Happy When I’m Crying

[Intro]

Eí per noi un piacere augurarvi insieme ai R.E.M. un buon cetriolo [it is a pleasure for us to wish you, together with R.E.M., a merry christmas]

I need a song to help along

When it feels wrong it seems so long

To get to the light

We live in homes, talk on phones

Hear the tone, can you hold

Moving fast as light

TV's on at night

Does peace come out of fighting?

Can truth come out of lying?

I'm happy when I'm crying

If reality is what I see

Newspapers, magazines, TV

Tell us what's going on

Leading us along

It's not absurd to all get heard

Put our feelings into words

You have to reach inside

No feelings to hide

Does peace come out of fighting?

Can truth come out of lying?

I'm happy when I'm crying

Bring children into the world

We couldn't have done it by ourselves

Stop and wonder why

There's more than meets the eye

Somewhere inside, I did believe

I can't belong, I was wrong

I have gained insight

I will see the light

Truth isn't lying

Peace isn't fighting

Love isn't dying