We Keep Walking (The Crossing)

We Keep Walking is a musical exploration of a single photograph, reflecting on movement, displacement, and the search for a place to belong. Each version presents a different musical mood perspective of the same moment, shaped through sound and words. This version reflects tension and risk, the most uncertain part of the journey, yet shows determination. 🎧 Full EP: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/itsaboonething/we-keep-walking?ref=release 📺 Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCE6D_mJp6F8MjKFa_roQOzY7vNHTvzs 📖 Story behind the project: https://substack.com/home/post/p-195255191 Lyrics: Sirens in the night, fire in the street Shadows at the door, boots on broken concrete Names on a list that we never chose Ash in the wind where our home once rose Empty streets, a deafening silence Learned the hard way not to ask why When the walls start closing in Leaving’s not a choice, it’s forced Miles in the dark with no place to rest You count every breath in your chest Waves around us, in us, over us Waves of the ocean, waves of us Borders are human, so is what we’ve seen Like ghosts we escape, we slip in between Every step just circumstance Held together by fragile chance We keep walking Even when the road is gone We keep walking Like we’ve always known No one waiting No place to claim Still we carry on through Hope, through fire, through pain Bright lights don’t mean you belong New streets can still feel wrong Different world, but the same closed doors We can’t stop now—we endure We stand in lines, we learn to wait Trade our past for a numbered fate I smile and look around like it’s okay So I believe it for one more day If this is freedom Why does it feel like this If this is safety Why do we still exist Between the lines Between the borders Between the lives Between the losses Still on the journey Not safe, not quite alive We keep walking Now the road begins to change We keep walking And it bends our way There’s a window With a light inside And our hope says softly We’ll be alright We begin again No map brought us here No voice showed the way Just the sound of our steps That refused to fade We suffered, we endured Before, during, and now But one day we’ll stand With the past in our eyes And the future in our stance Not broken Just someone who survived Who built a better life We are all one people --- Photography: it's a Boone thing Concept & Lyrics: it's a Boone thing Music: AI-assisted, directed & produced by it's a Boone thing A photo can tell a thousand words. Sometimes, it can write a song. A black and white winter photograph turned into a slow folk song. From the Songtelling series. Photography: it's a Boone thing Lyrics: it's a Boone thing (with AI assistance) Music: AI-assisted, directed & produced by it's a Boone thing