Perfect Circle
Lyrics
Put your hair back, we get to leave
Eleven gallows on your sleeve
Shallow figure, 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
Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd.
No Official Releases named ‘Perfect Circle’
Unofficial Releases (Bootlegs)
Perfect Circle (Bootleg CD Album)CB 53023
Recorded: 1989 “”Westwood One”" Orlando Green Tour concert.
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
‘Perfect Circle’ is also available on
Murmur (CD Album)Netherlands – 0777 7 13158 24
released: unknown
Re-Issue
- 1. Radio Free Europe
- 2. Pilgrimage
- 3. Laughing
- 4. Moral Kiosk
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Catapult
- 7. Sitting Still
- 8. 9-9
- 9. Shaking Through
- 10. We Walk
- 11. West Of The Fields
Murmur / Reckoning (Cassette)UK –
released: unknown
- 1. Radio Free Europe
- 2. Pilgrimage
- 3. Laughing
- 4. Moral Kiosk
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Catapult
- 7. Sitting Still
- 8. 9-9
- 9. Shaking Through
- 10. We Walk
- 11. West Of The Fields
- 12. Harborcoat
- 13. Seven Chinese Bros.
- 14. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 15. Pretty Persuasion
- 16. Time After Time (Annelise)
- 17. Letter Never Sent
- 18. Second Guessing
- 19. Camera
- 20. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 21. Little America
Green Dreams (Bootleg LP)??
released: unknown
Recorded: Orlando Arena, Orlando FL 4/30/89
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Greendreams (Bootleg LP)VIGOTONE – THREE
released: unknown
Recorded: Orlando Arena, Orlando FL 4/30/89, w/ 2 fan club tracks
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 21. See No Evil
Fan Club Track - 22. Academy Fight Song
Fan Club Track
Acoustic Series: Live USA 89-93 (Bootleg CD Album)SH69022
released: unknown
MTV Unplugged and other venues.
- 1. Half A World Away
- 2. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 3. Radio Song
- 4. Low
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Fall On Me
- 7. Belong
- 8. Love Is All Around
- 9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Pop Song 89
- 12. Turn You Inside Out
- 13. Tom’s Diner
- 14. Moon River
- 15. Everybody Hurts
All For One (Bootleg CD Album)POLAR BEAR RECORDS
released: unknown
Recorded at Later with Jools Holland, London, Oct. 1998.
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. New Test Leper
- 3. Lotus
- 4. Parakeet
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. Perfect Circle
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Daysleeper
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
Animal’s Attractions (Bootleg CD Album)Italy – SBC012
released: unknown
Recorded at MTV\s Unplugged, 1991.
- 1. Half A World Away
- 2. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 3. Radio Song
- 4. Low
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Fall On Me
- 7. Belong
- 8. Love Is All Around
- 9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Pop Song 89
Begin The Begin (Bootleg CD Album)EU – CD 12033
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One, Orlando 1989
- 1. Turn You Inside Out
- 2. Begin The Begin
- 3. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 4. King Of Birds
- 5. Finest Worksong
- 6. I Believe
- 7. Crazy
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Pop Song 89
- 10. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 11. Welcome To The Occupation
- 12. Stand
- 13. Exhuming McCarthy
- 14. Perfect Circle
- 15. Get Up
The Complete Unplugged Show (Bootleg CD Album)RCCD 4742
released: unknown
Recorded: MTV\s Unplugged 1991, +Bonus
- 1. Half A World Away
- 2. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 3. Radio Song
- 4. Low
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Fall On Me
- 7. Belong
- 8. Love Is All Around
- 9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Pop Song 89
- 12. Ghost Riders In The Sky
Bonus - 13. Funtime
Bonus - 14. Pop Song 89
Bonus
Collection 2000 (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 3. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 4. Bang And Blame
- 5. 9-9
- 6. White Tornado
- 7. At My Most Beautiful
- 8. Can’t Get There From Here
- 9. Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
- 10. Gardening At Night
- 11. Everybody Hurts
- 12. Drive
- 13. Fall On Me
- 14. Perfect Circle
- 15. Pretty Persuasion
- 16. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 17. Strange Currencies
- 18. The Flowers Of Guatemala
- 19. Driver 8
- 20. Why Not Smile
Do The Strand (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded: Strand Cabaret, Marietta, GA, July 2, 1982
- 1. West Of The Fields
- 2. Shaking Through
- 3. Pilgrimage
- 4. Romance
- 5. We Walk
- 6. Wolves, Lower
- 7. That Beat
- 8. Pretty Persuasion
- 9. Sitting Still
- 10. 1,000,000
- 11. Gardening At Night
- 12. 9-9
- 13. There She Goes Again
- 14. Catapult
- 15. Radio Free Europe
- 16. Perfect Circle
- 17. Laughing
- 18. Moral Kiosk
- 19. Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
- 20. Crazy
The Dream: Green World Tour (Bootleg CD Album)RPCD 1028
released: unknown
Landgraaf, Holland 5/15/89, Milan, Italy, 6/15/89
- 1. Exhuming McCarthy
- 2. Turn You Inside Out
- 3. Stand
- 4. Orange Crush
- 5. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 6. King Of Birds
- 7. World Leader Pretend
- 8. Underneath The Bunker
- 9. Pretty Persuasion
- 10. Get Up
- 11. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 12. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 13. Summertime
- 14. Swan Swan H
- 15. Finest Worksong
- 16. Begin The Begin
- 17. Perfect Circle
- 18. Dark Globe
For Promotional Use Only (Bootleg CD Album)SOUNDS OF THE BOARD
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-12) 10/25/98, BBC Radio, London , (Tracks 13-14) 10/22/98, David Lettermann, Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York, NY , (Tracks 15-16) 11/17/98 NBC Studios, New York City, Conan O\Brien.
