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| − | "[[Nightswimming]]" is a slow song by R.E.M. on the [[Canon]] at most sites, Los Angeles being a notable exception. The song is about an adult man who wishes he could skinny dip, but knows he is too old. Alternative interpretations sourced from multiple interviews with R.E.M. band members state that the song was originally written about a night watchman at the R.E.M. office in Athens, Georgia or that in the early 80's, R.E.M. and its circle of friends would go skinny dipping in the pools of closed clubs in Athens.
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| − | At Saratoga, the non-slow dancing ravers hold their glowsticks and pretend to "swim" around the slow dancers, much to their chargrin.
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| − | ==Lyrics==
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| − | Nightswimming deserves a quiet night<br />
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| − | The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago,<br />
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| − | Turned around backwards so the windshield shows<br />
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| − | Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse<br />
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| − | Still, it's so much clearer<br />
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| − | I forgot my shirt at the water's edge<br />
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| − | The moon is low tonight
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| − | Nightswimming deserves a quiet night<br />
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| − | I'm not sure all these people understand<br />
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| − | It's not like years ago,<br />
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| − | The fear of getting caught,<br />
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| − | Of recklessness and water<br />
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| − | They cannot see me naked<br />
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| − | These things, they go away,<br />
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| − | Replaced by everyday
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| − | Nightswimming, remembering that night<br />
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| − | September's coming soon<br />
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| − | I'm pining for the moon<br />
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| − | And what if there were two<br />
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| − | Side by side in orbit<br />
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| − | Around the fairest sun?<br />
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| − | That bright, tight forever drum<br />
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| − | Could not describe nightswimming<br />
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| − | You, I thought I knew you<br />
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| − | You, I cannot judge<br />
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| − | You, I thought you knew me,<br />
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| − | This one laughing quietly underneath my breath<br />
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| − | Nightswimming>
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| − | The photograph reflects,<br />
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| − | Every streetlight a reminder<br />
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| − | Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night
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