Mr. Richards

Album: Accelerate (2008)
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  • Mr. Richards, your position
    Is a messenger pigeon
    Left behind you when the camp moved on.
    We thought that you would listen
    But the words had never crystallized
    Into a truth that you might own, hey hey.

    [Chorus]
    Mr. Richards, your decision.
    Pay attention, pay attention.

    Mr. Richards, you're forgiven
    For a narrow lack of vision
    But the fires are still raging on.
    The public's got opinions
    And these consequences border on
    The compound that you raised
    Will sell it see, hey hey.

    [Chorus]

    So listen, your intention;
    Sign the papers, stamp the ribbon.
    You're mistaken if you think we'll just forget.

    You can thump your chest and rattle,
    Stand in front of your piano,
    But we know what's going on.
    Yes we know what's going on.
    We're the children of the choir, hey
    And we know what's going on.

    Mr. Richards, your conviction
    Had us cheering in the kitchen,
    Now the jury's eating pigeon pie.
    So tell me how is prison?
    Have they taught you how to listen?
    We've begun to bridge the schism.
    Pay attention, pay attention.

    [Chorus]

    You can thump your chest and rattle,
    Stand in front of your piano
    But we know what's going on.
    Yes we know what's going on.
    We're the children of the choir, hey
    From the compound fire, hey
    And we know what's going on.
    Yes we know what's going on. Writer/s: MICHAEL STIPE, MIKE MILLS, PETER BUCK
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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