Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion
It's what I want, hurry and buy
All has been tried follow reason and buy
Cannot shuffle in this heat, it's all wrong
Try to put that on your sleeve, it's all wrong, it's all wrong

He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
God damn, your confusion
She's got pretty persuasion
It's what I want, hurry and buy
All has been tried follow reasoning
And I put that in this heat, it's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve, it's all wrong, all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
God damn, your confusion
He's got pretty persuasion
In the light I saw
Quite a scene there
It's what I want, hurry and buy,
All has been tried, follow reason and buy,
Try to put that in this heat, it's all wrong
Cannot wear that on your sleeve, it's all wrong, it's all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
God damn, your confusion
He's got pretty persuasion
En 'Pretty Persuasion' de R.E.M., la banda transmite un mensaje que sugiere una lucha interna entre lo que se desea y lo que se considera racional. La repetición de la frase 'It's what I want, hurry and buy' refuerza la idea de una urgencia por conseguir algo, aunque todo haya sido intentado siguiendo la razón convencional...