R.E.M - Exhuming McCarthy Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
"Exhuming McCarthy" 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 critiques the paranoia of the McCarthyism era with a sarcastic and sharp tone.
Song lyrics
You're beautiful, more beautiful than me
You're honorable, more honorable than me
Loyal to the Bank of America
(It's a sign of the times)
(It's a sign of the times)
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Vested interest, united ties
Landed gentry, rationalize
Look who bought the myth
By jingo, buy America
(It's a sign of the times)
(It's a sign of the times)
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Enemy sighted, enemy met
I'm addressing the real politic
Look who bought the myth
By jingo, buy America
"Let us not assassinate this man further, Senator, you've done enough.
Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
sharpening stones walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Enemy sighted enemy met
I'm addressing the real politic
You've seen start and you've seen quit (I'm addressing the table of content)
I always thought of you as quick
Exhuming McCarthy, exhuming McCarthy (meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy, exhuming McCarthy (meet me at the book burning)