Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I Lyrics REM

27 November 2010


Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I Lyrics REM

Taken from the Collapse Into Now album, this is perhaps one of R.E.M.'s most blatant lyrics, directly referring to a famous figure in the title and lyric of the song. For those born in a cave, Marlon Brando was considered one of the greatest actors to grace the silver screen.

Lyrics:

We live and dream about the future
Please ask me up I need to count well now
Sit through the annals of our favorite times
Our heroes and all their fade out thoughts
Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I say

Lay me down, down, down, down
Lay me down, down, down, down, down
Help me off to sleep
Or take me deep again

We live and dream about our heroes
I listened closely and I said
I'm not sure where to place myself here friend
I might wanna go on wings instead
The winners write the rule books
The histories are never [right]

Lay me down, down, down, down
Lay me down, down, down, down, down
Help me off to sleep (down down down)
Or take me deep again (down down down)
I heard what you said (down down down)
I picture brass rings in your head
What golden [Brahms] in my mind
Our brass is mixed with red

Check out more lyrics from Collapse Into Now, It Happened Today and the sure to be a classic Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter

3 REMarks:

Anonymous said...

are those the entire lyrics?

rayson_detre said...

I put the entire lyrics here:

http://theraydiantlabyrinth.blogspot.com/2011/03/whee-haw-collapse-into-now.html

rayson_detre said...

You got those from me, tee-hee.

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