Lyric discussion by stoolhardy 

Cover art for I Took Your Name lyrics by R.E.M.

This song is relatively straightforward. It's about the eerie feeling of having one's identity stolen. The song was written before identity theft became a federal crime in the US, thus the "who's to blame" part - people got away with minor offenses and could taunt the victim before it became a federal offense.

I completely agree with stoolhardy that this song is about identity theft. I also think that it is about framing someone so convincingly that it is unclear and almost inextricable about "who is who and who did what."

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