Mr. Richards (Live)-R.E.M.

[00:00.80]REM - Mr. Richards [00:06.24]Mr. Richards, your position [00:08.49]Is a messenger pigeon [00:12.44]Left behind you when the camp moved on. [00:16.88]We thought that you would listen [00:22.00]but the words had never crystallized [00:25.00]Into a truth that you might own, hey hey. [00:32.44]Mr. Richards, your decision. [00:35.33]Pay attention, pay attention. [00:43.52]Mr. Richards, you're forgiven [00:45.77]for a narrow lack of vision [00:49.83]But the fires are still raging on. [00:56.77]The public's got opinions [00:59.40]and these consequences border on [01:02.71]The compound that you raised [01:05.46]Will sell it see, hey hey. [01:09.96]Mr. Richards, your decision. [01:13.08]Pay attention, pay attention. [01:21.15]So listen, your intention; [01:24.27]Sign the papers, stamp the ribbon. [01:26.90]You're mistaken if you think we'll just forget. [01:33.39]You can thump your chest and rattle, [01:37.33]Stand in front of your piano, [01:39.95]But we know what's going on. [01:45.89]Yes we know what's going on. [01:52.09]We're the children of the choir, hey [01:58.39]and we know what's going on. [02:07.65]Mr. Richards, your conviction [02:11.40]Had us cheering in the kitchen, [02:13.21]Now the jury's eating pigeon pie. [02:18.33]So tell me how is prison? [02:23.33]Have they taught you how to listen? [02:26.21]We've begun to bridge the schism. [02:29.46]Pay attention, pay attention. [02:32.58]Mr. Richards, your decision. [02:34.52]Pay attention, pay attention. [02:37.20]You can thump your chest and rattle, [02:45.83]Stand in front of your piano [02:48.58]But we know what's going on. [02:52.14]Yes we know what's going on. [02:57.52]We're the children of the choir, hey [03:03.77]From the compound fire, hey [03:10.09]And we know what's going on. [03:16.41]Yes we know what's going on.