Beat A Drum

by R.E.M.

From the album: Reveal

Track 7 of 12 on Reveal (2001).

Duration: 04:20

Reveal cover art

Lyrics for 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 upon 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 A 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. Don't explain, I'm sure I'll want to know. 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.

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More from Reveal

  1. The Lifting
  2. I've Been High
  3. All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)
  4. She Just Wants To Be
  5. Disappear
  6. Saturn Return
  7. Beat A Drum
  8. Imitation Of Life
  9. Summer Turns To High
  10. Chorus And The Ring
  11. I'll Take The Rain
  12. Beachball