R.E.M. - ALEPH

Hey, hey Hey, hey I was hell Sarcastic silver swell That day it rained Tough spun, hard won, no Ocean flower aquarium Badlands, give a hand Honey dip, flim flam Hey, hey Hey, hey That cat can walk like a big bad man So happy to show us Oh, I ate the lotus Say, haven't you noticed? Oh, I ate the lotus Storefront window, I reflect Just last week I was merely heck Tip the scale, I was hell It picked me up, then I fell Who's this stranger? Crowbar spine Dot, dot, dot, and I feel fine Let it rain, rain, rain (rain) Bring my happy back again So happy to show us Oh, I ate the lotus Say, haven't you noticed? Oh, I ate the lotus Oh, I ate the lotus Let it rain, rain, rain (rain) Save me from myself again Wash away my ugly sins Opposing thumb, dorsal fin That monkey died for my grin Bring my happy back again Let it rain, rain, rain (rain) Bring my happy back again So happy to show us Oh, I ate the lotus Say, haven't you noticed? Oh, I ate the lotus Oh, I ate the lotus Oh, I ate the lotus Oh, I ate the lotus

Feels circus left the stakes a broken ropes useless mud The ties that bind, ha ha I can be bad poet Street poet Shit poet Kind poet too Subway Almost 4AM Halloween night I've had enough to drink to make my own party All my fellow riders in half costume, half asleep Half silly, gone to seed I don't mark my time with dates, holidays, faded wisdom, locked karma, whatever's Convenient I am made by my times I am a creation of now Shaken with the cracks and crevices I'm not giving up easy I will not fold I don't have much But what I have is gold (I saw your face You drift in snow And I drift in snow) I sing in platinum I dress in brass I eat in zinc Let it pass Compare a toast I like that I understand courage I still roll with the shout of a character I was married to today I try to see outside myself I understand the eyes Excuse all the highs Sorry I am sorry Ha ha (What have we learned I like your face) I like you, love you, every coast of you. I've seen your eddies and tides and hurricanes and cyclones. Low ebb tide and high, full moon. Up close and distant. I read you like the sky, the sea, the ocean, the sun, the moon. Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue blue, blue, blue, blue, blue. Naked and blue. (Naked and blue Breathing with you) Breathing with you. Touch. Change. Shift. Allow air. Window open. Drift. Drift away. Into now. I want Whitman proud. Patti Lee proud. My brothers proud. My sisters proud. I want me. I want it all. I want sensational. Irresistible. This is my time and I am thrilled to be alive. Living Blessed I understand Twentieth century Collapse Into Now PATTI: Cinderella boy You've lost your shoe Cinderella boy (Blue, blue, blue, blue...) Your coach awaits (Blue, blue, blue, blue...) I saw its shadow (Blue, blue, blue, blue...) All over your face (Blue, blue, blue, blue...) As you sit (Blue, blue, blue, blue...) Naked and blue (Blue, blue, blue, blue...) Into me ... Discoverer! Discoverer! Discoverer! Discoverer! Discoverer!

I am Superman and I know what's happening (I am, I am) I am Superman and I can do anything You don't really love that guy you make it with, now, do you I know you don't love that guy 'cause I can see right through you (I am, I am) I am Superman and I know what's happening (I am, I am) I am Superman and I can do anything If you go a million miles away, I'll track you down, girl Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart If you go a million miles away, I'll track you down, girl Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart (I am, I am) I am Superman and I know what's happening (I am, I am) I am Superman and I can do anything (I am, I am) I am Superman and I know what's happening (I am, I am) I am Superman and I can do anything

He's got his work and she comes easy They each come around when the other is gone Me, I think I got stuck somewhere in between I wouldn't confide in the Prodigal Son The die has been cast, the battle is won The bullets were blanks, a double aught gun I couldn't admit to a minute of fun They come and they come and they come and they come I accepted with a gentle tongue No words spoken, no need this gift Take it, stomp twice, ring the bell Tether that ring and phrase Enough with the rifle and talk already We all know what it means Take this conversation to your great divide I can only swallow what I ate And I don't hate him And I don't hate her They come and they come and they come and they come I accepted with a gentle tongue No heart broken, no need this gift (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone Reach for each other before you leave Reach peace with a E-A-C Don't threaten me with a gentle tease Don't threaten me with angry Please, please, please Don't try to tell me what I am They come and they come and they come and they come I accepted with a gentle tongue No heart spoken, no need to speak (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me (Talk to me) Don't talk to me (Don't talk to me) Don't talk to me (Talk to me) Don't talk to me about being alone