Songwriter: Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Peter Buck Michael Stipe
Producer: R.E.M. Pat McCarthy
Grounded, 5 a.m
The night light is comforting
But gravity is holding you
Once settled into sleep
You have watched
On repeat the story of your life
Across the ceiling and in review
You've said the air was singing
It's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
Good morning, and how are you?
The weather's fine
The sky is blue
It's perfect for our seminar
Now close your eyes and start to breathe
Allow the noise to recede
Allow yourself to drift and fly away
But you just stay
You've said the air was singing
And it's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
And never dreamed
Did you hear these voices calling?
Did you hear these voices calling?
Did you hear these voices calling you?
Locked into a conference room
We're only what our minds assume
And rationale is leaving you
This conceit, these systems of belief
Your counselor agrees
You always mark these boundaries
Now you're free and with relief
You've said the air was singing
It's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
And never heard, and never dreamed
You've said the air was singing
It's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
Never
Never
Never
Now once you had a dream
Of oceans and sunken cities
Memories of things you've never known
You have never known
The night light is comforting
But gravity is holding you
Once settled into sleep
You have watched
On repeat the story of your life
Across the ceiling and in review
You've said the air was singing
It's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
Good morning, and how are you?
The weather's fine
The sky is blue
It's perfect for our seminar
Now close your eyes and start to breathe
Allow the noise to recede
Allow yourself to drift and fly away
But you just stay
You've said the air was singing
And it's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
And never dreamed
Did you hear these voices calling?
Did you hear these voices calling?
Did you hear these voices calling you?
Locked into a conference room
We're only what our minds assume
And rationale is leaving you
This conceit, these systems of belief
Your counselor agrees
You always mark these boundaries
Now you're free and with relief
You've said the air was singing
It's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
And never heard, and never dreamed
You've said the air was singing
It's calling you, you don't believe
These things you've never seen
Never
Never
Never
Now once you had a dream
Of oceans and sunken cities
Memories of things you've never known
You have never known
In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
- Everybody Hurts
- The Great Beyond
- All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star)
- 2JN
- Country Feedback (Live from Wiesbaden, Germany / 2003)
- Drive (Live from Atlanta / 1992)
- Chance (Dub)
- The Lifting (Demo)
- Fretless
- It’s A Free World Baby
- Revolution
- Leave (Alt. Version)
- Star Me Kitten (Alternate Version)
- Pop Song 89 (Acoustic Version)
- Animal
- Daysleeper
- Orange Crush
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Losing My Religion
- Man on the Moon
- Nightswimming
- Bad Day
- All the Right Friends
- Stand
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- E-Bow the Letter
- Electrolite
- At My Most Beautiful
- Imitation of Life
- Turn You Inside-Out (Live from Orlando / 1989)
- Losing My Religion
- It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- Man on the Moon
- Everybody Hurts
- Orange Crush
- The One I Love
- Nightswimming
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- Shiny Happy People
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Drive
- Imitation of Life
- Stand
- Find the River
- Radio Free Europe
- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
- E-Bow the Letter
- Country Feedback
- The Great Beyond
- Let Me In
- Fall on Me
- Try Not to Breathe
- So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- Ignoreland