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Feeling Gravitys Pull by R.E.M.

Lyrics

R.E.M.

Feeling Gravitys Pull

From Fables of the Reconstruction1985

Written by Bill Berry, Michael Stipe,

Lyrics

Feeling Gravitys Pull

[Verse 1]

I fell asleep and read just about every paragraph

Read the scene where gravity is pulling me around

Peel back the mountains, peel back the sky

Stomp gravity into the floor

It's a Man Ray kind of sky

Let me show you what I can do with it

Time and distance are out of place here

[Chorus]

Step up, step up

Step up, the sky is open-armed

When the light is mine

I felt gravity pull

[Verse 2]

Somewhere near the end, it said

"You can't do this." I said, "I can, too."

Shift, the swaying rivers shift

Oceans fall and mountains drift

It's a Man Ray kind of sky

Let me show you what I can do with it

[Chorus]

Step up, step up

Step up, the sky is open-armed

When the light is mine

I felt gravity pull onto my eyes

About this track

"Feeling Gravitys Pull" is a song by R.E.M. from the album Fables of the Reconstruction, released in 1985. The song was written by Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck. It was produced by Joe Boyd.

R.E.M. profile →Fables of the Reconstruction album →Track profile →

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  • Mike Mills— 487 credits as songwriter →
  • David Newby— 1 credits as cello →
  • Bill Berry— 316 credits as songwriter →
  • Barry Clempson— 17 credits as engineer →
  • Jerry Boys— 72 credits as engineer →
  • Tony Harris— 14 credits as engineer →
  • Livingston Studios— 22 credits as engineered at →

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Holding my eyes straight (Looking down)

This is the easiest task I ever had to do

[Verse 3]

I fell asleep and read just about every paragraph

Read the scene where gravity is pulling me around

Shift, the swaying rivers shift

Oceans fall and mountains drift

It's a Man Ray kind of sky

Let me show you what I can do with it

Time and distance are out of place here

[Chorus]

Step up, step up

Step up, the sky is open-armed

When the light is mine

I felt gravity pull onto my eyes

Holding my eyes straight (Looking down)

This is the easiest task I ever had to do

[Outro]

Reason had harnessed the tame

Holding the sky in their arms

Gravity pulls me down

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