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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Background Vocals
Knox Chandler
Knox Chandler
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Producer
Andrew Roshberg
Andrew Roshberg
Recording Engineer
Clif Norrell
Clif Norrell
Mixing Engineer
Ed Brooks
Ed Brooks
Mixing Engineer
George Cowan
George Cowan
Recording Engineer
John Keane
John Keane
Recording Engineer
Mark Howard
Mark Howard
Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Ted Malia
Ted Malia
Recording Engineer
Tod Lemkuhl
Tod Lemkuhl
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Readying to bury your father and your mother
What did you think when you lost another?
I used to wonder, why did you bother?
Distanced from one, blind to the other
[Verse 2]
Listen here, my sister and my brother
What would you care if you lost the other?
I always wonder, why did we bother?
Distanced from one, blind to the other
[Refrain]
Ooh, ooh, but sweetness follows
[Verse 3]
It's these little things, they can pull you under
Live your life filled with joy and wonder
I always knew this altogether, thunder
Was lost in our little lives
[Refrain]
Ooh, ooh, but sweetness follows
Ooh, ooh, but sweetness follows
[Verse 4]
It's these little things, they can pull you under
Live your life filled with joy and thunder
Yeah, yeah, we were all together
Lost in our little lives
[Outro]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, but sweetness follows
Ooh
Ooh, ooh, but sweetness follows
Written by: Michael Edward Mills, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, William Berry

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