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Low DesertR.E.M.

Released: September 9, 1996

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

Producer: Scott Litt R.E.M.

[Verse 1]
It happened fast, it's over quick
A little dust, and the engine kicks
Did your hands drift down off the wheel?
Roll out, hit your windshield
An eyelash or a little bit of sleep? Time stands still
Just call it now, and you're on your way

[Chorus]
Hey
Hey hey
Hey

[Verse 2]
All the ashtrays, cities, and the freeway drives
Broken casino and water-slides
Eighteen-wheeler, payback dice
Gravity pulls on the power line
Jet stream cuts the desert sky, this is a land could eat a man alive
Say you'll leave it all behind

[Chorus]
Hey
Hey hey
Hey

[Guitar solo]

[Verse 3]
There's a radio tower that's egging you on
Back to the place where you never belong
Where the people thrive on their own contempt
Whatever meaning is long gone, spent
If you had to guess or make a bet
Would you place yourself inside of it?
The mountains yawn, the clouds let out a sigh
"Tricked again," let go, okay

[Chorus]
Hey
Hey hey
Hey
Hey hey
Hey

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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