Lyrics - Falls To Climb by R.e.m.

I'll take the positionassume the missionare partyou work by committee,you had me pegged from the start.
I'll be pounce pony,phony maroney,pony before the cart.
I'll be pounce pony.this ceremonyonly fills my heart.who cast the final stone?who threw the crushing blow?someone has to take the fallwhy not me?a punch toy volunteera weakling on its knee.is all you want to hearand all you want to see.romantically, you'd martyr meand miss this story's pointit is my strength, my destinythis is the role that
I have chosen.who cast the final stone?who threw the crushing blow?someone has to take the fallwhy not me?gentlemen mark your opponentsfire inte your own ranks.pick the weakest as strategecmove. square off. tomeet your enemy.for each and every gatheringa scapegoat falls to climb.as
I step forward, silently.deliberately minewho cast the final stone?who threw the crushing blow?someone has to take the fallwhy not me? why not me.had consequence chose differentlyhad fate its ugly headmy actions make me beautifuland dignify the fleshme.
I am free. free.

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