R.E.M - Disturbance at the Heron House Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
"Disturbance at the Heron House" by R.E.M. was released on September 1, 1987, as part of their fifth studio album, Document. The song was written by band members Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry. The song expresses criticism of social and political tensions in a poetic way.
Song lyrics
They're going wild, the call came in
At early morning predawn then
The followers of chaos, out of control
They're numbering the monkeys
The monkeys and the monkeys
The followers of chaos, out of control
The call came in to party central
A meeting of the green and simple
Trying to tell us something we don't know
They're meeting at the monument
The call came in, the monument
To liberty and honor under the honor roll
They've gathered up the cages
The cages and courageous
The followers of chaos, out of control
The call came in to party central
A meeting of the green and simple
Trying to tell us something we don't know
Disturbance at the Heron House
A stampede at the monument
To liberty and honor under the honor roll
Just a gathering of the grunts and greens
The cogs and grunts and hirelings
A meeting of a mean idea to hold
When feeding time has come and gone
They'll lose their heart and head for home
Try to tell us something we don't know
We don't know