R.E.M. : Beat A Drum

Lyrics for the R.E.M. song "Beat A Drum" from their "Reveal" album. Feel free to browse the rest of our R.E.M. lyrics here, or download the rest of our Reveal lyrics.

Band: R.E.M.
Album: Reveal
Song: 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.
Gathering as far as i can reach.
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.
This is all i want,
It's all i need.

A bluejay hectors from the felled catalpa tree.
Doctorate in science and the theologians dream.
The dragonflies are trying to lecture me.
A seahorse as if we were in the sea.

But 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 home.

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.