Circus Envy

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Here comes that awful feeling again
Welcome the ugly animal.
I hold my breath to watch you swing,
My pyro acrobat ball and chain
I'm not afraid, I messed it, messed it, messed it, messed it up

I've got my telescope head in the haystack
I'm getting tired of your dodgeball circus act
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark on command

Here comes that awful feeling again
Make way for monster jealousy
The strong man kicked sand into my breakfast cereal bowl
I'd spelled your name with Oatios,
he messed it, messed it, messed it, messed it up

I've got my telescope head in the haystack
I am tired of your dodgeball circus act
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark on command

(you're mean, mean, mean
you tease, tease, tease me)

If I were you I'd really run from me
I'd really really wish that I were you
When I get loose I'll climb a tree
and drop a load on your head
This monster in me makes me retch, you messed it, messed it up

I've got my telescope head in the haystack
I am jealous of your dodgeball circus act
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark on command

(you're mean, mean, mean
you tease, tease, tease me)

Do you smell jealousy?
Do you smell jealousy, jealousy, jealousy?

Quotes collected from 'R.E.M. - In Their Own Words' by Peter Hogan

Lyrics are based on fans interpretations and are not official.

All R.E.M. originals written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

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I must admit, when I first heard this song, I hated it! The guitar bit was the part that really turned me away from this song at first.

But one day, I was listening through Monster when this song came up. I don't know what made this listen any different, but this particular time, I took a closer listen to the lyrics of the song. And at that point, it really hit me that this was a great song. The lyrics are rather clever and I feel that they fit the theme of the album well. Now I've even become rather fond of the guitar in this song as well.


By WaluigiCubed