R. E. M. - Losing | My Religion Lyric Video

: It draws heavily from Italian painter Caravaggio , recreating religious tableaux such as the Incredulity of Saint Thomas and the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian .

: "Losing my religion" is an old Southern American expression meaning to lose one's temper , reach the end of one's rope, or feel desperate and frustrated. R. E. M. - Losing My Religion Lyric Video

The song’s foundation was almost a fluke. Guitarist Peter Buck wrote the signature mandolin riff while watching television and practicing on an instrument he had just purchased. When he listened back to his practice tapes, he found the haunting melody buried among his beginner's mistakes. Decoding the Lyrics : It draws heavily from Italian painter Caravaggio

: Stipe modeled the theme after The Police’s " Every Breath You Take ," aiming to write a "classic obsession pop song" where a person overanalyzes every look and whisper from someone who might not even know they exist. The Surreal Video Story Guitarist Peter Buck wrote the signature mandolin riff

: The video's narrative is heavily modeled after the Gabriel García Márquez short story " A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings ," about an angel who crashes into a town and is mistreated by the locals.