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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Buck
Guitar
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Bill Berry
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Producer
Tom Der
Assistant Engineer
Toni Greene
Assistant Engineer
Ted Pattison
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Gary Laney
Engineer
Steve Catania
Engineer
Todd Sholar
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You're beautiful, more beautiful than me
You're honorable, more honorable than me
Loyal to the Bank of America
[Verse 2]
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
[Verse 3]
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
[Verse 4]
Vested interest, united ties
Landed gentry rationalize
Look who bought the myth
By jingo, buy America
[Verse 5]
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
[Verse 6]
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
[Verse 7]
Enemy sighted, enemy met
I'm addressing the real politic
Look who bought the myth
By jingo, buy America
[Verse 8]
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?
[Verse 9]
We're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
[Verse 10]
Enemy sighted, enemy met
I'm addressing the real politic
You've seen start, and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
I always thought of you as quick
[Verse 11]
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at book burning
Meet me at book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at book burning
Meet me at book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at book burning)
Written by: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, William T. Berry