R.E.M. - Sponge lyrics

One, two, ready, go

Pleasure is melting like chocolate
My blue ribbon gumption is gone
All my gravy must have soaked into something

And the world

The filthy steps, the cold concrete
The phony earth below my feet
The ancient odor of the streets

Yes, the world, it is a sponge the world

And when the crisis passes
When the coast is clear
I'll be buffed down to a liquid

And the world, it is a sponge
The world, it is a sponge the world

Throughout this entire ugly outing
I've been mumbling the convex of
What I should be shouting
But I'll soon be silent
You'll soon hear nothing

'Cause the world, it is a sponge
The world, it is a sponge
The world, it is a sponge