r.e.m. - beat a drum lyrics

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 from diamond.
my fall knocked a mean chip out of me.
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

the dragonflies are trying to lecture me.
the seahorses 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
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,
it's everything.
this is all i want,
it's all i need.