Stephen Malkmus
Unseen Power of The Picket Fence
[Verse 1]
Some bands I like to name check
And one of them is R.E.M.,
Classic songs with a long history
Southern boys just like you and me
R.E.M
[Verse 2]
Flashback to 1983
Chronic Town was their first EP
Later on came Reckoning
Finster's art and titles to match
"So. Central Rain", "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville"
"Harborcoat", "Pretty Persuasion"
You were born to be a camera
"Time After Time" was my least favorite song
"Time After Time" was my least favorite song
[Verse 3]
The singer, he had long hair
And the drummer, he knew restraint
And the bass man, he had all the right moves
And that guitar player was no saint
[Verse 4]
So let's go way back to the ancient times
When there were no fifty states
And on a hill, there stands Sherman
Sherman and his mates
And they're marching through Georgia
(We're marching through Georgia)
We're marching through Georgia
G-G-G-G-G-Georgia
They're marching through Georgia
We're marching through Georgia
Marching through Georgia
G-G-G-G-G-Georgia
And there stands R.E.M
[Outro]
Ayy Sir
Ayy Sir
(Move those wagons)
(Move those wagons)
Ayy Sir, they're coming
Artillery's in place, Sir
Hide it, hide it
Ayy
Run