New Test Leper

Album: New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
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  • I can't say that I love Jesus
    That would be a hollow claim
    He did make some observations
    And I'm quoting them today
    "Judge not lest ye be judged"
    What a beautiful refrain
    The studio audience disagrees
    Have his limbs all gone astray?

    Call me a leper
    Call me a leper
    Call me a leper

    "You are lost and disillusioned"
    What an awful thing to say
    I know this show doesn't flatter
    It means nothing to me
    I thought I might help them understand
    What an ugly thing to see
    "I am not an animal"
    Subtitled under the screen

    Call me a leper
    Call me a leper
    Call me a leper

    When I tried to tell my story
    They cut me off to take a break
    I sat silent five commercials
    I had nothing left to say
    The talk show host was index-carded
    All organized and blank
    The other guests were scared and hardened
    What a sad parade
    What a sad parade

    Call me a leper
    Call me a leper
    Call me a leper Writer/s: John Michael Stipe, Michael E. Mills, Peter Lawrence Buck, William Thomas Berry
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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