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APPEARS ON:
- House Tornado, 1988
- House Tornado/The Fat Skier (as part of House Tornado), 1988
- The Soap Opera Saga 2nd Episode, 1991
10-4 All (Kristin solo), 2008
The Season Sessions: Summer, 2011

TRIVIA:
- In the liner notes of The Soap Opera Saga, "Walking In The Dark" is described as "our 'masterpiece,' all the movements of House Tornado culminating in a finale."

"Walking In The Dark"
(written by Kristin Hersh)

I can't forget a dream
You own a question, it's a body
You can make me cry
You have a right
I can see you live
I can't forget you die
You own a question, it's a garden
You can, you can, can
Where'd you go, where'd you?
Boxing, writhing, twist and burrow
Walking in the dark
The hunter, runner, walking, picking up the sticks
I had a dream, I had a dream
Rock the peers away, they don't invade me
I just turned 35
A round-bottomed beaker
I could glow, I could glow
And swell, I could well grow
Turn black, turn back
Ride and forget
Da da da da da da da da da...
My ghost of seasons past
Asked this bedroom what to say,
It said "stay"
I have to sleep tangled in my family's hair
Build a house of sticks, 
and grow the grass, and build a mask
Pull the grapes
Turn black, turn back
I can't say it 'til you grow a face
Walking in the dark
Walking, walking in the dark
Walking in the dark
Walking in the dark

Don't worry, dance in the road.