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The Walkmen – Line by Line (2012) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
The Walkmen
Heaven
Line by Line

TRACK

Line by Line

Release date: 29th May 2012

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About This Track

"Line by Line" is a track by The Walkmen, from the album Heaven, released 29th May 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Walkmen

The Walkmen

Lyrics

Line by Line

[Verse 1]

Now I know how the story goes

The wicked all will die

How do you know it?

I just know it

I just know it

[Verse 2]

Oh, I've seen how this whole thing ends

The honest man survives

How do you know it?

I just know it

I just know it

[Bridge]

Not in line with history or

Not in line with make-believe

Line by line

We all scrape by

[Refrain]

Line by line

Oh, we all scrape by

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Heaven

2012

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Album

Release year

2012

—The Love You Love
—Song for Leigh
—Line by Line
—Dreamboat
—Heartbreaker
—Jerry Jr.'s Tune
—Love Is Luck
—No One Ever Sleeps
—Nightingales
—Southern Heart
—We Can't Be Beat
—The Witch

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Hamilton Leithauser, Matt Barrick, Paul Maroon, Peter Bauer, Walter Martin
Producer: Phil Ek
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Mixing Engineer: Phil Ek
Strings: Erika Pierson, Jen Kozel, Jenn Glenn, Victoria Parker