Best Live Lyric..., Whats the best lyric written by Ed/Live? Options

[Beardan]

Look where all this talking got us baby..................!!!

the print is smaller than the ants in the grass ill have to put it away now...

[Pokey]

Many good ones already taken. Badman you nailed the Cheetah lyric, always loved the simplicity of that one. That's the difference, Ed back then when he was being simplistic was condensing something complex into something elegant and direct in a deliberate way. Now when he's being simplistic about things it feels like it's from a lack of creativity, in that he can't say it any other way.

Personally I'd have posted Wam's example, I love that line.

Always really loved this one:

I thought I knew exactly what scared me
and I would never have to run again
so I went to sleep and began dreaming
of perfect lives in paradise
woke up and started screaming
Who put the fear in here?

Although its technically not "Live". That idea of a person who is fearless and believes they are untouchable until they dream of how much better life could be, then waking up and suddenly being filled with fear at the realisation that their world, their life is so far from what they wanted or what they hoped for.

the face and ghost my guide
I must move on
it's the face of one ravaged by love
it's both dead and alive

I just love the imagery of this one. It's something Ed's writing never does anymore for me - create images in my mind. Just the idea of this face of some ghost who's seen the highest of highs that comes with love and also the lowest of lows that the downside of love can bring, or just love coming to an end. This twisted demented face, yet somehow still beautiful, or was beautiful.

but the beauty of this vision alone
just like yesterday's sunset
has been perverted by the sentimental
and mistaken for love

Gorgeous. Given what this song is meant to be about, I also took this line as a statement on those who confuse sex with love. One of Ed's early good similes.

and as the decibels of this disenchanting
discourse, continue to dampen the day

God the alliteration in this line is just brilliant.


Ah look at all us Ed haters!

This post has been edited by Pokey: Dec 8 2012, 12:59 am