Greatest Line Eddie Ever Wrote

sleeplikeadog

"All that's sacred comes from youth, dedications naive and true"

betterday52

Whatever the nations leced in your prayers...

Leced means what? I looked up the word in the dictionary, it said the word meant an ameboa plant!

then i looked at the origin of the word, and one old english translation said it meant cloak. So how smart Eddie is!

So, what does leced mean in the context of the song to you?

Thanks!

Peace
Shannon

Drop Love, not Bombs

Constant Recoil...

Just wanted to say that when ever I need a little push I love to click on this thread and then a random page. It usually gives me some help if I need it.

Young men they pretend
Old men comprehend

thefixer9

"Feel the sky, blanket you, with gems and RHINESTONES!!!! See the path cut by the moon, for you to walk on."

Given2Fly2012

Up here so high the sky I scrape
Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse
Of my innocence... got back my inner sense...
Baby got it, still got it

Last-12-Exit

I didn't read thru them all so I'm sure I'm repeating, but:

"If he can't sleep how will he ever dream"

"The wisdom that the old can't give away"

"Every inch between us becomes light years now"

bindy123

ed_lvs_me got it right many years ago in my humble opinion

"first he was stripped, then he was stabbed by the faceless men, well fuckers, he still stands"

Me_and_Ed

That is soooo hard to choose. But if I had to, right now at this very moment, I would say:

Paint a picture visions only grey
Light your pillow. Lay back. Watch the flames.
I'll tell a story but no one would listen that long.

But then, I would probably say the whole of 'hard to imagine'!
And probably every other song :)

PJSEMPRE

I only want life.... to be...
I just want to be...
I will feel alive... as long as I am free...


I had a false belief
I thought I came here to stay
We're all just visiting
All just breaking like waves
The oceans made me, but who came up with love?
...So if there were no angels, would there be no sin?

capricornn

"Any new realizations would have to wait"

Sleight of Hand

love this line.

ed243421

I gather speed from you fucking with me

I am lost, I'm no guide, but I'm by your side

I will hold the candle, till it burns up my arm
I'll keep takin' punches, until their will grows tired
Oh I will stare the sun down, until my eyes go blind
Hey I won't change direction, and I won't change my mind

I'll swallow poison, until I grow immune
I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room

I shit and I stink, I'm real, join the club

I was bitten, must have been the devil
He was just paying me...
A little visit, reminding me of his presence
Letting me know, he's a-waiting... oh

I swallowed my words to keep from lying
I swallowed my face just to keep from biting I, I...
I swallowed my breath and went deep, I was diving, I was diving
I surfaced and all around me was enlightened

I'm like an opening band for the sun

I had a false belief
I thought I came here to stay
We're all just visiting
All just breaking like waves

I've used hammers made out of wood
I have played games with pieces and rules..
I've deciphered tricks at the bar...
But now you're gone,... I haven't figured out why...
I've come up with riddles... and jokes about war...
I've figured out numbers and what they're for...
I've understood feelings.. and I've understood words...
But how could you be taken away?...

I pledge my grievance to the flag
Cause you don't give blood... to take it back again
Oh we're all deserving something more
Progress,... taste it,... invest-it-all
Champagne breakfast for everyone

I've been harboring fleets in this resevoir,... red sun...
And this nation's about to explode...

I wanna rise
And say goodnight
Wanna take
A look on the other side

I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine

I said
There's nothing wrong with what you say
Believe me
Just asking you to sway
No white
Or black
Just grey
Can you feel this...
World with your heart and not your brain?
G-R-E-E-D..... G-R-E-E-D

I remember when you sang
That song about today
Now it's tomorrow and
Everything has changed

I used to be a crustacean
In an underwater nation
and I surf in celebration
Of a billion adaptations

I feel the need
Planted in me
Millions of years ago
Can't you see
The oceans size?
Defining time
And tide
Arising
Arms laid upon me
Being so kind
To let me ride

I scream in affirmation
Of connecting dislocations
And exceeding limitations
Be achieving levitation

I'm not blind
I can see it coming
Looks like lightning
In my child's eye

I'm not frantic
I can feel it coming
Violently shakes
My body

I'm questioning my education
Is my education who I am now?
While you're deciding, I've been finding
Looking around in the here and now.
If I've been taught from the beginning
Would my fears now by winning?

I got scratches all over my arms. One for each day since I fell apart.

I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show.







they probably aren't all ed's, but i like 'em.

abogail

"Restless soul enjoy your youth"

Trying to live my life by that line

LiLiNY81

One line that has affected me a great deal (in a very good way) is:

"Escape is never the safest path"

A rusty sign

" The rusty signs we ignore throughout our lives , choosing the shiny ones instead ! "

Thumbing my way

candleofthought26

"Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no one's rival."

