Songwriter: Michael Stipe Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Peter Buck Bill Berry
He's not to be reached, he's to be reached
He's not to be reached
Called the fool and the company
On his own where he'd rather be
Where he ought to be he sees what you can't see
Can't you see that?
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Have been misunderstood
Down the way the road's divided
Paint me the places you have seen
Those who know what I don't know
Refer to the yellow, red and green
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Been misunderstood
He's not to be reached, he's to be reached
He's not to be reached, he's to be reached
He's not to be reached
The map that you painted didn't seem real
He just sings whatever he's seen
Point to the legend, point to the east
Point to the yellow, red and green
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Have been misunderstood
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Been misunderstood, been misunderstood
Been misunderstood
He's not to be reached
Called the fool and the company
On his own where he'd rather be
Where he ought to be he sees what you can't see
Can't you see that?
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Have been misunderstood
Down the way the road's divided
Paint me the places you have seen
Those who know what I don't know
Refer to the yellow, red and green
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Been misunderstood
He's not to be reached, he's to be reached
He's not to be reached, he's to be reached
He's not to be reached
The map that you painted didn't seem real
He just sings whatever he's seen
Point to the legend, point to the east
Point to the yellow, red and green
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Have been misunderstood
Maybe he's caught in the legend
Maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Been misunderstood, been misunderstood
Been misunderstood
Complete Rarities: I.R.S. 1982–1987
- Pretty Persuasion
- Finest Worksong [Other Mix]
- Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single)
- Bad Day (Outtake)
- Finest Worksong (Mutual Drum Horn Mix)
- White Tornado
- Maps & Legends [Live]
- Tired of Singing Trouble
- Gardening at night - different vocal mix
- All I Have to Do Is Dream [cover]
- Sitting Still (Original Hib-Tone single B-side)
- Gardening at Night (acoustic)
- Tighten Up
- The One I Love (Live)
- Swan Swan H (Acoustic)
- Last Date
- Romance
- Moon River
- Crazy
- There She Goes Again
- Burning Down
- Voice of Harold
- Burning Hell
- Toys In The Attic
- Ages of You
- Pale Blue Eyes
- Femme Fatale
- Walters Theme
- King of the Road
- Disturbance at the Heron House
- Just a Touch
- Time After Time Etc.
- Losing My Religion
- It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- Man on the Moon
- Everybody Hurts
- Orange Crush
- The One I Love
- Nightswimming
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- Shiny Happy People
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Drive
- Imitation of Life
- Stand
- Find the River
- Radio Free Europe
- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
- E-Bow the Letter
- Country Feedback
- The Great Beyond
- Let Me In
- Fall on Me
- Try Not to Breathe
- So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- Ignoreland