Losing My Religion
R.E.M. · 1991
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh, no, I've said too much
- I set it up
- That's me in the corner
- That's me in the spotlight
Echo the hook
- I thought that I heard you laughing
- I thought that I heard you sing
- I think I thought I saw you try
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
It's bigger than you
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The lengths that I will go to
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I set it up
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I haven't said enough
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I thought that I heard you sing
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Oh, ? it's bigger
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
The ? in your eyes
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I ? that I heard you laughing
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Of ? waking hour
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
That ? me to my knees, failed
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "thought" in the whole song?
"thought"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "dream" in the whole song?
"dream"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- But that was just a dream
- I think I thought I saw you try
- Oh, life, it's bigger
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Consider this, the hint of the century
- It's bigger than you
- That's me in the spotlight
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Losing My Religion" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
it's→i've→that's→don't→haven't→i'm→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Losing My Religion" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).