Nightswimming
R.E.M."Nightswimming" is a song by R.E.M., released in 2017 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:35 long and contains 32 lines and 161 words.
Lyrics
0:17Night swimming deserves a quiet night.
0:28The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago,
0:36Turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
0:41Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse.
0:49Still, it's so much clearer.
0:53I forgot my shirt at the water's edge.
1:00The moon is low tonight.
1:16Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
1:22I'm not sure all these people understand.
1:29It's not like years ago,
1:33The fear of getting caught,
1:37Of recklessness and water.
1:41They cannot see me naked.
1:46These things, they go away,
1:50Replaced by everyday.
1:53Nightswimming, remembering that night.
2:00September's coming soon.
2:04I'm pining for the moon.
2:09And what if there were two
2:12Side by side in orbit
2:15Around the fairest sun?
2:19That bright, tight forever drum
2:23Could not describe nightswimming.
2:30You, I thought I knew you.
2:34You I cannot judge.
2:38You, I thought you knew me,
2:42This one laughing quietly underneath my breath.
2:50Nightswimming.
3:16The photograph reflects,
3:19Every streetlight a reminder.
3:24Nightswimming deserves a quiet night,
3:35Deserves a quiet night
Night swimming deserves a quiet night. The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago, Turned around backwards so the windshield shows. Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse. Still, it's so much clearer. I forgot my shirt at the water's edge. The moon is low tonight. Nightswimming deserves a quiet night. I'm not sure all these people understand. It's not like years ago, The fear of getting caught, Of recklessness and water. They cannot see me naked. These things, they go away, Replaced by everyday. Nightswimming, remembering that night. September's coming soon. I'm pining for the moon. And what if there were two Side by side in orbit Around the fairest sun? That bright, tight forever drum Could not describe nightswimming. You, I thought I knew you. You I cannot judge. You, I thought you knew me, This one laughing quietly underneath my breath. Nightswimming. The photograph reflects, Every streetlight a reminder. Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, Deserves a quiet night
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