Lyrics: R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

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Losing My Religion
R.E.M.

Life is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

Consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
That was just a dream

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream, try, cry, why, try
That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream
Dream

Released in 1991 as the first single from their seventh album "Out of Time." Track peaked at #1 on Dutch Singles Chart, Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks Chart. It peaked #3 on French and Swedish Singles Chart, #4 on Billboard Hot 100, #11 in Australian Chart, #16 in Canadian Chart and #19 in UK Singles Chart.
Track won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Short Form Music Video.
The video for the track won Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Direction, and Best Editing during the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards.
Track is certified Gold in the US.
Track was ranked #169 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004), #9 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s (2007) and #70 on Blender's The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born (2009).
Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. Produced by Scott Litt and R.E.M.
Band is composed of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. They disbanded on September 21, 2011.

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Lyrics: R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts

It's been 20 years since this track was released!

Everybody Hurts
R.E.M.

When your day is long
and the night
The night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go
Everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on

Everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don't throw your hand. Oh, no
Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
(Hold on, hold on)

Everybody hurts
You are not alone

Released in 1993 as a single and was part of their eighth album "Automatic for the People" released in 1992. Track peaked at #3 on the French Singles Chart, #6 on Australian and Irish Singles Charts, #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #29 on Billboard's Hot 100.
Track was included in "In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003" and "R.E.M. Live."
Track was covered by numerous artist including Paul Anka, Joe Crocker, The Corrs, Dashboard Confessional, DJ Sammy and Patti Smith. Track was covered by The Coconutz for the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Ariane Moffat for the TV series Trauma.
In 2010, track was used to raise money for the victims for the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Artist who performed the track includes Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Jon Bon Jovi, James Blunt, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, Michael Buble and Mariah Carey.
Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. Produced by Scott Litt and R.E.M.
Band is composed of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. They disbanded on September 21, 2011.

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