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R.E.M. - Oh My Heart (Official Music Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Performer
Kirk Joseph
Kirk Joseph
Sousaphone
Leroy Jones
Leroy Jones
Trumpet
Shamarr Allen
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Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Buck
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Composer
Michael Mills
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Composer
Michael Stipe
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Composer
Scott McCaughey
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Composer
Mark Mullins
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Horn Arranger
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Producer
Jacknife Lee
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The kids have a new take, a new take on faith
Pick up the pieces get carried away
I came home to a city, half erased
I came home to face what we faced
This place needs me here to start
This place is the beat of my heart
[Verse 2]
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
[Verse 3]
Storm didn't kill me, the government changed
Hear the answer call, hear the song rearranged
Hear the trees, the ghosts, and the buildin's sing
With the wisdom to reconcile this thing
It's sweet and it's sad and it's true
How it doesn't look bitter on you
[Verse 4]
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
[Verse 5]
Mother and father, I stand beside you
The good of this world might help see me through
This place needs me here to start
This place is the beat of my heart
[Verse 6]
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart, oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Written by: Michael Mills, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey

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