[Verse 1: Michael Stipe]
The kids have a new take, a new take on faith
Pick up the pieces, get carried away
I came home to a city half-erased
I came home to face what we faced
This place needs me here to start
This place is the beat of my heart

[Chorus: Michael Stipe, Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)

[Verse 2: Michael Stipe]
Storm didn't kill me, the government changed
Hear the answer call, hear the song rearranged
Hear the trees, the ghosts, and the buildings sing
With the wisdom to reconcile this thing
It's sweet and it's sad and it's true
How it doesn't look bitter on you

[Chorus: Michael Stipe, Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
[Verse 3: Michael Stipe]
Mother and father, I stand beside you
The good of this world might help see me through
This place needs me here to start
This place is the beat of my heart

[Chorus: Michael Stipe, Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)