Released: October 26, 1998
Songwriter: Michael Stipe Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Peter Buck
Producer: R.E.M. Pat McCarthy
[Intro]
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
[Verse 1]
I was hell, sarcastic silver swell
That day it rained
Tough spun, hard won, no
Ocean flower aquarium
Badlands, give a hand
Honey dip, flim flam
Hey hey, hey hey
That cat can walk like a big bad man
[Chorus]
So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say, haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus
[Verse 2]
Storefront window, I reflect
Just last week I was merely heck
Tip the scale, I was hell
It picked me up, then I fell
Who's this stranger? Crowbar spine
Dot, dot, dot, and I feel fine
Let it rain, rain, rain
Bring my happy back again
[Chorus]
So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say, haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
[Verse 3]
Let it rain, rain, rain
Save me from myself again
Wash away my ugly sins
Opposing thumb, dorsal fin
That monkey died for my grin
Bring my happy back again
Let it rain, rain, rain
Bring my happy back again
[Chorus]
So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
[Verse 1]
I was hell, sarcastic silver swell
That day it rained
Tough spun, hard won, no
Ocean flower aquarium
Badlands, give a hand
Honey dip, flim flam
Hey hey, hey hey
That cat can walk like a big bad man
[Chorus]
So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say, haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus
[Verse 2]
Storefront window, I reflect
Just last week I was merely heck
Tip the scale, I was hell
It picked me up, then I fell
Who's this stranger? Crowbar spine
Dot, dot, dot, and I feel fine
Let it rain, rain, rain
Bring my happy back again
[Chorus]
So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say, haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
[Verse 3]
Let it rain, rain, rain
Save me from myself again
Wash away my ugly sins
Opposing thumb, dorsal fin
That monkey died for my grin
Bring my happy back again
Let it rain, rain, rain
Bring my happy back again
[Chorus]
So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
Oh, I ate the lotus
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- 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