Half A World Away

Performed and composed by R.E.M. Lyrics transcribed by Linda Hennrick.


This could be the saddest dusk
I've ever seen
Return to a miracle of life
My mind is racing
Guess it always will
My hand's tired, my heart aches
From half a world away
Here my bead sworn

*   To go it alone, and hold it alone
Call it along, and hold it
Haul it along, hold it alone
And hold

On me, deeps and hollows
Half a world, half a world away
My shoes are gone
My life spent
I had too much to drink
I didn't think
I didn't think of you
I guess that's all I needed to

**   Go it alone and hold it alone
Haul it along and hold it
Blackbirds, backwards
Forward to fall, and hold

This lonely world is wasted
Pathetie eyes had I
The blinder times turned to see
The storm it came up strong
It shook the trees
And blew away our fear
I couldn't even hear

[repeat * **]

This could be the saddest dusk
I've ever seen
Return to the miracle of life
My mind is racing
Guess it always will
My hand's tired, my heart aches
From half a world away


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