Leaving New York
R.E.M.It's quiet
And what it
Is
Comes back
A brilliant
I'm still awake
I looked
I'm sure I saw you there
You don't need me
To tell you now
That nothing can compare
You might have if I told you
You might have hidden the
You might have succeeded in changing me
I might have been around
It's easier to leave than to be behind
Leaving was never my
Leaving New York, never
I saw the light out
Now life is
And what it brings
I tried to take
But
It wears me
It in
And I've lost
Still in my eyes
The shadow of
Across your
I might've lived my life in a ,
but I
This is real
Memory and like glass
Mercurial future, forget the past
It's you, it's what I feel.
You might have laughed if I told you
(it's pulling me apart)
You might have hidden a frown (change)
You might have succeeded in changing me
(it's pulling me apart)
I might have been turned around (change)
It's easier to leave than to be left behind
(it's pulling me apart)
Leaving was never my proud (change)
Leaving New York, never easy
(it's pulling me apart)
I saw the light fading out
You find it in your heart,
it's pulling me apart
You find it in your heart, change...
I told you, forever
I love you, forever
I told you, I love you
I love you, forever
I told you, forever
You never, you never
You told me forever
You might have laughed if I told you
You might have hidden the frown
You might have succeeded in changing me
I might have been turned around
It's easier to leave than to be left behind
(it's pulling me apart)
Leaving was never my proud (change)
Leaving New York never easy
(it's pulling me apart)
I saw the life fading out (change)
Leaving New York, never easy
(it's pulling me apart)
I saw the light fading out (change)
Leaving New York never easy
(it's pulling me apart)
I saw the life fading out (change)
The song reflects the feelings of singer Michael Stipe when he once watched the city from an airplane and was amazed at its beauty. Stipe has stated that he considers New York to be his second home.