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. New Test Leper
- 3. Lotus
- 4. Parakeet
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. Perfect Circle
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Daysleeper
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
- 13. Daysleeper
- 14. Lotus
- 15. Daysleeper
- 16. Lotus
From The Borderline (Bootleg CD Album)France – RPCD 2038/2039
released: unknown
Recorded: The Borderline 3/15/91 and Shocking Club, Milan 3/22/91
- 1. World Leader Pretend
- 2. Half A World Away
- 3. Fretless
- 4. The One I Love
- 5. Hello In There
- 6. My Youngest Son Came Home Today
- 7. Jackson
- 8. Dallas
- 9. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 10. Belong
- 11. Low
- 12. Love Is All Around
- 13. You Are The Everything
- 14. Swan Swan H
- 15. Radio Song
- 16. Perfect Circle
- 17. Endgame
- 18. Pop Song 89
- 19. Losing My Religion
- 20. Fall On Me
- 21. Tom’s Diner
- 22. You Ain’t Goin Nowhere
- 23. Get Up
- 24. Moon River
- 25. Half A World Away
- 26. Swan Swan H
- 27. Driver 8
- 28. Low
- 29. Fretless
- 30. Losing My Religion
Gravity (Bootleg CD Album)LL 15447
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One Superstars In Concert Miami & Orlando 4/89
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
It’s The End Of The World … As We Know It (Bootleg CD Album)KTS 005
released: unknown
Recorded: Orlando 1989
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Half A World Away Part Two (Bootleg CD Album)MONG CD007B
released: unknown
Recorded:(Tracks 1-12) MTV\s Unplugged 1991, (Tracks 13-16) 4/1/91 Rockline, (Tracks 17-18) 4/13/91 Saturday Night Live
- 1. Half A World Away
- 2. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 3. Radio Song
- 4. Low
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Fall On Me
- 7. Belong
- 8. Love Is All Around
- 9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Pop Song 89
- 12. Endgame
- 13. Half A World Away
- 14. Radio Song
- 15. Love Is All Around
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Losing My Religion
- 18. Shiny Happy People
Heroes Of Pop (Bootleg CD Album)GEMA H 8801 2
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One Superstars In Concert Miami & Orlando 4/89
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
In The Air (On The Air) (Bootleg CD Album)MQ019
released: unknown
Recorded: BBC October 1998
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. New Test Leper
- 3. Lotus
- 4. Parakeet
- 5. Electrolite
- 6. Perfect Circle
- 7. The Apologist
- 8. Daysleeper
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. At My Most Beautiful
- 11. Walk Unafraid
- 12. Man On The Moon
Live Collection (Bootleg CD Album)Italy – LLRCD 153
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-5) Madison 1982, (Tracks 6-15) Orlando Westwood One Show, (Tracks 16-19) Nicky Campbell Show, BBC London 1991.
- 1. Gardening At Night
- 2. Radio Free Europe
- 3. White Tornado
- 4. West Of The Fields
- 5. There She Goes Again
- 6. Pop Song 89
- 7. Exhuming McCarthy
- 8. Turn You Inside Out
- 9. Orange Crush
- 10. Swan Swan H
- 11. Begin The Begin
- 12. Stand
- 13. Perfect Circle
- 14. Get Up
- 15. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Half A World Away
- 18. Radio Song
- 19. Love Is All Around
Losing My Religion Vol.3 Live in USA 1989 (Bootleg CD Album)BAN-042-C
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One Radio Show, Orlando 1989
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
LOVE AND SQUALOR (Bootleg CD Album)CD 555-07
released: unknown
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Metal (Bootleg CD Album)MINOTURA RECORDS 26 LTD
released: unknown
Recorded: 4/91 – MTV Unplugged.
- 1. Half A World Away
- 2. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 3. Radio Song
- 4. Low
- 5. Perfect Circle
- 6. Fall On Me
- 7. Belong
- 8. Love Is All Around
- 9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Pop Song 89

(4.75 out of 5)