Mr. Richards R.E.M.

[Verse 1]
Mr. Richards, your position
Is a messenger pigeon
Left behind you when the camp moved on
We thought that you would listen
But the words had never crystallized
Into a truth that you might own, hey hey

[Chorus]
Mr. Richards, your decision
Pay attention, pay attention

[Verse 2]
Mr. Richards, you're forgiven
For a narrow lack of vision
But the fires are still raging on
The public's got opinions
And these consequences border on
The compound that you razed where "zealots" sang, hey hey

[Chorus]
Mr. Richards, your decision
Pay attention, pay attention

[Verse 3]
So listen, your intention;
Sign the papers, stamp the ribbon
You're mistaken if you think we'll just forget
You can thump your chest and rattle
Stand in front of your piano