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R.E.M. World Leader Pretend Pinkpop 1989
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Drums
Bucky Baxter
Bucky Baxter
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jane Scarpantoni
Jane Scarpantoni
Cello
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Michael Edward Mills
Michael Edward Mills
Songwriter
Peter Lawrence Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck
Songwriter
William Thomas Berry
William Thomas Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
George Cowan
George Cowan
Additional Engineer
Jay Healy
Jay Healy
Mixing Engineer
Thom Cadley
Thom Cadley
Additional Engineer
Tom Laune
Tom Laune
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

I sit at my table and wage war on myself It seems like it's all, it's all for nothing I know the barricades And I know the mortar in the wall breaks I recognise the weapons, I've used them well This is my mistake Let me make it good I raised the wall And I will be the one to knock it down I've a rich understanding of my finest defences I proclaim that claims are left unstated I demand a rematch I decree a stalemate I divine my deeper motives I recognise the weapons I've practised them well I fitted them myself It's amazing what devices you can sympathize Empathise This is my mistake, let me make it good I raised the wall And I will be the one to knock it down Reach out for me Hold me tight Hold that memory Let my machine talk to me Let my machine talk to me This is my world, and I am the World Leader Pretend This is my life, and this is my time I have been given the freedom to do as I see fit It's high time I razed the walls that I've constructed It's amazing what devices you can sympathize Empathise This is my mistake, let me make it good I raised the wall And I will be the one to knock it down You fill in the mortar You fill in the harmony You fill in the mortar I raised the wall And I'm the only one I will be the one to knock it down
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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