It Happened Today R.e.m.

This is not a parable

This is a terrible

This is a terrible thing

Yes I will rhyme that, after, after all I've done today

I have earned my wings

It happened today. Hooray! Hooray!

It happened. Hip, hip, hooray!

We'll leave the allegory to a different Bible story

Out of deference, defiance, the choice

Closing on a promise, after, after all I've done today

I have earned my voice

It happened today. Hooray! Hooray!

It happened. Hip, hip, hooray!

Oohs, and aahs, and awws