R.E.M. — Sponge

[Intro] One, two, ready, go [Verse 1] Pleasure is melting like chocolate My blue ribbon gumption is gone All my gravy must have soaked into something [Chorus] And the world [Verse 2] The filthy steps, the cold concrete The phony earth below my feet The ancient odor of the streets [Chorus] Yes, the world, it is a sponge The world [Verse 3] And when the crisis passes When the coast is clear I'll be buffed down to a liquid [Chorus] And the world, it is a sponge The world, it is a sponge The world [Verse 4] Throughout this entire ugly outing I've been mumbling the convex of what I should be shouting But I'll soon be silent, you'll soon hear nothing [Chorus] 'Cause the world, it is a sponge The world, it is a sponge The world, it is a sponge