I Wanted To Be Wrong

Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe

You know where I come from
You know what I feel
You're Yul Brynner Westworld
Reporting from the field
I threw it into reverse
Made a motion to repeal
You kicked my legs from under me
And tried to take the wheel

I told you I wanted to be wrong
But everyone is humming a song
That I don't understand

Now I know that the sun has shined on my side of the street
The basket of America, the weevils and the wheat
The milk and honeyed congregation, scrubbed and apple-cheeked
Salute Apollo 13 from the rattle jewelry seats

Mythology's seductive and it turned a trick on me
That I have just begun to understand

I told you I wanted to be wrong
But everyone is humming a song
That I don't understand

The rodeo is staged, gold circle goat-ropers and clowns
A rumble in the third act, tie 'em up and burn 'em down
We're armed to the teeth, born a little breech
Blue-plate special analysts, cells and SUV's

We can't approach the Allies 'cause they seem a little peeved
And speak a language we don't understand

I told you I wanted to be wrong
But everyone is humming a song
That I don't understand

Prop up The Omega Man, we're primed for victory
God gave us the upper hand, there's honor among thieves
Temper it with arrogance, a dash of sad conceit
The top's down on the T-Bird, we're the children of the free

Storm into the boardroom of the conquering elite
Did you recognize the madman who is shouting in the streets?
Destroy the things that I don't understand
Destroy the things that I don't understand

Trivia about the song I Wanted To Be Wrong by R.E.M.

On which albums was the song “I Wanted To Be Wrong” released by R.E.M.?
R.E.M. released the song on the albums “Around the Sun” in 2004, “iTunes Originals: R.E.M.” in 2004, “R.E.M. Live” in 2007, and “R.E.M. at the BBC” in 2018.
Who composed the song “I Wanted To Be Wrong” by R.E.M.?
The song “I Wanted To Be Wrong” by R.E.M. was composed by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe.

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