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Try Not to BreatheR.E.M.

Released: October 5, 1992

Songwriter: Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Michael Stipe Peter Buck Bill Berry

Producer: R.E.M. Scott Litt

[Verse 1]
I will try not to breathe
I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees
These eyes are the eyes of the old
Shivering and fold
I will try not to breathe
This decision is mine
I have lived a full life
And these are the eyes that I want you to remember

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh
I need something to fly over my grave again
I need something to breathe

[Verse 2]
I will try not to burden you
I can hold these inside
I will hold my breath until all these shivers subside
Just look in my eyes
I will try not to worry you
I have seen things that you will never see
Leave it to memory me
I shudder to breathe

[Chorus]
I want you to remember
Oh (You'll never see)
I need something to fly (Something to fly)
Over my grave again (You'll never see)
I need something to breathe (Something to breathe)
Baby, don't shiver now
Why do you shiver now? (I have seen things you will never see)
I need something to fly (Something to fly)
Over my grave again (I have seen things you will never see)
I need something to breathe

[Verse 3]
I will try not to worry you
I have seen things that you will never see
Leave it to memory me
Don't dare me to breathe

[Chorus]
I want you to remember
Oh (You'll never see)
I need something to fly (Something to fly)
Over my grave again (You'll never see)
I need something to breathe (Something to breathe)
Baby, don't shiver now
Why do you shiver? (I have seen things you will never see)
I need something to breathe (Something to breathe)
(I have seen things you will never see)
I want you to remember

R.E.M.

R.E.M. were an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.

Berry quit the band in April 1997, as they were getting together to record demos for the album Up. He was not replaced on a permanent basis, but the band used an assortment of drummers in his place.

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