Strange - R.E.M.

There’s something strange going on tonight There’s something going on that’s not quite right Michael’s nervous and the lights are bright There’s something going on that’s not quite right There’s something going on that wasn’t here before Keep your eyes glued to the floor There’s something strange going on tonight There’s something going on that’s […]

Star Me Kitten - R.E.M.

Keys cut, three for the price of one. Nothing’s free but guaranteed for a lifetime’s use. I’ve changed the locks And you can’t have one. You, you know the other two. The brakes have worn so thin that you could hear, I hear them screeching through the door from our driveway. Hey love, look into […]

Star 69 - R.E.M.

you don’t have to take the bar exam to see What you’ve done is ignoramus one oh three What’ve I got to hang my hat on You don’t have a pot to pee in All this just to be your friend I was there until the end. Extortion and arson, petty larceny I know you […]

Stand - R.E.M.

Stand in the place where you live Now face North Think about direction Wonder why you haven’t before Now stand in the place where you work Now face West Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven’t before If you are confused check with the sun Carry a compass to help you […]

So. Central Rain - R.E.M.

Did you never call? I waited for your call These rivers of suggestion are driving me away The trees will bend, the cities wash away The city on the river there is a girl without a dream I’m sorry Eastern to Mountain, third party call, the lines are down The wise man built his words […]

So Fast, So Numb - R.E.M.

Movin’ through rough waters motel boy, And swimming in your sleep. How could I be so blind, mis-sighted, Not to see there’s something wounded deep. Anyone could scratch your surface now, It’s all amphetamine You’re blasting yourself into the present Learn some vast indignity, stay that, You say that you hate it You want to […]

Sitting Still - R.E.M.

This name I got we all agreed See could stop stop it will red We could bind it in the cist We could gather, throw a fit Up to par and Katie bar the kitchen door, but not me in Sit and try for the big key, wasting of time, sitting still I’m the sun […]

Shiny Happy People - R.E.M.

Shiny happy people laughing Meet me in the crowd People people Throw your love around Love me love me Take it into town Happy happy Put it in the ground Where the flowers grow Gold and silver shine Shiny happy people holding hands Shiny happy people laughing Everyone around love them, love them Put it […]

She Just Wants To Be - R.E.M.

It’s not that she walked away Her world got smaller All the usual places The same destinations Only something’s changed. It’s not that she wasn’t rewarded With pomegranate afternoons And Mingus, Chet Baker and chess It’s not stampede and fortune Of prim affectations She’s off on a riot(?) And she knows now Is greater than […]

Shaking Through - R.E.M.

Could it be that one small voice doesn’t count in the world? Yellow like a geisha gown, denial all the way Could this by three be turned? Honor marches on. Yellow like a geisha gown, denial all the way Shaking through, opportune. Shaking through, opportune. Are we grown way too far? Taking after rain Yellow […]