I’ve Been High

By R.E.M.

On Reveal

Released on May 14, 2001

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[Verse 1]

Have you seen?

Have not, will travel

Have I missed the big reveal?

Do my eyes

Do my eyes seem empty?

I've forgotten how this feels


[Chorus]

I've been high

I've climbed so high

But life sometimes it washes over me


[Verse 2]

Have you been?

Have done, will travel

I fell down on my knees

Was I wrong?

I don't know, don't answer

I just needed to believe


[Chorus]

I've been high

I've climbed so high

But life sometimes it washes over me


[Bridge]

So I dive into a pool

So cool and deep that if I sink I sink

And when I swim I fly so high


[Verse 3]

What I want

What I really want is

Just to live my life on high

And I know

I know you want the same

I can see it in your eyes


[Chorus]

I've been high

I've climbed so high

But life sometimes it washes over me


[Outro]

Washes over me

I close my eyes

So I can see

Make my make-believe believe in me