EwD Lyrics:
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

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Contents

• Appendix
  • Phonetic Guide [to be released]
  • Exceptions
• EwD L1
• EwD L2
• EwD L3
• Diacriticless

Appendix

Phonetic Guide
[to be released]

Exceptions (E)

The only exception to this lyrics is the word "of", which is generally not indicated in EwD.

Word	Pronunciation
of ¹	o‹v›

¹ Not indicated in the lyrics.

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EwD L1

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Oh, life, it's bigger
It's bigger than yöu
And yöu a̍re not me
The lengths* that I will go to̤
The distance in yöur e̍yes
Oh no, I've säid too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot·light
Lösin' my relĭgion
Tryin' to keep up with yöu
And I dōn't knōw if I can dö it
Oh no, I've säid too much
I hăven't säid eno᷍ug̈h

[Chorus]
I t‍̤ho̍ught that I he͡ard yöu lăug̈hing
I t‍̤ho̍ught that I he͡ard yöu sing
I t‍̤hink I t‍̤ho̍ught I saw yöu try

[Verse 2]
Ĕvery whisper
Of ĕve̥ry waking h̥our
I'm cho͞osin' my confĕssions
Tryin' to keep an e̍ye on yöu
Like a hu͡rt, lost and blīnded fo͝ol, fo͝ol*
Oh no, I've säid too much
I set it up

[Pre-Chorus]
Consĭder this̩
Consĭder this̩, the hint of the century
Consĭder this, the slip
That bro̍ught me to my knees, faile̥d
What if all these fantas̩ies côme
Flailing around
Now, I've säid too much

[Chorus]
I t‍̤ho̍ught that I he͡ard yöu lăug̈hing
I t‍̤ho̍ught that I he͡ard yöu sing
I t‍̤hink I t‍̤ho̍ught I saw yöu try

[Bridge]
But that was just a dream
That was just dream

[Verse 3]
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot·light
Lösin' my relĭgion
Tryin' to keep up with yöu
And I dōn't knōw if I can dö it
Oh no, I've säid too much
I hăven't säid eno᷍ug̈h

[Chorus]
I t‍̤ho̍ught that I he͡ard yöu lăug̈hing
I t‍̤ho̍ught that I he͡ard yöu sing
I t‍̤hink I t‍̤ho̍ught I saw yöu try

[Outro]
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why try?
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream

EwD L2

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Oh, life, it's bigger
It's bigger than you
And you a̍re not me
The lengths* that I will go to̤
The distance in yöur e̍yes
Oh no, I've säid too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot·light
Lösin' my religion
Tryin' to keep up with you
And I dōn't knōw if I can dö it
Oh no, I've säid too much
I hăven't säid eno᷍ug̈h

[Chorus]
I t‍̤hought that I he͡ard you lăug̈hing
I t‍̤hought that I he͡ard you sing
I t‍̤hink I t‍̤hought I saw you try

[Verse 2]
Ĕve̬ry whisper
Of ĕvery waking h̥our
I'm cho͞osin' my confessions
Tryin' to keep an e̍ye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blīnded fo͝ol, fo͝ol*
Oh no, I've säid too much
I set it up

[Pre-Chorus]
Consĭder this̩
Consĭder this̩, the hint of the century
Consĭder this, the slip
That brought me to my knees, failed
What if all these fantas̩ies côme
Flailing around
Now, I've säid too much

[Chorus]
I t‍̤hought that I he͡ard you lăug̈hing
I t‍̤hought that I he͡ard you sing
I t‍̤hink I t‍̤hought I saw you try

[Bridge]
But that was just a dream
That was just dream

[Verse 3]
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot·light
Lösin' my relĭgion
Tryin' to keep up with you
And I dōn't knōw if I can dö it
Oh no, I've säid too much
I hăven't säid eno᷍ug̈h

[Chorus]
I t‍̤hought that I he͡ard you lăug̈hing
I t‍̤hought that I he͡ard you sing
I t‍̤hink I t‍̤hought I saw you try

[Outro]
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why try?
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream

EwD L3

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Oh, life, it's bigger
It's bigger than you
And you a̍re not me
The lengths* that I will go to
The distance in yöur e̍yes
Oh no, I've säid too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot·light
Lösin' my religion
Tryin' to keep up with you
And I dōn't knōw if I can dö it
Oh no, I've säid too much
I hăven't säid eno᷍ug̈h

[Chorus]
I thought that I he͡ard you lăug̈hing
I thought that I he͡ard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

[Verse 2]
Ĕve̬ry whisper
Of ĕvery waking h̥our
I'm cho͞osin' my confessions
Tryin' to keep an e̍ye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blīnded fo͝ol, fo͝ol*
Oh no, I've säid too much
I set it up

[Pre-Chorus]
Consĭder this̩
Consĭder this̩, the hint of the century
Consĭder this, the slip
That brought me to my knees, failed
What if all these fantas̩ies côme
Flailing around
Now, I've säid too much

[Chorus]
I thought that I he͡ard you lăug̈hing
I thought that I he͡ard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

[Bridge]
But that was just a dream
That was just dream

[Verse 3]
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot·light
Lösin' my religion
Tryin' to keep up with you
And I dōn't knōw if I can dö it
Oh no, I've säid too much
I hăven't säid eno᷍ug̈h

[Chorus]
I thought that I he͡ard you lăug̈hing
I thought that I he͡ard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

[Outro]
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why try?
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream

Diacriticless

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Oh, life, it's bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losin' my religion
Tryin' to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough

[Chorus]
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

[Verse 2]
Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosin' my confessions
Tryin' to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

[Pre-Chorus]
Consider this
Consider this, the hint of the century
Consider this, the slip
That brought me to my knees, failed
What if all these fantasies come
Flailing around
Now, I've said too much

[Chorus]
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

[Bridge]
But that was just a dream
That was just dream

[Verse 3]
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losin' my religion
Tryin' to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough
[Chorus]
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

[Outro]
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why try?
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream

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EwD version: 3.3

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1. Diacritics are placed according to the singer's personal accent, even if it is sometimes not the most usual pronunciation for the standard accent to which he or she belongs. For very unusual pronunciations, additional notes have been added. ↩