text: in the song "felt like a lifetime" by better than ezra what r.e.m. song is that about? just wondering which song by r.e.m. that they are talking about in this song. thanks! the rem song is "talk about the passion." kevin obsessed over rem, and so would his group of friends in hs. it is also that old of a song. kevin started the band in college in 1989, so a song like "everybody hurts" would be too new. plus it is 3:23.