: The video's narrative is heavily modeled after the Gabriel García Márquez short story " A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings ," about an angel who crashes into a town and is mistreated by the locals.
: The iconic lines "That's me in the corner / That's me in the spotlight" were originally written as " That's me in the kitchen ". Stipe changed the wording to heighten the sense of vulnerability, describing a person at a party too shy to approach the object of their obsession. R. E. M. - Losing My Religion Lyric Video
The music video, directed by Tarsem Singh, intentionally layers religious imagery to contrast with the secular lyrics. : The video's narrative is heavily modeled after
: "Losing my religion" is an old Southern American expression meaning to lose one's temper , reach the end of one's rope, or feel desperate and frustrated. The music video, directed by Tarsem Singh, intentionally