Up the stairs to the landing, up the stairs into the hall, oh, oh, oh Take oasis, Marat's bathing We walk through the wood, we walk Up the stairs to the landing, up the stairs into the hall, oh, oh, oh Take oasis, Marat's bathing We walk through the woods, we walk Take oasis, take oasis, take oasis, take oasis Up the stairs to the landing, up the stairs into the hall, oh, oh, oh Take oasis, Marat's bathing We walk through the world, we walk Up the stairs to the landing, up the stairs into the hall, oh, oh, oh Take oasis, Marat's bathing Up the stairs to the landing, up the stairs into the hall, oh, oh, oh Take oasis, Marat's bathing Up the stairs to the landing, up the stairs into the hall, oh, oh, oh Into the hall
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.
Very interesting song. Any idea what the thunder sounds in the song are all about?
By Doug
^^^ Don't know what there about but I can tell you that it's a actually a recording of playing pool in anouther part of the studio. The sound of the balls was mangeld a bit and the result is the thunder sound at the start of the song, cool eh.
By John
I always listen to this song around Christmas and I'm not sure why.
In case you don't know, Marat was a key figure in the French Revolution, he also had a skin disease (namely, eczema) which confined him to his bathtub. A lady named Charlotte was angered by Marat and burst in while he was in the tub, she had a "petition" and while he went over it she stabbed him to death.
There's a wonderful (and famous) piece by Jaques-Louis David called the Death of Marat, it's a fantastic painting. he also did the Death of Socrates.
I digress, anyway, this is a fantastic song. And the story of Marat and Charlotte is quite fascinating. I'd look it up if I were you.
playing pool in anouther part of the studio. The sound of the balls was mangeld a bit and the result is the thunder sound at the start of the song, cool eh.
