The Ascent Of Man
by R.E.M.
From the album: Around the Sun
Track 12 of 13 on Around the Sun (2004).
Duration: 04:07
Lyrics for The Ascent Of Man
So hesitation pulled me back I'm stronger when I don't attract In your eyes I'm a lamb without a rack And I am getting confused I'm a cactus trying to be a canoe As you pan for ore In the desert, floored I say to you That I could never imagine a place so beautiful I could never steal your gold away Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah... (I try to walk like a big wham bam I came across like a battering ram I try to float like a telegram sam I'm trying to divine you.) My book is called "The Ascent Of Man" I marked your chapter with a catamaran The accent's off But I am what I am Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah... (I try to walk like a big wham bam I came across like a battering ram I try to float like a telegram sam I'm trying to divine you.) I looked for you, it's my last grandstand A motorscootered goat legged pan Figure eighting in quicksand... Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah... (I try to walk like a big wham bam I try to float like a telegram sam I came across like a battering ram I'm trying to divine you.) (I try to walk like a big wham bam I try to float like a telegram sam I came across like a battering ram I'm trying to divine you.) So hesitation pulled me back I'm so in love I don't attract And with my hands tied I won't crack ('Cause in my mind I called you back.)