The Edge of the World as we Know It


posted 10/28/03



TTTO REM's "It's the End of the World as We Know It" (C) REM;
Parody lyrics (C) 2003 M. Gilday

(This will not make much sense unless you're familiar with the Urban Exploration subculture)

That's great, it starts at an early age, words and
thoughts, an empty space, Canadians are not afraid
Underneath a storm drain, listen to yourself think.
world has it's own needs, listen to your own needs.
Climb it though it's not steep, grunt, have strength.
Ladder starts to clatter, moon is bright tonight. Higher
than a flyer, not impressing all your friends, explorers
for hire at a virgin site. Left of west and climbing in
a hurry; security breathin' down-your-neck. Time again the
mounties baffled, stumped, bettered, stopped. Look
at their airplane, wave hi...

Uh oh, CSO! An overflow, smells of shit but it'll do. Save
yourself, save yourself! Explorers have their own needs,
listen to the world beat faintly with the pounding and the
thunder and it's right, right? You patriotic, half-neurotic,
damn tight bright light feeling pretty psyched!

(chorus:)
It's the edge of the world as we know it
It's the edge of the world as we know it
It's the edge of the world as we know it, just lost in time

Twelve o'clock, witching hours, don't get caught on water towers.
Twist and turn, return, listen to the town burn. Logging in, escalating,
lie telling, trap setting. Every move a brush with fate. Locomotive air-brake!
Pick a tunnel, have a motive. Step down, step down.
Watch your feet sink, sunk, uh oh, this means wet socks - have no fear.
Renegades love beer!
A tenament, a testament, a tournament of bats. Offer me solutions,
offer me more therapy and I DECLINE!

(chorus)
(chorus)

The other day I dreamt of doves, gotta get my
self in line. News choppers in the sky, might-make-prime-time!
Druggie wierdos, feral cats, and shrinking drains.
Putrescene, sewage, maglite, bats, boom!
Such half-pathetic half-neurotic freud-like shit right? Right!

It's the edge of the world as we know it
It's the edge of the world as we know it
It's the edge of the world as we know it, just lost in time...time...

(it's time I went out in the sun, it's time I went out in the sun...)

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