"Before I disappear, whisper in my ear, give me something to echo in my unknown future's ear."

"It's funny when things change so much, it's all state of mind"

"I suggest you step on your porch - run away my son, see it all, see the world."

Eddie Vedder is the greatest lyricist of all time. Has an indescribable poetic way of explaining the world. For me there are some things only understood through his words.

Still Here

candleofthought26 wrote:

"Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no one's rival."

"Before I disappear, whisper in my ear, give me something to echo in my unknown future's ear."

"It's funny when things change so much, it's all state of mind"

Eddie Vedder is the greatest lyricist of all time. Has an indescribable poetic way of explaining the world. For me there are some things only understood through his words.

Well put... and spot on. Those are 3 of my favorites.... and I haven't been here on this thread for a couple years, so let's just try & **BUMP** it up, shall we?

My always changing list [It's evolution, baby!!] at this moment includes the three you've mentioned, as well as:

"Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith...
Mine is mine, and yours won't take its place, now make your getaway" -- Getaway

"I don't need you to live, but I'll never let you go" -- Supersonic

"Three crooked hearts and swirls all around... I miss you all day" -- Smile

"When progress could be plausible ... In reverse we curse ourselves.
By thinking we're infallible ... We are tempting fate instead.
Time we best begin ... Here at the ending." -- Infallible

"I've got my indignation, but I'm pure in all my thoughts ... I'm alive." -- Guaranteed

CJMST3K

One on the most recent album:

"All my stolen, missing parts I have no need for anymore"

PJSEMPRE

I like these lines from LB:

An echo that rings/A bullet unchained/One life, one grave/Joins the parade/The sky grows dark/With fallen stars/Who'd come so far/A headstone engraved/The colors turn gray/The black and white fades - Yellow Moon

With no quiet to be found/Spirit lifted off the ground/And what lies beyond the grave/Might be welcome change/Time will come, come what may/With now rest in peace/Until that day - Swallowed Whole

Somehow it is the biggest things/That keep on slipping/Right through our hands - Infallible

TJ25487

ed243421 wrote:

I gather speed from you fucking with me

I am lost, I'm no guide, but I'm by your side

I will hold the candle, till it burns up my arm
I'll keep takin' punches, until their will grows tired
Oh I will stare the sun down, until my eyes go blind
Hey I won't change direction, and I won't change my mind

I'll swallow poison, until I grow immune
I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room

I shit and I stink, I'm real, join the club

I was bitten, must have been the devil
He was just paying me...
A little visit, reminding me of his presence
Letting me know, he's a-waiting... oh

I swallowed my words to keep from lying
I swallowed my face just to keep from biting I, I...
I swallowed my breath and went deep, I was diving, I was diving
I surfaced and all around me was enlightened

I'm like an opening band for the sun

I had a false belief
I thought I came here to stay
We're all just visiting
All just breaking like waves

I've used hammers made out of wood
I have played games with pieces and rules..
I've deciphered tricks at the bar...
But now you're gone,... I haven't figured out why...
I've come up with riddles... and jokes about war...
I've figured out numbers and what they're for...
I've understood feelings.. and I've understood words...
But how could you be taken away?...

I pledge my grievance to the flag
Cause you don't give blood... to take it back again
Oh we're all deserving something more
Progress,... taste it,... invest-it-all
Champagne breakfast for everyone

I've been harboring fleets in this resevoir,... red sun...
And this nation's about to explode...

I wanna rise
And say goodnight
Wanna take
A look on the other side

I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine

I said
There's nothing wrong with what you say
Believe me
Just asking you to sway
No white
Or black
Just grey
Can you feel this...
World with your heart and not your brain?
G-R-E-E-D..... G-R-E-E-D

I remember when you sang
That song about today
Now it's tomorrow and
Everything has changed

I used to be a crustacean
In an underwater nation
and I surf in celebration
Of a billion adaptations

I feel the need
Planted in me
Millions of years ago
Can't you see
The oceans size?
Defining time
And tide
Arising
Arms laid upon me
Being so kind
To let me ride

I scream in affirmation
Of connecting dislocations
And exceeding limitations
Be achieving levitation

I'm not blind
I can see it coming
Looks like lightning
In my child's eye

I'm not frantic
I can feel it coming
Violently shakes
My body

I'm questioning my education
Is my education who I am now?
While you're deciding, I've been finding
Looking around in the here and now.
If I've been taught from the beginning
Would my fears now by winning?

I got scratches all over my arms. One for each day since I fell apart.

I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show.







they probably aren't all ed's, but i like 'em.

Wow! You sir, took this very seriously. Nice job.

EB60123

Caught a bolt of lightning, cursed the day he let it go. - NothingMan

The love he receives is the love that is saved
A human being that was given to fly
- both from Given to Fly