Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
Bill Berry
Drums
David Arenz
Violin
David Braitberg
Violin
David Kempers
Violin
Elizabeth Murphy
Cello
Ellie Arenz
Violin
Kidd Jordan
Baritone Saxophone
Paul Murphy
Viola
Ralph David Jones
Double Bass
Reid Harris
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Mills
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Songwriter
Mark Bingham
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Producer
Dave Friedlander
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Ted Malia
Assistant Strings Engineer
Tom Garneau
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Whenever we hold each other
We hold each other
There's a feeling that's gone
Something has gone wrong
And I don't know how much longer I can take it
House made of heart, break it
Take my head in your hands and shake it
In this near wild heaven
Not near enough
(Inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
Whatever it takes, I'm giving
It's just a gift I'm given
Try to live inside
Trying to move inside
And I always thought that it would make me smarter
But it's only made me harder
My heart thrown open wide
In this near wild heaven
Not near enough
(Inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
I'm holding my hands together
Holding my feet together
Holding myself together
In this near wild heaven
Not near enough
Near wild heaven
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
(Living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry
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