Composition and lyrics "Losing My Religion" is based on Peter Buck's mandolin-playing. Buck said, "The verses are the kinds of things R.E.M. uses a lot, going from one minor to another, kind [of] like those ' Driver 8 ' chords. You can't really say anything bad about E minor, A minor, D, and G - I mean, they're just good chords." Em Dm G Oh no, I've said too much, I haven't said enough F Dm G Am I thought that I heard you laughing, I thought that I heard you sing F Dm G Am G I think I thought I saw you try Am Em Am Every whisper, every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Em Am Trying to keep an eye on you like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool Em Dm G Oh no, I've Losing my religion. Em Am Em Trying to keep up with you and I don't know if I can do it. Oh no, I've said too Dm G much. I haven't said enough. [Chorus] F G Am F I thought that I heard you This song explores the concept of unrequited love, self-doubt, and vulnerability. The phrase "losing my religion" is a Southern expression for reaching the end of one's patience, and here, it symbolizes the emotional turmoil of feeling disconnected and misunderstood. .

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