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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Barrett Martin
Drums
Scott McCaughey
Guitar
Joey Waronker
Drums
John Keane
Guitar
Bruce Kaphan
Guitar
Jere Flint
String Conductor
Paul Murphy
Viola
Jun Ching Lin
Violin
David Arenz
Violin
David Braitberg
Violin
Willard Shull
Violin
Sou-Chun Su
Violin
Ellie Arenz
Violin
Jay Christy
Violin
Anne Page
Violin
Helen Porter
Violin
Reid Harris
Viola
Heidi Nitchie
Viola
Patti Gouvas
Viola
Daniel Laufer
Cello
Elizabeth Murphy
Cello
Christopher Rex
Cello
Nan Maddox
Cello
Douglas Sommer
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Composer
Michael Mills
Composer
Michael Stipe
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
Producer
Pat McCarthy
Producer
Mike Mills
Producer
Peter Buck
Producer
Michael Stipe
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Nigel Godrich
Mixing Engineer
Suzanne Dyer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
I'll take the position
Assume the missionary part
You work by committee
You had me pegged from the start
I'll be pounce pony
Phoney maroney
Pony before the cart
I'll be pounce pony
This ceremony
Only fills my heart
Who cast the final stone?
Who threw the crushing blow?
Someone has to take the fall
Why not me?
A punch toy volunteer
A weakling on its knee
Is all you want to hear
And all you want to see
Romantically, you'd martyr me
And miss this story's point
It is my strength, my destiny
This is the role that I have chosen
Who cast the final stone?
Who threw the crushing blow?
Someone has to take the fall
Why not me?
Why not me?
Gentlemen, mark your opponents
Fire into your own ranks
Pick the weakest as strategic move
Square off to meet your enemy
For each and every gathering
A scapegoat falls to climb
As I step forward, silently
Deliberately mine
Who cast the final stone?
Who threw the crushing blow?
Someone has to take the fall
Why not me? Why not me?
Consequence chose differently
Had fate its ugly head
My actions make me beautiful
And dignify the flesh
Me, I am free
I am free
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael Stipe, Michael E. Mills
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