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Artist: R.E.M.
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Exhuming Mccarthy
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Exhuming Mccarthy
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You're beautiful more beautiful than me
You're honorable more honorable than me
Loyal to the Bank of America
(chorus 1)
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
(chorus 2)
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
To improve your business acumen
Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2)
Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
"Let us not assassinate this man further Senator,
You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir?
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
We're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
To improve your business acumen
Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
I always thought of you as quick
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
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