Lyrics: Letter Never Sent Album: Reckoning Artist: REM   It’s been pretty simple so far, vacation in Athens is calling me And knock, knock, knock on wood, I thought I’d left you behind Heaven is yours, heaven is yours, heaven’s…

Lyrics: 1,000,000 Album: Chronic Town Artist: REM   Secluded in a marker stone Not only deadlier but smarter too smarter too All along the tomb, all along the ruin Secluded in a marker stone Not only deadlier but smarter too…

Lyrics: King of Birds Album: Document Artist: REM   A thumbnail sketch, a jeweler’s stone A mean idea to call my own Old man don’t lay so still you’re not yet young There’s time to teach, point to point, Point…

Lyrics: Laughing Album: Murmur Artist: REM   Laocoon and her two sons Pressured storm, tried to move No other more, emotion bound Martyred, misconstrued Lighted in a room, lanky room Lighted, lighted, laughing in tune Lighted, lighted, laughing Laocoon and…

Lyrics: Airportman Album: Up Artist: REM   he moves efficiently beyond security great opportunity awaits airport fluorescent creature of habit labored breathing and sallow skin recycled air moving sidewalks great opportunity blinks great opportunity blinks discounted the people mover the…

Lyrics: I Remember California Album: Green Artist: REM   I remember redwood trees, bumper cars and wolverines The ocean’s Trident submarines Lemons, limes and tangerines I remember this I remember traffic jams Motor boys and girls with tans Nearly was…

Lyrics: Cuyahoga Album: Life’s Rich Pageant Artist: REM   Let’s put our heads together and start a new country up Our father’s father’s father tried, erased the parts he didn’t like Let’s try to fill it in, bank the quarry…

Lyrics: Me in Honey Album: Out of Time Artist: REM   I sat there looking ugly Looking ugly and mean I knew what you were saying You were saying to me Baby’s got some new rules Baby said she’s had…

Lyrics: At My Most Beautiful Album: Up Artist: REM   i’ve found a way to make you i’ve found a way a way to make you smile i read bad poetry into your machine i save your messages just to…

Lyrics: Strange Currencies Album: Monster Artist: REM   I don’t know why you’re mean to me when I call on the telephone and I don’t know what you mean to me but I want to turn you on, turn you…