"I hold the mirror off" should be "I hold the mirror UP" - Stipe has said it's his job as lyricist to "hold a mirror up" to the listener, so they can see their "reflection" in a song and therefore make it their own. Also, "It's just like me to overstay my welcome, MAN," man is singular, because that rhymes with the preceding "understand". The lyrics are included with the record, so...
Also, Michael Stipe's full name is John Michael Stipe, since those credits have the full names for the other band members.
"I hold the mirror off" should be "I hold the mirror UP" - Stipe has said it's his job as lyricist to "hold a mirror up" to the listener, so they can see their "reflection" in a song and therefore make it their own. Also, "It's just like me to overstay my welcome, MAN," man is singular, because that rhymes with the preceding "understand". The lyrics are included with the record, so...
Also, Michael Stipe's full name is John Michael Stipe, since those credits have the full names for the other band members.