R.E.M. - Circus Envy

from 1994's "Monster"

Here comes that awful feeling again
Welcome the ugly animal.
I hold my breath to what you sing,
My pyro acrobat ball and chain,
I'm not afraid, I messed it, messed it, messed it, messed it up

I've got my telescope head in the haystack
I'm getting tired of your dodgeball circus act
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark on command

Here comes that awful feeling again
Make way for monster jealousy
The strong man kicked sand into my breakfast cereal bowl
I'd spelled your name with Oatios,
He messed it, messed it, messed it, messed it up

I've got my telescope head in the haystack
I am tired of your dodgeball circus act
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark on command

(you're mean, mean, mean)
(you tease, tease, tease me)

If I were you I'd really run from me
I'd really really wish that I were you
When I get loose I'll climb a tree
And drop a load on your head
This monster in me makes me retch, you messed it, messed it up

I've got my telescope head in the haystack
I am jealous of your dodgeball circus act
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark
Put pepper in my coffee, I forgot to bark on command

(you're mean, mean, mean)
(you tease, tease, tease me)

Do you smell jealousy?
Do you smell jealousy, jealousy, jealousy?

Category:

Music

Tags:

• R.E.M.
• Circus
• Envy
• Monster

[IAmKrow]

Sorry for making such a mess

[1michelemichele1]

Heh, you haven't. They're interesting comments, thanks for posting 'em

[themooddisorders]

On a catalog basis, REM kicks U2's preachy ass

[AFirmKickInThePants]

This is one of Monster's best songs in my opinion

[RoadWarriorTigerHawk]

@themooddisorders no, not even close

[BareBandSubscription]

Such a criminally misunderstood album.

[faustbanana]

Here's comes that awful feelin' again...

[Maisy2987]

@TheSimonRowell Honestly most people don't like Up either, personally I think Automatic For the People is really overrated, but almost every R.E.M. album is good.

[Biggie3057]

@TheSimonRowell For me...

R.E.M.: Murmur, Document, Green and Automatic for the People.

U2: War, The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and All That You Can Leave Behind.

Tie?

[TheSimonRowell]

@themooddisorders

Close call though, U2 made 5 great albums, Unforgetable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, Zooropa and All that you can leave. REM made Document, Fables, LRP, Out of Time, Automatic, Monster, New Adventure's and controvertially and i do not care UP. |I make that about 7 - 5 to REM.

[BaronM]

@ScottAln05

I got a fever and the only prescription is more buzzing sounds!

[0yuzuringo0]

かっこいいいいいいい！



[RoadWarriorTigerHawk]

@themooddisorders not even close

[dennisjr77]

MONSTER and automatic for the people are what got me into r.e.m :)