R.e.m. - Ignoreland lyrics

(berry/buck/mills/stipe) These ba*tards stole their power from the victims of the us v. them years, Wrecking all things virtuous and true The undermining social democratic downhill slide into abysmal Lost lamb off the precipice into the trickle down runoff pool They hypnotised the summer, 1979 Marched into the capital brooding duplicitous, wicked and able, media-ready, Heartless, and labeled. super us citizen, super achiever, Mega ultra power dosing. relax Defense, defense, defense, defense. yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland. yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah The information nation took their clues from all the sound-bite gluttons 1980, 84, 88, 92 too, too How to be what you can be, jump jam junking your energies How to walk in dignity with throw up on your shoes They amplified the autumn, 1979 Calculate the capital, up the republic my skinny a** Tv tells a million lies. the paper's terrified to report Anything that isn't handed on a presidential spoon, I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this. so, f** you, man (f** 'em) Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland. yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland If they weren't there we would have created them. maybe, it's true, But i'm resentful all the same. someone's got to take the blame I know that this is vitriol. no solution, spleen-venting, But i feel better having screamed. don't you? They desecrated winter, 1979 Capital collateral. brooding duplicitous, wicked and able, media-ready, Heartless, and labeled. super us citizen, super achiever, Mega ultra power dosing. relax Defense, defense, defense, defense. yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland. yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland Yeah, yeah, yeah, ignoreland. yeah, yeah, yeah I did not do the revolution Thank you