R.E.M. — The Ascent of Man

[Verse 1] So hesitation pulled me back I'm stronger when I don't attract In your eyes I'm a lamb without a rack And I am getting confused I'm a cactus trying to be a canoe As you pan for ore in the desert, floored, I say to you That I could never imagine a place so beautiful I could never steal your gold away [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I try to walk like a big wham bam I came across like a battering ram) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I try to float like a Telegram Sam I'm trying to divine you) [Verse 2] My book is called "The Ascent of Man" I marked your chapter with a catamaran The accent's off, but I am what I am [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I try to walk like a big wham bam I came across like a battering ram) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I try to float like a Telegram Sam I'm trying to divine you) [Verse 3] I looked for you, it's my last grandstand A motorscootered goat-legged Pan Figure eighting in quicksand [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I try to walk like a big wham bam I came across like a battering ram) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I try to float like a Telegram Sam I'm trying to divine you) [Outro] So hesitation pulled me back I'm stronger when I don't attract And with my hands tied I won't crack