I rediscovered this song 4 years ago. I lived in a lovely Belgium family that I was about to leave to go back home with my own family. The day before my leaving in a cold automn evening, I heard the song on the old radio. It always makes me shed a tear when I listen to this wonderful REM song, diving me back to this Very Sweet and also Sour moment of my life…
Impressive! Perfect! Awesome! Impresiona Perfecto! Asombroso! I,m 35 years old, I know this band fron 1991, "Out of Time" and I still impressed in this time. Great band, great voice.
I don’t know if this song is about permanently leaving New York City after living there for a long time, but as someone who has done that, it sure sounds that way to me. “…I saw the light fading out…”