Lyrics Beat A Drum - R.E.M.

Beat A Drum

The sun reflected in
The back of my eye
I knocked my head against the sky
The dragonflies are busy buzzing me
A seahorse as if we were in the sea
Half way from coal
Half way to diamond
My fall knocked a mean chip out of me
I’m gathering as far as I can reach
Perched up on a precipice
And this is what I’ve seen
This is all I want
It’s all I need
This is all I am
This is all I want
It’s all I need
A bluejay hectors from the felled Catalpa tree
Doctorate in science and a theologians dream
Dragonflies are trying to lecture me
A seahorse as if we were in the sea
This is all I want
It’s all I need
This is all I am
This is all I want
It’s all I need
Beat a drum for me
Like a butterfly wing
Tropical storm across the ocean
But don’t explain I’m sure I’ll want to know
Don’t forget we’re just half way from coal
This is all I want
It’s all I need
This is all I am
This is all I want
It’s all I need