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 spotlight 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 spotlight 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
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 spotlight 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 spotlight 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
A batida marcante de “Losing My Religion” foi construída em torno de um riff de mandolim, tornando‑a a primeira canção com esse instrumento a liderar as paradas desde “Maggie May”, de Rod Stewart, em 1971.
Apesar de seu som incomum, o single alcançou o quarto lugar na Billboard Hot 100, tornando‑se o maior sucesso comercial da carreira da banda nos Estados Unidos até então.
O videoclipe, amplamente exibido na MTV, recebeu aclamação crítica e rendeu ao grupo o Grammy de Melhor Vídeo Musical de Curta Duração.
A faixa rendeu à banda dois Grammys: Melhor Performance Pop por Duo ou Grupo com Vocal e o mencionado prêmio de vídeo.
Peter Buck, guitarrista do R.E.M., declarou nos apontamentos de “In Time: The Best of R.E.M.” que o lançamento de “Losing My Religion” dividiu a trajetória da banda, passando de um público de culto para um dos maiores nomes do rock nos anos 90.
O título da canção utiliza a expressão sul‑americana “losing my religion”, que significa estar em desespero ou à beira de perder a paciência.
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