Lyrics:
World Leader Pretend(Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe)I sit at my table and wage war on myselfIt seems like it's all, it's all for nothingI know the barricades, andI know the mortar in the wall breaksI recognize the weapons, I used them wellThis is my mistake. Let me make it goodI raised the wall and I will be the one to knock it downI've a rich understanding of my finest defensesI proclaim that claims are left unstated,I demand a rematchI decree a stalemateI divine my deeper motivesI recognize the weaponsI've practiced them well. I fitted them myself(chorus)It's amazing what devices you can sympathize, empathizeThis is my mistake. Let me make it goodI raised the wall and I will be the one to knock it downReach out for me and hold me tight. Hold that memoryLet my machine talk to me, let my machine talk to meThis is my worldAnd I am world leader pretendThis is my lifeAnd this is my timeI have been given the freedomTo do as I see fitIt's high time I've razed the wallsThat I've constructed(repeat chorus)You fill in the mortar. You fill in the harmonyYou fill in the mortar. I raised the wallAnd I'm the only oneI will be the one to knock it down