Cover art for Sitting Still (Live In Toronto 1983) by R.E.M.

Sitting Still (Live In Toronto 1983)

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Sitting Still (Live In Toronto 1983) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This name I got we all agreed
C could stop, stop it well read
We could bind it in the scythes
We could gather, throw a fit

[Chorus 1]
Up to par and Katie bar
The kitchen signs but not me in
Sit and try for the big kill
A waste of time sitting still

[Verse 2]
I'm the sun and you can read
I'm the sign and you're not deaf
We could gather in the scythe
We would like to throw a fit

[Chorus 1]
Up to par and Katie bars
The kitchen signs but not me in
Sit and try for the big kill
A waste of time sitting still
I can hear you
I can hear you
I can hear you
[Verse 1]
This name I got we all agreed
C could stop, stop it well read
We could bind it in the scythes
We could gather, throw a fit

[Chorus 1]
Up to par and Katie bars
The kitchen signs but not me in
Sit and try for the big kill
A waste of time sitting still
I can hear you
I can hear you
I can hear you

[Verse 4]
You can gather when we talk
Talk until you're blue
You could get away from me
Get away from me

[Chorus 2]
Up to par and Katie bars
The kitchen signs
Sit and try for the big kill
A waste of time sitting still
I can hear you
I can hear you
I can hear you
[Outro]
I can hear you
I can hear you
I can hear you
Can you hear me?

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Credits
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Executive Producer
Mastered by
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
Larry's Hideaway, Toronto
Release Date
November 25, 2008
Sitting Still (Live In Toronto 1983) Is A Live Version Of
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