R.E.M. - Chorus And The Ring

Hey there now young wholly,
Swing along
Quote the scriptures,
Keep them guessing
Which pit you crawled from.
Just defy it, just deny it, was it fun?
Your time is come -
What have you done?
What have you done?

That's when the insults start to sting
You can't remember anything
The chorus chime in,
The Greek chorus,
The machine of god singing

It's the poison that in measures
Brings illuminating vision
It's the knowing with a wink that
We expect in southern women
It's the wolf that knows
Which root to dig to save itself
It's the octopus that crawled
Back to the sea

That's when the insults start to sting
You can't remember anything
The chorus chime in,
The Greek chorus,
The machine of god ring!

Hammered, shooting plywood
In the backyard
Laughing 'cause the racket
Makes the blackbirds sing
Write the holy terror
Suck the marrow from the bone
Singe your own wings burning books,
You got the chorus and the ring

That's when the insults start to sting
You can't remember anything
The chorus chime in,
The Greek chorus,
The machine sings
That's when the insults start to ring
You can't remember anything
The chorus chime in,
The Greek chorus,
The machine sings

That's when the calibration
Brittle as a stick
Gets you the gold ring
And the tar museum
Che Guevera wink, gold ring

Sing...