R.E.M. Lyrics

    ------ About the song Find The River performed by R.E.M.

This is without doubt my favourite song of all time, such a beautiful song reminds me of my childhood when i was on holiday listening to it on my walkman over and over. 20+ years later and no other song has even come close. I truly believe this is the best song they ever wrote. 20 years later and I still like it now just as much as I did back then, a couple of years back i had a tattoo done and wanted something which meant a lot to me personally so decided to use the sheet music from the first bar of this song and drew up a sketch from the actual sheet music and designed a tattoo of the music notes for my back! To the onlooker it just looks like any old music notes but only those closest to me know where this music is taken from and thats this song... 'find the river'.

    ------ About the song Find The River performed by R.E.M.

I remember listening to this song on tape over and over again in car rides with my family. it was always my favorite song.
i have been through so much since then, such as depression, and for some reason recently i found this song again and it just brings me to tears every time i hear it. the way the music gets stronger and lighter just makes it so beautiful

    ------ About the song (Don't Go Back To) Rockville performed by R.E.M.

Eu amo esse canção. Aqui no Brasil em minha cidade natal eu e meus amigos ouviamos todos os dias quando eramos adolescentes. Ainda hohe é a minha preferida junto com That joke ins't funny anymores do The Smiths.

    ------ About the song Little America performed by R.E.M.

I wonder if Ross, the earlier commentor, thinks "this song is about how much we lost our way from the Founders' dream" because of the reference to Jefferson. He should know that this is not a reference to Thomas Jefferson but to Jefferson Holt, the band's manager.

    ------ About the song Losing My Religion performed by R.E.M.

People try so hard to understand lyrics, jumping to so many conclusions by breaking down each sentence rather than analyze and interpreting the entire song as a whole. If you really took the time to read the lyrics to this song, you would clearly understand that "religion" is a complete metaphor. This song has nothing to do with god or religion; He's masquing specific words to hide the true meaning of the song so that when people listen to it, they will feel like they can relate to a singers message and therefore, attract more fans to listen to their music, It's kind of like a band selling tactic to get more people to buy their songs. Like for example: Brittney Spears sings about men and sex to attract male customers into buying her CD. A lot of the times, musicians songs have absolutely no meaning to them. The ones that do have meaning, are the ones that aren't singing for the money or fame, there singing will come from the heart.

    ------ About the song Find The River performed by R.E.M.

This song just....blows my mind into my heart and dissolves it in a million tiny points of aching light that swirl and melt together into a river of yearning and gratitude for being alive...thank you, REM.

    ------ About the song (Don't Go Back To) Rockville performed by R.E.M.

I have a automatic stereo player that turns on everyday at 6:30 every morning, this song is the second one that comes on in the cd player. I travel a lot and my ex sent it to me a day after I moved to a new city. I don't think it really depends what city it is, because the ex is going to say how crappy the city is anyways, like Mill's lyrics does about "Rockville".

Love, Minneapolis, MN.

    ------ About the song (Don't Go Back To) Rockville performed by R.E.M.

I have a automatic stereo player that turns on everyday at 6:30 every morning, this song is the second one that comes on in the cd player. I travel a lot and my ex sent it to me a day after I moved to a new city. I don't think it really depends what city it is, because the ex is going to say how crappy the city is anyways, like Mill's lyrics does about "Rockville".

Love, Minneapolis, MN.

    ------ About the song Daysleeper performed by R.E.M.

I've never worked at night but somehow I know exactly what these lyrics are saying--by reading them I feel I know something about working the night shift. There's monotony in this song, and loneliness, irritation, unnatural wakefulness at times when most people sleep. powerful.

    ------ About the song Leaving New York performed by R.E.M.

Well I think, its like loving some so much that leaving is suffocating you but at the time it might benefit the loved one in its own way. Is more like that your presence has become equal to your absence in this relationship........sad, it is. Maddy