Boy in the Well
R.E.M. * Track #8 On Around the Sun
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Boy in the Well by R.E.M.
Release Date
Performed by
R.E.M.Writed by
Michael Stipe & Mike Mills & Peter BuckAbout
“Boy in the Well” is about someone trying to escape a negative force in their life and forge their own journey.
Like many R.E.M. songs, the specifics aren’t are clear. The negative force could be a toxic relationship or a bad group of friends. However, the lyrics seem to indicate that this negative...
Boy in the Well Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Look at this, it's me walking away
Look at you drowning on display
Every time I've dropped by, I've tried to say
The water is rising, you don't want to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing on
You might as well say it
I see it, I feel it, this town is going wrong
It's turning away
[Chorus]
You wanted me to be someone that I could never be
My new friends are offering things I've never dreamed
It's beautiful, I'd like for them to take me on
[Verse 2]
The track mall gang went off on the Tennessee goth
A lunar moth, you chrysalis and flail
The water is rising, you try to rappel
A rousing cheer for the boy in the well
[Pre-Chorus]
It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing on
You might as well say it
I see it, I feel it, this town is going wrong
It's turning away
[Chorus]
You wanted me to be someone that I could never be
My new friends are offering things I've never dreamed
It's beautiful, I'd like for them to take me on
[Verse 3]
Here is where I look back, here is where you fell
This is where I got up, shaking off my tail
This is where your rope trick started to look stale
A Greyhound pass for the boy in the well
[Pre-Chorus]
It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing on
You might as well say it
I see it, I feel it, this town is going wrong
It's turning away
[Chorus]
You wanted me to be someone that I could never be
My new friends are offering things I've never dreamed
It's beautiful, I'd like for them to take me on
[Chorus]
You wanted me to be someone that I could never be
My new friends are offering things I've never dreamed
It's beautiful, I'd like for them to take me on
Boy in the Well Q&A
Who wrote Boy in the Well's ?
Boy in the Well was written by Michael Stipe & Mike Mills & Peter Buck.
Who produced Boy in the Well's ?
Boy in the Well was produced by Pat McCarthy & R.E.M..
When did R.E.M. release Boy in the Well?
R.E.M. released Boy in the Well on Mon Oct 04 2004.