Green Grow the Rushes

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. 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 group 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… more »

Year:: 1985
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The wheelbarrow's fallen 
Look at my hands 
They've found some surplus  cheaper hands 
Rubbing palms and pick and choose  
Who will they choose? Here is the news. 

Look at that building  look at this man 
Haloed and whitewashed 
Gone to find a cheaper hand 
He'll offer a pound  offer a pound. 

Green grow the rushes go 
Green grow the rushes go 
Green grow the rushes go 
The compass points the workers home 

Pay for your freedom, find another gate 
Guilt by associate, the rushes wilted a long time ago 
Guilty as you go 

Stay off that highway, word is it's not so safe 
The grasses that hide the greenback 
The amber waves of gain again 
The amber waves of gain 

Green grow the rushes go 
Green grow the rushes go 
Green grow the rushes go 
The compass points the workers home

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Written by: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe

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