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Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011
Favorite Writer

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Favorite Writer

Release date: 15th September 2003

From Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011

About This Track

"Favorite Writer" is a track by R.E.M., from the album Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011, released 15th September 2003. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about R.E.M..

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Lyrics

Favorite Writer

In Corsica the engines blew

Your favorite writer died

In a car, in a crash

Died in a fire imagine that

In a car, in a crash

Die in a fire imagine that

Engine, engineer

The fire blew the balls main out

It was likened to a whistle spout

Hitch a ride, hitch a ride

Your favorite writer died

Engine, engineer

Peaceful pioneers who

Hold me

In Corsica the engines blew

Your favorite writer died

In a car, in a crash

Died in a fire imagine that

Engine, engineer (Ah)

Peaceful pioneers who (Ah)

Hold me (Ah)

Well, there I'm one stop short for leaving here (Ah)

Engine, engineer (Ah)

Peaceful pioneers who (Ah)

Hold me (Ah)

Angel, engineer (Ah)

Peaceful pioneers who (Ah)

Hold me (Ah)

Well, there I'm one stop short for leaving here (Ah)

Angel, engineer (Ah)

Peaceful pioneers who (Ah)

Hold me (Ah)

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From Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011

2003

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Album

Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011

Release year

2003

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