Lyrics of
Losing My Religion

Losing My Religion is a song by the band R.E.M., released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time, in 1991. The phrase losing my religion is a saying from the Southern United States that means losing ones temper or becoming frustrated. Michael Stipe mentioned that the song was written about an unrequited romantic obsession and features a distinctive mandolin arrangement. The song became one of the bands most popular, achie ... ving worldwide hit status and solidifying the band in the mainstream. See more [+]

Oh, life is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh, no I've said too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh, no I've said too much
I set it up
Consider this, consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
That was just a dream
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh, no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why, try
That was just a dream
Just a dream, just a dream, dream