These Days
Lyrics
Now I’m not feeding off you, I will rearrange your scales
If I can, and I can
March into the ocean, march into the sea
I had a hat I put it down and it sunk, reached down,
yanked it up, slapped it on my head
All the people gather
Fly to carry each his burden
We are young despite the years we are concern
We are hope despite the times
All of the sudden, these days
Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever….
I wish to meet each one of you
And you, me, you, if I can and I can
We have many things in common, name three (three, three, three)
I had a hat and it sunk, reached down,
yanked it up, slapped it on my head
All the people gather
Fly to carry each his burden
We are young despite the years we are concern
We are hope despite the times
All of the sudden, these days
Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you go.
Now I’m not feeding off you I will rearrange your scales
If I can and I can
I wish to eat each one of you and you, me, you
I had a hat and it sunk, reached down,
yanked it up, slapped it on my head
All the people gather
Fly to carry each his burden
We are young despite the years we are concern
We are hope despite the times
All of the sudden, these days
Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you…
carry each his burden
We are young despite the years we are concern
We are hope despite the times
All of the sudden, these days
Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you go.
(Take away the scattered bones of my meal)
Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd.
No Official Releases named ‘These Days’
‘These Days’ is also available on
Lifes Rich Pageant (CD Album)UK –
released: unknown
- 1. Begin The Begin
- 2. These Days
- 3. Fall On Me
- 4. Cuyahoga
- 5. Hyena
- 6. Underneath The Bunker
- 7. The Flowers Of Guatemala
- 8. I Believe
- 9. What If We Give It Away
- 10. Just A Touch
- 11. Swan Swan H
- 12. Superman
Document / Lifes Rich Pageant (CD Album)released: unknown
- 1. Finest Worksong
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Strange
- 6. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 7. The One I Love
- 8. Fireplace
- 9. Lightnin’ Hopkins
- 10. King Of Birds
- 11. Oddfellows Local 151
- 12. Begin The Begin
- 13. These Days
- 14. Fall On Me
- 15. Cuyahoga
- 16. Hyena
- 17. Underneath The Bunker
- 18. The Flowers Of Guatemala
- 19. I Believe
- 20. What If We Give It Away
- 21. Just A Touch
- 22. Swan Swan H
- 23. Superman
Documentary (Bootleg LP)TRW 1914
released: unknown
- 1. Finest Worksong
- 2. These Days
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Exhuming McCarthy
- 5. Orange Crush
- 6. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 7. King Of Birds
- 8. I Believe
- 9. Maps And Legends
- 10. Driver 8
- 11. Superman
- 12. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 13. Oddfellows Local 151
- 14. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 15. Begin The Begin
- 16. Strange
- 17. Ghost Riders
- 18. Cuyahoga
- 19. Fall On Me
- 20. Harpers
- 21. The One I Love
- 22. Crazy
- 23. Pop Song 89
- 24. Just A Touch
- 25. After Hours
Drive (Bootleg LP)released: unknown
Recorded: Demos from various studios and dates.
- 1. Radio Free Europe
Radio Dub - 2. Ages Of You
- 3. Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
- 4. Shaking Through
- 5. Wolves, Lower
Fast Version - 6. Catapult
- 7. Laughing
- 8. Romance
- 9. That Beat
- 10. Burning Hell
- 11. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- 12. Skank
- 13. Theme From Two Steps Onward
- 14. Just A Touch
- 15. Mystery To Me
- 16. Wait
- 17. Begin The Begin
- 18. Cuyahoga
- 19. I Believe
- 20. These Days
- 21. Bad Day
Bucketful of Worksongs (Bootleg CD Album)92029/30
released: unknown
Recorded: Tracks 1-22 Utrecht Holland 9/14/87, Tracks 23-28 Werchter, July 1985
- 1. Finest Worksong
- 2. These Days
- 3. Lightnin’ Hopkins
- 4. Welcome To The Occupation
- 5. Driver 8
- 6. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 7. I Believe
- 8. The One I Love
- 9. Exhuming McCarthy
- 10. Wolves, Lower
- 11. Fall On Me
- 12. Superman
- 13. Just A Touch
- 14. Oddfellows Local 151
- 15. Strange
- 16. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 17. Funtime
- 18. Time After Time (Annelise)
- 19. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 20. Harpers
- 21. Moral Kiosk
- 22. Life And How To Live It
- 23. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 24. Driver 8
- 25. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 26. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 27. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
- 28. Can’t Get There From Here
Dynamic Live (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded 1987 and Oslo 12/6/84
- 1. Finest Worksong
- 2. These Days
- 3. Lightnin’ Hopkins
- 4. Welcome To The Occupation
- 5. Driver 8
- 6. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 7. I Believe
- 8. The One I Love
- 9. Exhuming McCarthy
- 10. Wolves, Lower
- 11. Fall On Me
- 12. Superman
- 13. Just A Touch
- 14. Oddfellows Local 151
- 15. Little America
- 16. Hyena
- 17. Driver 8
- 18. Old Man Kensey
- 19. Pretty Persuasion
- 20. 1,000,000
The Green World Tour (Bootleg CD Album)France – RS CD18
released: unknown
Recorded: Perugia Palasport (Italy) – June 17, 1989
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. These Days
- 3. Exhuming McCarthy
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Orange Crush
- 6. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. King Of Birds
- 9. Shaking Through
- 10. World Leader Pretend
- 11. Finest Worksong
- 12. Underneath The Bunker
- 13. Sitting Still
- 14. Get Up
- 15. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 16. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 17. Stand
Life’s Rich Pageant & More (Bootleg CD Album)WAI 022
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-14) Pageant Studio Demos, (Tracks 15-24) Recorded at Various Locations.
- 1. Theme From Two Steps Onward
- 2. Just A Touch
- 3. Mystery To Me
- 4. Wait
- 5. Begin The Begin
- 6. Cuyahoga
- 7. I Believe
- 8. Interim Medley (LRP Instrumental Demo)
- 9. Rotary Ten
- 10. These Days
- 11. Bad Day
- 12. Underneath The Bunker
- 13. Swan Swan H
- 14. The Flowers Of Guatemala
- 15. March
- 16. Theme From Two Steps Onward
- 17. California Dreaming
- 18. Mississippi Queen
- 19. Whole Lotta Love
- 20. Funtime
- 21. After Hours
- 22. Oddfellows Local 151
- 23. Born To Run
- 24. Eight Miles High
- 25. Roadrunner
- 26. When I Was Young
Losing My Religion Vol.1 (Bootleg CD Album)BAN-042-A
released: unknown
Recorded: 9/14/87, Utrecht, Holland (First Half of Show)
- 1. Finest Worksong
- 2. These Days
- 3. Lightnin’ Hopkins
- 4. Welcome To The Occupation
- 5. Driver 8
- 6. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 7. I Believe
- 8. The One I Love
- 9. Exhuming McCarthy
- 10. Wolves, Lower
- 11. Fall On Me
- 12. Superman
- 13. Just A Touch
Mimed (Bootleg EP)MF02-X2
released: unknown
Recorded: Various, 3/13/91, BBC Studios
- 1. Fretless
live recorded at: 1991-03-14 in London - 2. Thank You
- 3. The Wayward Wind
- 4. Half A World Away
live recorded at: 1991-03-14 in London - 5. These Days


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