R.E.M.

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

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I feel like I can't even sing
(Say, say, the light) I'm very scared for this world, I'm very scared for me
(Say, say, the light) Eviscerate your memory, here's a scene
You're in the back seat laying down
(Say, say, the light) The windows wrap around to sound of the travel and the engine
(Say, say, the light)

[Chorus]
All you hear is time stand still in travel
And feel such peace and absolute, the stillness still
That doesn't end but slowly drifts into sleep
The stars are the greatest thing you've ever seen
And they're there for you, for you alone
You are the everything

[Verse 2]
I think about this world a lot and I cry (Say, say, the light)
And I've seen the films and the eyes
(Say, say, the light) But I'm in this kitchen, everything is beautiful
(Say, say, the light) And she is so beautiful, she is so young and old
(Say, say, the light) I look at her and I see the beauty of the light of music

[Chorus]
The voices talking somewhere in the house, late spring
And you're drifting off to sleep with your teeth in your mouth
You are here with me, you are here with me
You have been here and you are everything

[Verse 5]
Sometimes I feel like I can't even sing
(Say, say, the light) I'm very scared for this world, I'm very scared for me
(Say, say, the light) Eviscerate your memory, here's a scene
You're in the back seat laying down
(Say, say, the light) The windows wrap around to sound of the travel and the engine
(Say, say, the light)

[Chorus]
All you hear is time stand still in travel
And feel such peace and absolute, the stillness still
That doesn't end but slowly drifts into sleep
The stars are the greatest thing you've ever seen
And they're there for you, for you alone
You are the everything

[Outro]
For you alone you are the everything

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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