Put your hair back, we get to leave
Eleven gallows on your sleeve
Shallow figured winner's paid
Eleven shadows way out of place

Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room

Pull your dress on and stay real close
Who might leave you where I left off?
A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends
Drink another, coin a phrase

Heaven assumed, shoulders high in the room
Heaven assumed, shoulders high in the room
Heaven assumed, shoulders high in the room

Try to win and suit your needs
Speak out sometimes but try to win

Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room


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Perfect Circle Lyrics as written by Michael E. Mills John Michael Stipe

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    Obviously this is about a homosexual fling the singer had but couldn't mention at the time

    exobscuraon October 08, 2017   Link

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