This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen Turn to a miracle high alive My mind is racing As it always will My hand is tired my heart aches I'm half a world away here my head sworn To go it alone And hold it along Haul it along And hold it Go it alone Hold it along and hold, hold.
This lonely deep sit hollow I'm half a world Half the world away My shoes are gone My life spent I had too much to drink I didn't think and I didn't think of you I guess that's all I needed To go it alone And hold it along Haul it along And hold it Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall and hold hold.
Oh this lonely world is wasted Pathetic eyes high alive blind to the tide that turns the sea This storm it came up strong it shook the trees And blew away our fear I couldn't even hear
To go it alone And hold it along Haul it along And hold it To go it alone And hold it along Haul it along To go it alone And hold it along Haul it along And hold it Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall and hold hold.
This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen Turn to a miracle high alive My mind is racing As it always will My hands tired my heart aches I'm half a world away and go.
This is about someone who thinks they're in love, but they're possibly not. Michael Stipe
'Half A World Away' doesn't make sense to anybody but me. And even to me, it's a totally fabricated experience; it's drawn from things that I know or saw on TV or that people I know told me. It's a complete fabrication. But there's something there. Michael Stipe 1992
Quotes collected from 'R.E.M. - In Their Own Words' by Peter Hogan
Lyrics are based on fans interpretations and are not official.
All R.E.M. originals written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.
What I get from this is the fact that no matter how much you tell yourself to be cool and sensible about things, you always find that your mind is racing. Or you go out and have too much to drink.
By Tim
It's a desperate song - you think you've got it together ("my head sworn to go it alone") and then suddenly you find yourself thinking that "this lonely world is wasted." What makes this song great is both the music's and Stipe's vocal ability to reflect these changes.
By Tim
After Country Feedback this is my favorite track on Out of Time. Try not to Breathe from AFtP reminded me of this track. Kind of like how E-Bow the Letter from New Adventures... reminded me of Country Feedback.
Anyway, the line "My hand is tired/my heart aches" could be about writing, yet I would like to believe it's about masturbation. To me it makes more sense.
By PBS
i love this song. reminds me of me and my best friend in the world who i love the most marc. marc marc marc marc marc...yeah, obsessed, but whenm i began to lose hope, i went crazy and depressed and thought no. i rqan away...i am back now thoug, it's all in fun yeah!?! he is fit
By the awesomeness is upon us
This could be the best song on the album... at the moment it's a draw between this one, Country Feedback, Near Wild Heaven & Losing My Religion. Hmm, tough choice! This one always gives me butterflies in my stomach whenever I hear it.
he is fit
