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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Performer
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Guitar
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Producer
Todd Sholar
Todd Sholar
Assistant Engineer
Tom Der
Tom Der
Assistant Engineer
Steve Catania
Steve Catania
Engineer
Toni Greene
Toni Greene
Assistant Engineer
Ted Pattison
Ted Pattison
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Gary Laney
Gary Laney
Engineer

Lyrics

A thumbnail sketch, a jeweler's stone A mean idea to call my own Old man don't lay so still you're not yet young There's time to teach, point to point, Point observation, children carry reservations Standing on the shoulders of giants Leaves me cold, leaves me cold A mean idea to call my own A hundred million birds fly Singer sing me a given Singer sing me a song Standing on the shoulders of giants Everybody's looking on [(Old man don't lay so still you're not yet young, there's time to teach, point to point, point observation, children carry reservations)] Standing on the shoulders of giants Leaves me cold A mean idea to call my own A hundred million birds fly away, away, away I am king of all I see My kingdom for a voice Old man don't lay so still, you're not yet young There's time to teach, point to point Point observation, children carry reservations Standing on the shoulders of giants Leaves me cold, leaves me cold A mean idea to call my own A hundred million birds fly away, away, away Everybody hit the ground Everybody hit the ground Everybody hit the ground Everybody hit the ground
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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