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A mask is easily placed
On a betrayed and broken face
A disguise to hide the past
When you mapped out my skin and made the memories lastSome things are never erased
And I have run when Ive been chased
By recollections of you and me
Falling off our homemade castleAnd even when Im walking straight
I always end up in a perfect circle
Oh, I try but I just cant wait
To break out of this perfect circleCause giving into old temptation
Is like that common twitch
Oh, the silly, stupid realization
The more you scratch the more you itchWhy am I fighting? Whats it for?
Must let my mask drop to the floor
My scars I shouldnt hide
From the people who are on my sideRolling up my sleeves to fight against
All the things I locked up, all the things I fenced
But its time to let it out

So we can build a brand new castleAnd even when Im walking straight
I always end up in a perfect circle
Oh, I try but I just cant wait
To break out of this perfect circleCause giving into old temptation
Is like that common twitch
Oh, the silly, stupid realization
The more you scratch the more you itchAnd even when Im walking straight
I always end up in a perfect circle
Oh, I try but I just cant wait
To break out of this perfect circleCause giving into old temptation
Is like that common twitch
Oh, the silly, stupid realization
The more you scratch the more you itchThe more you scratch the more you itch
The itch

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R.E.M. were an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm in 1995.

R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band's established sound. R.E.M.'s 1994 release, Monster, was a return to a more rock-oriented sound. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members. In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. The following year, Bill Berry left the band, while Buck, Mills, and Stipe continued the group as a three-piece. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On 21 September 2011, after over 30 years together, R.E.M. announced that they had split up.

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