R.E.M. - Ignoreland (Subtitles)

These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Us v. Them years, Wrecking all things virtuous and true The undermining social democratic downhill slide into abysmal Lost lamb off the precipice into the trickle down runoff pool They hypnotised the summer, 1979 Marched into the capital brooding duplicitous, wicked and able, media-ready, Heartless, and labeled. Super U.S. citizen, super achiever, Mega ultra power doesn't relax. Defense, defense, defense, defense Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah The information nation took their clues from all the sound-bite gluttons 1980, 84, 88, 92 too, too How to be what you can be, junk, damn junk in your energy How to walk in dignity with throw up on your shoes They amplified the autumn, 1979 Calculate the capital, Up the republic my skinny ass TV tells a million lies. The paper's terrified to report Anything that isn't handed on a presidential spoon, I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this. So, fuck you, man (fuck 'em) Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland If they wasn't there we would have created them. Maybe, it's true, But I'm resentful all the same. Someone's got to take the blame I know that this is vitriol. No solution, spleen venting, But I feel better having screamed. Don't you? They desecrate the winter, 1979 Capital collateral. Brooding duplicitous, wicked and able, media-ready, Heartless, and labeled. Super U.S. citizen, super achiever, Mega ultra power doesn't relax. Defense, defense, defense, defense. Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah I did not do the revolution Thank you

Comments

1. Music from the time the world was still wide, wide open.
2. yep
3. Genius
4. Surprisingly -- and depressingly -- relevant again with the 2016 election.
5. 3 more days and change.
6. Peak Sanctimony. Flowers of Guatemala was more effective.
7. This song is mind blowingly great.
8. I prefer to use this song to describe the Swedish leftists...
9. gran rola!!
10. Doing a little search of REM lyrics, comparing them to a few Car Seat Headrest songs (Will Toledo is a big fan)...came across this song, never really delved into the words before. But I lived during the time Michael's describing here - the ascendancy of the Raygun "Revulsion" in the late 70s and early 80s. You kids count yourself lucky that asshole's dead.
11. The intro reminds me of Rock the Casbah by The Clash
12. these bastards stole the lyrics
13. ''I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this, so fuck you, man.''
14. Fuck you man
15. wheres the fucking subtitles????????
16. Bill should be on that track picture/photosleeve
17. i live in IGNORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
18. Wait- Bill Berry was still in the band in 1992, so the pic here is incorrect...
19. Masterpiece.