Finest Worksong

R.E.M.'s Anthem of Transformation: Your Finest Hour
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Lyrics

The time to rise has been engaged

The moment to take action has begun

You're better best to rearrange

You should consider making positive changes

I'm talkin' here to me alone

The speaker is addressing themselves

I listen to the finest worksong

The speaker is attentive to an exceptional piece of work or effort


Your finest hour

A significant or outstanding period

Your finest hour

Repeated emphasis on a notable time or accomplishment


Another chance has been engaged

Another opportunity to act has started

To throw Thoreau and rearrange

Suggests discarding conventional thinking (Thoreau) and making changes

You are following this time

Someone is adhering to the speaker's guidance

I beg you not, beg to rhyme

The speaker advises against conforming to rhyme or conformity


(Oh) Your finest hour

Reiteration of a significant moment

(Oh) Your finest hour

Reiteration, underscoring importance


Take your instinct by the reins

Seize control with your instincts

You're better best to rearrange

Emphasizes the need for positive change

What we want and what we need

There is confusion between desires and necessities

Has been confused, been confused

Repetition of the confusion between wants and needs


(Oh) Your finest hour

Highlighting a crucial moment

(Oh) Your finest hour

Re-emphasizing the importance of the moment


Take your instinct by the reins

Suggests taking control of instincts again

Better best to rearrange

Reiteration of the need for positive change

What we want and what we need

Re-emphasizes the confusion between wants and needs

Has been confused, been confused

Repetition underlining the confusion between wants and needs


(Oh) Your finest hour

Reiterating the significance of the present moment

(Oh) Your finest hour

Repetition, emphasizing the importance once again

(Oh) Your finest hour

Further repetition, underscoring the critical nature of the moment

(Oh) Your finest hour

Reiteration, stressing the importance of the current time

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