My lips are shaking my nails are bit off.
Been a month since I've heard myself talk.
All the advantage this life's got on me.
Picture a cup in the middle of the sea.
And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me right out.
I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
I walked the line when you held my hand that night.
On empty shell seem so easy to crack.
Got all these questions. Don't know who I could even ask.
So I'll just lie alone and wait for the dream where I'm not ugly and your looking at me.
And I stay in bed. Oh, in a little while I'll see you.
If just once I could feel love, oh, stare back at me. Yeah.
But I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held my hand that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me close that night.
I paid the price. Never held you in real life.
My lips are shaking...
My lips are shakin' my nails are bit off…
Been a month since I’ve heard myself talk…
All the advantage this life's got on me…
Picture a cup in the middle of the sea.
And I fight back in my mind…
Never lets me be right…
I got memories I got shit…
So much it don't show…
Oh, I walked the line when you held me in that night
I walked the line when you held my hand that night
An empty shell seems so easy to crack…
Got all these questions don't know who I could even ask…
So I’ll just lie alone and wait for the dream…
Where I’m not ugly and your lookin' at me.
And I stare you back
Oh blue eyes, see them…
If just once I could feel love…
Oh stare back at me, yeah…
But I walked the line when you held me in that night…
Oh I walked the line when you held my hand that night…
Oh I walked the line when you held me close that night…
I paid the price, never held you in real life…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…(this is at the 3 minute 43 second mark)
My lips are shakin'
And no one sings me lullabyes
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
I Got Id
Time: 4:53
Vedder
From the single "Merkin Ball"
My lips are shaking my nails are bit off.
Been a month since I've heard myself talk.
All the advantage this life's got on me.
Picture a cup in the middle of the sea.
And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me right out.
I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
I walked the line when you held my hand that night.
On empty shell seem so easy to crack.
Got all these questions. Don't know who I could even ask.
So I'll just lie alone and wait for the dream where I'm not ugly and your looking at me.
And I stay in bed. Oh, in a little while I'll see you.
If just once I could feel love, oh, stare back at me. Yeah.
But I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held my hand that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me close that night.
I paid the price. Never held you in real life.
My lips are shaking...
so what is it people? Walked the line... or walked in light? This will have a great impact on my life...
I think I would have to go with the official lyrics that were written by Ed and say "walked in light" (even though I know he tends to change them on occasion). I swear though every version I have ever heard always sounds like he is saying I walked the line.
The lyrics from his notebook seem to be from an earlier demo. If you look at the bottom it says "Oh just once to have true love", but on the studio version I've never heard that line.
I think it's "I walked the line.." because my interpretation of the song is that he has only imagined being with this girl ("I got memories, I got shit") and when he realizes that it's not real, it causes him to suffer... "I walked the line"
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My lips are shaking my nails are bit off.
Been a month since I've heard myself talk.
All the advantage this life's got on me.
Picture a cup in the middle of the sea.
And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me right out.
I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
I walked the line when you held my hand that night.
On empty shell seem so easy to crack.
Got all these questions. Don't know who I could even ask.
So I'll just lie alone and wait for the dream where I'm not ugly and your looking at me.
And I stay in bed. Oh, in a little while I'll see you.
If just once I could feel love, oh, stare back at me. Yeah.
But I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held my hand that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me close that night.
I paid the price. Never held you in real life.
My lips are shaking...
Been a month since I’ve heard myself talk…
All the advantage this life's got on me…
Picture a cup in the middle of the sea.
And I fight back in my mind…
Never lets me be right…
I got memories I got shit…
So much it don't show…
Oh, I walked the line when you held me in that night
I walked the line when you held my hand that night
An empty shell seems so easy to crack…
Got all these questions don't know who I could even ask…
So I’ll just lie alone and wait for the dream…
Where I’m not ugly and your lookin' at me.
And I stare you back
Oh blue eyes, see them…
If just once I could feel love…
Oh stare back at me, yeah…
But I walked the line when you held me in that night…
Oh I walked the line when you held my hand that night…
Oh I walked the line when you held me close that night…
I paid the price, never held you in real life…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…(this is at the 3 minute 43 second mark)
My lips are shakin'
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
http://www.lukin.com/Lyrics/othersingle.html#1
I Got Id
Time: 4:53
Vedder
From the single "Merkin Ball"
My lips are shaking my nails are bit off.
Been a month since I've heard myself talk.
All the advantage this life's got on me.
Picture a cup in the middle of the sea.
And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me right out.
I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
I walked the line when you held my hand that night.
On empty shell seem so easy to crack.
Got all these questions. Don't know who I could even ask.
So I'll just lie alone and wait for the dream where I'm not ugly and your looking at me.
And I stay in bed. Oh, in a little while I'll see you.
If just once I could feel love, oh, stare back at me. Yeah.
But I walked the lie when you held me in that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held my hand that night.
Oh, I walked the lie when you held me close that night.
I paid the price. Never held you in real life.
My lips are shaking...
~D.K.S.
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
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I walked in light...
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And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
I think I would have to go with the official lyrics that were written by Ed and say "walked in light" (even though I know he tends to change them on occasion). I swear though every version I have ever heard always sounds like he is saying I walked the line.
The eyes are the groin of the head.