Review of ‘Walked On By’ From Mark Haze – By now you all know that my best kind of songs are those steeped in deep emotion. Gentle enough to soothe, or honest enough to bruise. Mark Haze’s new single “Walked on By” is exactly that kind of song.
It’s a quiet emotional earthquake, exploring resilience, self-respect, and the quiet bravery tucked into walking away when the weight of cruelty becomes too heavy to carry.
It’s the piano that reaches you first. Soft, wistful, dripping with a sadness you can feel in your chest. The notes tug at you gently, urging you to listen closer, not just to the sound, but to the ache within it.
Lyrically, “Walked on By” unpacks the darkness of online bullying. The insults typed with quick fingers, the comments posted without thought, the way strangers feel entitled to wound. Laughing at scars they cannot see. Mark sings it as someone who knows that storm personally. His voice doesn’t lash out in anger though. It almost sighs with the exhaustion that comes from having to defend your dignity in spaces that should feel safe.
It’s haunting, and it accurately mirrors the reality of social media right now. So many people are crumbling under the pressure of cruel words. Too many are carrying invisible battles we can’t possibly understand. And yet, somehow, some feel strong only when cutting others down. “Walked on By” holds up a mirror, showing us what that damage looks like from the inside.
“But now you cry out, tear my eyes out. Take my feelings and change the meaning. You won’t be happy. You twist the story. I said I’m sorry, but you won’t hear me”
What hits hardest is the strength in Mark’s choice to walk away. It’s not weakness, it’s not defeat, it’s power. That moment when you decide your peace is worth more than proving your pain. But the truth he subtly reminds us of is that not everyone has the resilience to do that. Many are breaking. Many don’t survive it.
And that’s especially why this song matters.
It asks us to be better. To pause. To remember that there is a real person behind that profile picture. Someone with a story, a family, a heart. Someone who goes quiet after reading what you wrote. Words don’t just disappear once we close an app. Sometimes they stay with people forever.
“Walked on By” moved me deeply. Mark bottled his empathy, sadness, and strength into this piece of music. The result is something beautifully necessary. It’s a reminder to choose kindness. To speak softer. To treat each other like we are human.
Listen to it. Feel it. Let it change you, even just a little.
Because a little more mindfulness could be the difference between someone standing tall, or being crushed.
Stream ‘Walked on By’ from Mark Haze here
