Everybody Hurts
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Everybody Hurts Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on
[Chorus]
Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
[Verse 2]
Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
If you think you've had too much
Of this life, well hang on
[Chorus]
'Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
[Bridge]
Don't throw your hand, oh no
Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you're not alone
When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on
[Chorus]
Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
[Verse 2]
Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
If you think you've had too much
Of this life, well hang on
[Chorus]
'Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
[Bridge]
Don't throw your hand, oh no
Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you're not alone
[Verse 3]
If you're on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much
Of this life to hang on
[Chorus]
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
[Outro]
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts
No, no, no, no, no, you're not alone
If you're on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much
Of this life to hang on
[Chorus]
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
[Outro]
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts
No, no, no, no, no, you're not alone
About
Genius Annotation
“Everybody Hurts” seems kind of saccharine and overly heartfelt because it was meant to be. In an interview, Michael Stipe mentioned that the song was meant to be a genuine message to the band’s teenage fans that, no matter how bad your life may seem, to please keep hoping for a brighter day.
A note regarding composition: this song has strong similarities to “Rock'n'Roll Suicide”: Compare the notes that begin “Everybody Hurts” to the guitar figure that starts with Bowie singing “You’re too old to lose it”. Likewise, both songs ascend into a coda with the lyrics “You’re not alone”.
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Recorded At
Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, Woodstock, New York; Criteria Recording Studios, North Miami, Florida; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia; Kingsway Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana; Bosstown Recording Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Released on
April 15, 1993
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Everybody Hurts Covers
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Everybody Hurts Live Performances
Everybody Hurts - Live in Chicago / 1995 by R.E.M., Everybody Hurts - Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999 by R.E.M., Everybody Hurts - Live From The National Bowl, Milton Keynes / 1995 by R.E.M., Everybody Hurts (Live At The 1993 MTV Awards) by R.E.M. & Everybody Hurts - Live in Dublin / 2005 by R.E.M.
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