R.E.M - Its the End of the World

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This is what I originally thought the words to REM's Its the End of the World as we know it! Before I downloaded the real lyrics then I had a good laugh at myself!!!! :-)

That's great! it starts with an earthquake birds and snakes and aeroplanes lilly bruce is not afraid eye of a hurricain listen to yourself churn worlds says its own needs dummy serves your own needs speed it up an ox beat front no street the ladder starts to clatter with fear fied down high wire in a fire representing seven games in a government for hire in a combat site nectar was acoming in a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck team my team reporters babble trunk drown your croc look at that no plane fine there uh oh overflow popultaion coming quick what ya goin do save your self serve yourself world says its own needs listen to your heart bleed dummy the director and the reverent in the right light patreotic patreotic slam fight right like feeling pretty psyched "its the end of the world as we know it" x 3 and I feel fine
Six o'clock tv hour don't get caught in foreighn towers slash and burn return listen to yourself churn mockin' me in uniform with foot burning black money every mode of escalate automotive cinerate light a candle light a motor step down step down watchin' neil crush crush uh oh this means no fear cavalier renegade steer clear turn um' in and turn um' in turn um' in a flash operation lucy and offer me alternatives and I decline "its the end of the world as we know it" x 3 and "I feel fine" x2 "its the end of the world as we know it" x 3 and I feel fine
The other night i'm drippin' knives continental trip to buy mountain sled in a light land earth burn sun me and that breast have plenty pushin' lister bags birthday party cheesecake jelly be firm with symbiotic patriotic slam button net right "its the end of the world as we know it" x 3 and I feel fine "its the end of the world as we know it" x 3 and I feel fine "its the end of the world as we know it" x 3 and I feel fine

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