are there words at the end of the world as we know it (do you feel fine?)

okey, folks. today we're taking a step (or two) back to the olden days. back to the days when R.E.M. governed the radios...with "it's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)" and others.



It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine):



"That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane
-Lenny Bruce is not afraid.
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn -world serves its own needs, regardless of your own needs.
Feed it up a knock,speed, grunt no, strength no.
Ladder structure clatter with fear of height,down height.
Wire in a fire, represent the seven games in a government forhire and a combat site.
Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry with the furiesbreathing down your neck.
Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tetheredcrop.
Look at that low plane!
Fine then.
Uh oh, overflow, population,common group, but it'll do.
Save yourself, serve yourself.
World serves itsown needs, listen to your heart bleed.
Tell me with the rapture and thereverent in the right - right.
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, brightlight, feeling pretty psyched.


It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

Six o'clock - TV hour.
Don't get caught in foreign tower.
Slash and burn,return, listen to yourself churn.
Lock him in uniform and book burning,blood letting.
Every motive escalate.
Automotive incinerate.
Light a candle,light a motive.
Step down, step down.
Watch a heel crush, crush.
Uh oh,this means no fear - cavalier.
Renegade and steer clear!
A tournament,a tournament, a tournament of lies.
Offer me solutions, offer me alternativesand I decline.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide.
Mount St. Edelite.Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs.
Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom!
You symbiotic, patriotic,slam, but neck, right? Right.


It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...fine...

(It's time I had some time alone)"

i, personally, love how he says "it's the end of the wrrld as we knowit! (and im feelin' fine)"

Now, this is a little briefed history on the band: (ha! briefed!!)


"R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe (lead vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Bill Berry (drums and percussion). R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the band released its critically acclaimed debut album Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.
By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band's established sound. R.E.M.'s 1994 release Monster was a return to a more rock-oriented sound. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members. In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. The following year, Bill Berry left the band amicably, with Buck, Mills, and Stipe continuing as a three-piece. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

you have to admit, rock and roll hall of fame is a prrdy big deal.