R.E.M. — Revolution 4-21

[Intro] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 1] Your revolution is a silly idea, yeah All your friends are feeling mad It's like you need a reason to be feeling bad, yeah You sport an armband when you're good and sad, yeah [Chorus] La-la, la-la, revolution La-la, la-la, revolution I picked up a bad vibration [Verse 2] I don't know why I'm feeling bad, yeah I took off a bad vibration Oliver North is running for Senate Bomb the abortion clinic Reagan's defense is the deficit The virus was invented Black men can't get acquitted Of the crimes that we've committed The future never happened It never happened [Chorus] La-la, la-la, revolution La-la, la-la, revolution La-la, la-la, revolution I picked up a bad vibration [Verse 3] Your revolution is a silly idea, yeah You tried to look like a punk rock girl A whole lotta sneer, a little curl But I don't have time for your theatrics Everybody knows that you're a bad actress We've been packaged for way too long, yeah All the scum is rising [Chorus] La-la, la-la, revolution La-la, la-la, I picked up a bad vibration La-la, la-la, revolution La-la, la-la, I picked up a bad vibration