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 Seahorses if we were in the sea
Halfway from coal,
Halfway to diamond
My fall knocked a Mean chip out of me
I’m gathering as far
As I can reach
We’re perched up On the precipice
And this is what I’ve seen
This is all I want
It’s all I need
This is all I am It’s everything
This is all I want
It’s all I need
A bluejay hectors from
The felled catalpa tree
Doctorate in science
And a theologian’s
Dream
The dragonflies are
Trying to lecture me Seahorses if we were in the sea
This is all I want
It’s all I need
This is all I am It’s everything
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
But don’t forget,
We’re just halfway from coal
This is all I want
It’s all I need
This is all I am It’s everything
This is all I want
It’s all I need