If he swallowed THE TRUTH then he WOULD be lying tho, no?harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
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It depends what you mean by 'swallowed'. It could mean that he received the truth, i.e. he educated himself, so that he didn't lie anymore.Noonie wrote:If he swallowed THE TRUTH then he WOULD be lying tho, no?harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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Or the truth isn't often as sound as it it supposed to be. What you think is the truth is a lie. What others hear as a lie could be the truth.harmless wrote:It depends what you mean by 'swallowed'. It could mean that he received the truth, i.e. he educated himself, so that he didn't lie anymore.Noonie wrote:If he swallowed THE TRUTH then he WOULD be lying tho, no?harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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I like this reasoning.Thejambi wrote:Or the truth isn't often as sound as it it supposed to be. What you think is the truth is a lie. What others hear as a lie could be the truth.harmless wrote:It depends what you mean by 'swallowed'. It could mean that he received the truth, i.e. he educated himself, so that he didn't lie anymore.Noonie wrote:If he swallowed THE TRUTH then he WOULD be lying tho, no?harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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Even if that's what he means, it still significantly downgrades the lyric for meharmless wrote:It depends what you mean by 'swallowed'. It could mean that he received the truth, i.e. he educated himself, so that he didn't lie anymore.Noonie wrote:If he swallowed THE TRUTH then he WOULD be lying tho, no?harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
It's like how it always kinda bugged me that he always changes it to "we'll end up alone like we began", which is nice and inclusive and all, but just no where near as powerful as "I'll end up alone like I began".
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Fucking yeah yeah yeah!EJ wrote:I like this reasoning.Thejambi wrote:Or the truth isn't often as sound as it it supposed to be. What you think is the truth is a lie. What others hear as a lie could be the truth.harmless wrote:It depends what you mean by 'swallowed'. It could mean that he received the truth, i.e. he educated himself, so that he didn't lie anymore.Noonie wrote:If he swallowed THE TRUTH then he WOULD be lying tho, no?harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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you've now ruined the momentThejambi wrote: yeah yeah yeah!
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That's what she said.EJ wrote:you've now ruined the momentThejambi wrote: yeah yeah yeah!
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Truth.harmless wrote:That's what she said.EJ wrote:you've now ruined the momentThejambi wrote: yeah yeah yeah!
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you're backThejambi wrote:Truth.harmless wrote:That's what she said.EJ wrote:you've now ruined the momentThejambi wrote: yeah yeah yeah!
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EJ wrote:you're backThejambi wrote:Truth.harmless wrote:That's what she said.EJ wrote:you've now ruined the momentThejambi wrote: yeah yeah yeah!
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they also changed the stone part in RVM right?
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Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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Chud, come back from this land of bad feeling you're in. I know what it's like, really, but it's killing you.cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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I'm fine, dude.harmless wrote:Chud, come back from this land of bad feeling you're in. I know what it's like, really, but it's killing you.cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm fine, dude.harmless wrote:Chud, come back from this land of bad feeling you're in. I know what it's like, really, but it's killing you.cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
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cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
WHO'S THAT AT THE DOOR?
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IT'S SECRETARIAT EVERYBODY!Noonie wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)![]()
WHO'S THAT AT THE DOOR?

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Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
cutuphalfdead wrote:IT'S SECRETARIAT EVERYBODY!Noonie wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)![]()
WHO'S THAT AT THE DOOR?
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Noonie wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:IT'S SECRETARIAT EVERYBODY!Noonie wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:Don't you talk to Maayan like that.harmless wrote:Um, yeah it does.Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)![]()
WHO'S THAT AT THE DOOR?