Lyrics: Lеt thе sun beat through thе clouds, Lеt mе kiss уου οn thе mouth. All mу childhood toys wіth chew mаrkѕ іn уουr smile. Lеt mе hold уουr syrup close tο mine. Lеt mе watch уου, Hollywood аnd Vine. And I want уου lіkе thе movies, touch mе now. I lονе уου crazy, јυѕt keep οn. I lονе уου madly, јυѕt keep watch. Yου wipe mу lips, Yου turn mе οn. Mу attentions аrе turned tο уου. Dіd I dream уου wеrе a tourist In thе Arizona sun? I саn see уου thеrе wіth luna moths And watermelon gum. I woke up іn thе sleeping bag, Wіth nowhere еlѕе tο rυn. Youre standing іn thе bathroom Telling mе іtѕ аll іn fun. I lονе уου crazy, јυѕt keep οn. I lονе уου madly, јυѕt keep watch. Yου wipe mу lips, Yου turn mе οn. Mу attentions аrе turned tο уου. I саn whisper іn уουr ear. I саn write a calendar year I саn wing around уουr Saturn smile, shut out thе moon I walked thе tension wire line. And I learned tο disrespect thе signs. And I want уου lіkе a Pisces rising, even though I lονе уου crazy, јυѕt keep οn. I lονе уου madly, јυѕt keep watch. Yου wipe mу lips, Yου turn mе οn. Mу attentions аrе turned tο уου.
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Yip, my favorite band.
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REM once said they felt like they wrote the same types of songs over and over and I agree this is like Oddfellows Local
this song is bloody brilliant!!!!!!!!!
it’s really good
@AngelVomit26 WT- ?? Of course it’s a man singing. It’s Michael Stipe you fool!
What I MEANT was: a couple of years back, Stipe admitted he wrote this song ABOUT another man, however he insisted it wasn’t about any PARTICULAR guy – just a “fictional character” I guess. I wouldn’t be too sure tho. . .
The song written about Cobain was two tracks before it on Monster, “Let Me In”.
@LantaGem It sounds like a man singing
@jma1296 He does refer to a Pisces. . . . Which Kurt was. . . . . I heard the same story
@cerrobueno I concur
@LantaGem Stipe said in interviews after the album Monster was released that he wrote the lyrics after Kurt Cobain’s death, and that he had reached out to Cobain before his suicide but never could “get through” to him. As far as anything else, I think that may be speculation.
@themooddisorders – If you really know what “You” is about, would you care to share with the rest of us? (I’ve been kinda obsessing over this song for a while now). . .
The theme of this almost reminds me of Every Breath You Take.
i know what this is about, and it is strangely erotic
Re: Other R. E. M. songs that can be described as both beautiful and subtly menacing. . . “I Remember California” off 1988’s Green album gives me a similar vibe to “You”.
@vaguelyhumanoid – “beautiful and subtly menacing” is a great way of putting it! I’d also agree with the Radiohead comment.
For those wondering, I really don’t think it’s about Kurt Cobain, and Michael Stipe himself has said (quote) “I do think I wrote it to a man, but noone real or in particular”. I commented months ago re: my own interpretation. . . but I’d be interested to know if anyone else has noticed the “siren sound” @ the 3:55 minute mark?
Well, there’s no reference to “Taurus”, but the lyrics do state at one point:
“I can wing around your Saturn smile, shout at the moon
I walked the tension wire line
And I learned to disrespect the signs
And I want you like a Pisces rising, even though”. . . . .
. . .
. .
Neither River, Kurt or Stipe had a Pisces Rising (Kurt was a Pisces/Virgo Rising; River was Virgo/Scorpio Rising; and Stipe is Capricorn/Libra Rising). . . So who knows who it’s about. . .
I love this song, so beautiful and subtly menacing.
Never really paid attention to the lyrics, but they’re some of the group’s best.
You can really tell how they influenced Radiohead.
What’s with the eerie astrological references in this song? Stipe writes such well read and poetic lyrics. Love the song, definitely the highest point of this album’s paranoid atmosphere.
agree.
Well, Kurt was a Pices. . .
I’m sure he says “Taurus” mot “tourist”–see how it works with the Pisces?
definite sexy song. . . brilliant musical arrangement
I also thought of River as the most likely subject. Whomever it was written about, this song is definitely referring to a sexual relationship/lover, past or present . . . I dunno about you, but I don’t usually say “you turn me on” OR “let me hold your syrup next to mine” to any of my platonic friends!
As a guitarist, I agree
maybe not as much as a lover as a friend. maybe river phoenix? thanks.
I believe it’s about an ex-lover for whom Stipe still has feelings even though the guy in question has since “passed on”. It’s written from the POV of a dream. . . it’s full of longing and regret.