Living Well Is The Best Revenge

Living Well Unveiled: R.E.M.'s Anthem of Redemption
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Lyrics

It's only when your poison spins into the life you hoped to live

When your negative influence affects the life you aspired to

That suddenly you wake up in a shaking panic, now

Sudden realization in a state of intense fear or anxiety

You set me up like a lamb to slaughter

Being deceived and led to a destructive situation

Garbo as a farmer's daughter

Comparing oneself to a famous figure in an unexpected role

Unbelievable, the gospel according to who?

Expressing doubt about the credibility of a proclaimed truth

I lay right down

Accepting defeat or surrendering


All your sad and lost apostles

Referring to misled followers who express disapproval

Hum my name and flare their nostrils

Acknowledging criticism and disdain from misled followers

Choking on the bones you toss to them

Struggling with the consequences of deceptive actions

Well, I'm not one to sit and spin

Not succumbing to manipulation and deceit

'Cause living well's the best revenge

Advocating that a successful life is the best response to adversity

Baby, I am calling you on that

Challenging someone to live well as a form of retaliation


Don't turn your talking points on me

Rejecting manipulative arguments

History will set me free

Believing that history will prove one's innocence

The future's ours and you don't even rate a footnote now

Claiming control over the future without acknowledging detractors

So who's chasing you? Where did you go?

Questioning the whereabouts of someone being pursued

You disappeared mid-sentence

Unexpected disappearance during a crucial moment

In a judgment crisis I see my anecdote for it

Finding a solution or remedy for a judgment crisis

You weakened shell

Describing someone as a weakened shell


All your sad and lost apostles

Referring again to misled followers expressing disapproval

Hum my name and flare their nostrils

Reiteration of followers' negative reactions

Choking on the bones you toss to them

Struggling with the consequences of deceptive actions (repeated)

Well I'm not one to sit and spin

Not succumbing to manipulation and deceit (repeated)

'Cause living well's the best revenge

Advocating that a successful life is the best response to adversity (repeated)

Baby, I am calling you on that

Challenging someone to live well as a form of retaliation (repeated)


You savor your dying breath

Taking pleasure in the downfall of an adversary

Well, I forgive but I don't forget

Forgiving but not forgetting past transgressions

You work it out, let's hear that argument again

Inviting a repeated argument to be presented

Camera three, go now!

Directing attention to a specific camera for emphasis


All your sad and lost apostles

Reiteration of followers' negative reactions (repeated)

Hum my name and flare their nostrils

Acknowledging criticism and disdain from misled followers (repeated)

Choking on the bones you toss to them

Struggling with the consequences of deceptive actions (repeated)

Well I'm not one to sit and spin

Not succumbing to manipulation and deceit (repeated)

'Cause living well's the best revenge

Advocating that a successful life is the best response to adversity (repeated)

Baby, I am calling you on that

Challenging someone to live well as a form of retaliation (repeated)


Baby, I am calling you on that

Reiteration of challenging someone to live well as a form of retaliation

Baby, I am calling you on

Final repetition of challenging someone to live well as a form of retaliation

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