Academy Fight Song (Mission of Burma original w/ Stipe's variation below. R.E.M. performed this song often during the Green Tour, and (a studio version to their fan club on the 1989 Christmas 7' vinyl single)
Walk into my room Ask me jerky questions Don't mean what you say Immaculate Conception
Play by the rules So close to the chest, chest Show that all's not lost This is not a test.
Stay just as far from me as me from you. Make sure that you are sure of everything I do. 'Cause I'm not, not, not, not, not, not, not, not Your academy
The halls are like piss The rooms are underlit Still it must be nice Such a perfect fit, fit
What's that I hear? The sound of marching feet It has a strange alure, Has a strange alure
Stay just as far from me as me from you. Make sure that you are sure of everything I do. 'Cause I'm not, not, not, not, not, not, not, not Your academy
Your academy
Maybe you're right, I shouldn't judge What's wrong or right, It's all too much
I'm not judging you, I'm judging me. My academy. Your academy My academy. Your academy
