Falls to Climb

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R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M… more »


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1998
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I'll take the position 
Assume the missionary part 
You work by committee  
You had me pegged from the start. 
I'll be pounce pony  
Phony maroney  
Pony before the cart. 
I'll be pounce pony. 
This ceremony 
Only fills my heart. 

Who cast the final stone? 
Who threw the crushing blow? 
Someone has to take the fall 
Why not me? 

A punch toy volunteer 
A weakling on its knee. 
Is all you want to hear 
And all you want to see. 
Romantically, you'd martyr me 
And miss this story's point 
It is my strength, my destiny 
This is the role that I have chosen. 

Who cast the final stone? 
Who threw the crushing blow? 
Someone has to take the fall 
Why not me? 

Gentlemen mark your opponents 
Fire into your own ranks. 
Pick the weakest as strategic 
Move, square off, to 
Meet your enemy. 
For each and every gathering 
A scapegoat falls to climb. 
As I step forward, silently. 
Deliberately mine 

Who cast the final stone? 
Who threw the crushing blow? 
Someone has to take the fall 
Why not me? why not me. 
Had consequence chose differently 
Had fate its ugly head 
My actions make me beautiful 
And dignify the flesh 

Me, I am free, free.

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Written by: Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe

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