Undertow

William Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe

I know what I wanted
I know what I wanted
I know how I wanted this to be

You go down to the water
Drink down of the water
Walk up off the water, leave it be

This is not my time, sister
It is cold in heaven
And I'm not sprouting wings

I'm drowning
Me
I'm drowning
Me, yeah

Brother can you see those birds?
They don't look to heaven
They don't need religion, they can see

They go down to the water
Drink down on the water
Fly up off the water, leave it be

This is not my time, sister
It is cold in heaven
And no one's coming after me

I'm drowning
Breathing ourselves
Me, yeah
Breathing ourselves
I'm drowning
Breathing ourselves
Me, yeah

You know I am tired
Cold and bony tired
Nothing's gonna save me, I can see

I can't say I'm fearful
I can't say I'm not afraid
But I am not resisting, I can see

I don't need a heaven
I don't need religion
I am in the place where I should be

I am breathing water
I am breathing water
You know a body's got to breathe

I'm drowning
Breathing ourselves
Me, yeah
Breathing ourselves
I'm drowning
Breathing ourselves
Me, yeah

I'm drowning
Breathing ourselves
Me, yeah
Breathing ourselves
I'm drowning
Breathing ourselves
Me, yeah

Trivia about the song Undertow by R.E.M.

On which albums was the song “Undertow” released by R.E.M.?
R.E.M. released the song on the albums “Bittersweet Me” in 1995, “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” in 1996, “Complete Rarities - Warner Bros. 1988-2011” in 2014, and “R.E.M. at the BBC” in 2018.
Who composed the song “Undertow” by R.E.M.?
The song “Undertow” by R.E.M. was composed by William Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe.

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