Walk Unafraid: Michael Stipe selected and acknowledged my question on Pop Songs 09-08

Guess what? I just checked Pop Songs 07-08 and I found out that the question that I sent to Michael Stipe was posted on the website. That means that Stipe selected it from all the plethora of e-mails. He didn't really answer my question but hey at least Stipe felt it was worthy enough for him to acknowledge it.

Here's my Question:

The song "walk unafraid" has been there to guide me and give me strength since it's birth on UP.

I've noticed a connection between "Walk Unafraid" from UP and" I've Been High" from Reveal.

It seems to me the narrator from Walk Unafraid is similar to the one found on "I've Been High."

"I just want to hold my head up high" from "Walk Unafraid" and "What I really want is just to live my life on high" from "I've Been High."

It's as if he made the leap in "Unafraid" and the result of these emotions are reflected on "High?"

Was connection intentional?

thank you for yr words and inspiration,

Adrian Ernesto Cepeda

And Stipe's reply:

I love both those songs, they just feel very real. Beyond that I can't really say much, there's probably an element of real me in there

Fucking cool! Straight from the source, Walk Unafraid is the first of two R.E.M. songs that Michael Stipe and I both love.