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REM - Electrolite Song Meanings

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Lyrics:

Your eyes are burning holes through me.
I'm gasoline.
I'm burnin' clean.

Twentieth century go and sleep.
You're plasticine. ...
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wilymanc February 16th, 2007 06:30PM  
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According to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolite, the song is Michael Stipe's hommage to LA and a 'farewell song to the 20th Century'.
anonymous November 22nd, 2008 09:39PM  
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Yeah, I think thats it for sure. He's so indirect in his imagery and endlessly interesting too. These are puzzles and poems that ring and ring. The end is so cryptic. Suicide? Maybe a renunciation of being a star at all--how absurd it has now become for everyone is becoming a star day by day. Fifteen Minutes! That's a coffee break!!!!!

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