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R.E.M.
Driver 8

Song Information
Song Artist(s):R.E.M.
Song Title:Driver 8
Year:1985

Album Information
Album:Eponymous
Track:7

Track Classification
Genre:Rock 1980s
MusicBrainz Genre:Rock

Audio
20 sec. sample

Lyrics
Original Source:LyricWiki
The walls are built up stone by stone
The fields divided, one by one

And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We've been on this shift too long
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away

I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm
The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
The bells are ringing through the town again
The children look up, all they hear is sky-blue bells ringing

And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away

A way to shield the hated heat
A way to put myself to sleep
A way to shield the hated heat
A way to put myself, my children to sleep

He piloted this song in a plane like that one
She is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade
Locomotive 8 Southern Crescent, hear the bells ring again
Field to wheat is looking thin

And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We've been on this shift too long
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away

Track Information
Published Time:3:24
Measured Time:3:22
Traktor Peak dB: 0.198
Traktor Perceived dB: 3.599

Mix Information
Mixmeister BPM:161.4
Traktor BPM: 160.2 (100.0%)
Mixmeister Key:E m

External Cross-Referencing
MusicBrainz PUID:11e5dfd5-fa9e-11fb-8bfc-efa13b11c0b8

MusicBrainz MusicDNS
Song Artist:R.E.M.
Song Title:Driver 8
First Release Year:1985

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