Nightswimming deserves a quiet night. The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago, turned around backwards so the windshield shows. Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse. Still, it's so much clearer. I forgot my shirt at the water's edge. The moon is low tonight.
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night. I'm not sure all these people understand. It's not like years ago, The fear of getting caught, of recklessness and water. They cannot see me naked. These things, they go away, replaced by everyday.
Nightswimming, remembering that night. September's coming soon. I'm pining for the moon. And what if there were two Side by side in orbit Around the fairest sun? That bright, tight forever drum could not describe nightswimming.
You, I thought I knew you. You I cannot judge. You, I thought you knew me, this one laughing quietly underneath my breath. Nightswimming.
The photograph reflects, every streetlight a reminder. Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night.
It's something we used to do back in Athens. Twenty or thrity of us would go skinny-dipping at two in the morning - you know, build a fire and get naked. There was a very real possibility of the sheriff coming up. We were drinking and doing who knows what, and we could have gone to jail. Whereas now, no one does it any more, except once in a while we take a friend up there to show them. And even if you fo go to swim, it's still not like it used to be, because no one knows about it, and there's really no chance of anyone coming down and bothering you.Mike Mills
We used to go swimming naked. It would be summertime, it would be 100 degrees, there'd be like a hundred of us... We were all younger, it was pre-AIDS, so no one had this fear of sex. You'd assume what would happen and it did. Peter Buck
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.
aw man this song is just so them it reminds me of where i live just so.....so.......peaceful and calm tell me wat u think of this song if it fits your life or watever! thanks.
By antony
this song was the first song i ever heard by r.e.m. ever scince ive loved the song and r.e.m. i accualy listen to the song everyday about 3 or 4 times, and the music video..........cant even describe..its so good.
Nightswimming, deserves a quiet night.
By anthony
Close your eyes...listen to this song...and dream your dream... Thank you, guys, for giving me such a great time...
By Carolin
This song reminds of a special time and place in my life
By Scott McCauley
This is one of my favorites for personal reasons. The mood of the song captures how it feels to remember the carefree days of adolescence.
By PBS
this song tells me trhat life can be peacefull, just like the is. thank you very much for helping me understand some things. i believe thet all croatia like you just the way i do!!!!!
By Petra
one of my favourite songs, although a bit nostalgic it makes me feel better when im down
