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Stand by R.E.M.
Performed by
R.E.M.Writed by
Mike Mills & Michael Stipe & Peter Buck & Bill BerryAbout
“Stand” was REM’s second single from Green and second consecutive #1 on the then-new US Alternative Songs Chart. It was also their second top 10 US Pop Chart hit (after 1987’s “The One I Love”). Outside the US, “Stand” found success in New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and the UK.
It was used as the...
Stand Lyrics
[Chorus]
Stand in the place where you live
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before
Now stand in the place where you were
Now face west
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't before
[Verse 1]
If you are confused, check with the sun
Carry a compass to help you along
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around
[Chorus]
So stand in the place where you live
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before
Now stand in the place where you were
Now face west
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't before
[Verse 2]
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around
If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling
Listen to reason, the season is calling
[Chorus]
Stand in the place where you live
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before
Now stand in the place where you were
Now face west
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't before
[Verse 3]
If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling
Listen to reason, reason is calling
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around
[Bridge]
So stand (Stand!)
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before
Now stand (Stand!)
Now face west
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't
[Chorus]
Stand in the place where you live
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before
Now stand in the place where you were
Now face west
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't before
[Outro]
Stand in the place where you are
(Now face north)
Stand in the place where you are
(Now face west)
Your feet are going to be on the ground
(Stand in the place where you are)
Your head is there to move you around (now face), so stand
Stand Q&A
Who wrote Stand's ?
Stand was written by Mike Mills & Michael Stipe & Peter Buck & Bill Berry.
Who produced Stand's ?
Stand was produced by R.E.M. & Scott Litt.
What did R.E.M. say about "Stand"?
Michael Stipe told Q Magazine in 1992:
It’s about making decisions and actually living your life rather than letting it happen. It surprises me when I walk by a parking lot and I’ve been walking by that parking lot for eight years but, for the first time, I look at it and say, ‘My God! There’s a pa...