R.E.M. - New Test Leper (acoustic-Seattle studio) video free download

New Adventures In Hi - Fi (1996)

I can't say that I love Jesus

That would be a hollow claim

He did make some observations

And I'm quoting them today

"Judge not lest ye be judged"

What a beautiful refrain

The studio audience disagrees

Have his lambs all gone astray?

Call me a leper, call me a leper, call me a leper

"You are lost and disillusioned!"

What an awful thing to say

I know this show doesn't flatter

It means nothing to me

I thought I might help them understand

But what an ugly thing to see

"I am not an animal" subtitled under the screen.

Call me a leper, call me a leper, call me a leper

When I tried to tell my story

They cut me off to take a break

I sat silent 5 commercials

I had nothing left to say

The talk show host was index-carded

All organized and blank

The other guests were scared and hardened

What a sad parade, what a sad parade.

Call me a leper, call me a leper, call me a leper