours with a friend just to see him. It's a song that illustrates young love.