Walk Unafraid - Live From St. James’s Church, London / 2004
Track 101 on R.E.M. at the BBC
Oct. 19, 20181 viewer
Walk Unafraid - Live From St. James’s Church, London / 2004 Lyrics
[Intro]
I will walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me, or leave me high
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me, or leave me high
[Verse 1]
As the sun comes up, as the moon goes down
These heavy notions creep around
It makes me think, long ago
Well, I was brought into this life a little lamb
A little lamb
Courageous, stumbling
Fearless was my middle name
[Pre-Chrous 1]
But somewhere there I lost my way
Everyone walks the same
Expecting mе to step
The narrow path they'vе laid
They claim to
[Chorus]
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
I will walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me, or leave me high
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me, or leave me high
[Verse 1]
As the sun comes up, as the moon goes down
These heavy notions creep around
It makes me think, long ago
Well, I was brought into this life a little lamb
A little lamb
Courageous, stumbling
Fearless was my middle name
[Pre-Chrous 1]
But somewhere there I lost my way
Everyone walks the same
Expecting mе to step
The narrow path they'vе laid
They claim to
[Chorus]
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
[Verse 2]
Say "keep within the boundaries if you want to play."
Say "contradiction only makes it harder."
How can I be
What I want to be?
When all I want to do is strip away
These stilled constraints
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And crush this charade
Shred this sad masquerade
I don't need no persuading
I'll trip, fall, pick myself up and
[Chorus]
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
[Verse 3]
If I have a bag of rocks to carry as I go
I just want to hold my head up high
I don't care what I have to step over
I'm prepared to look you in the eye
Look me in the eye
Say "keep within the boundaries if you want to play."
Say "contradiction only makes it harder."
How can I be
What I want to be?
When all I want to do is strip away
These stilled constraints
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And crush this charade
Shred this sad masquerade
I don't need no persuading
I'll trip, fall, pick myself up and
[Chorus]
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
[Verse 3]
If I have a bag of rocks to carry as I go
I just want to hold my head up high
I don't care what I have to step over
I'm prepared to look you in the eye
Look me in the eye
[Pre-Chorus 3]
And if you see familiarity
Then celebrate the contradiction
Help me when I fall to
[Chorus]
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
[Outro]
Thank you
And if you see familiarity
Then celebrate the contradiction
Help me when I fall to
[Chorus]
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
Walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Hold my love me or leave me high
[Outro]
Thank you
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St. James's Church, London
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October 19, 2018
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