Pretty Persuasion
Originally recorded R.E.M. on their Reckoning LP.
Etc. 2xLP/CD,
Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. compilation LP/CD/bonus 7"
It's what I want.
Cannot shuffle in this heat.
He's got a pretty persuasion.
It's what I want.
And I put that in this heat.
In the light, I saw quite a scene there.
Hurried and buy.
All has been tried.
Follow reason buy.
It's all wrong.
Try to put that on your sleeve.
It's all wrong.
She's got pretty persuasion.
God damn, pure confusion.
He's got a pretty persuasion.
Hurry and buy.
All has been tried.
Follow reasoning.
It's all wrong.
Try to wear that on my sleeve.
Note: The lyrics above pertain to the REM version. Blake's version of the lyrics are close but somewhat different; they probably represent the way that Blake heard Stipes's words, since REM didn't include a lyric sheet in the Reckoning LP. I'll transcribe them someday.