Cover art for Beat A Drum (Unplugged, Live 2001) by R.E.M.

Beat A Drum (Unplugged, Live 2001)

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Beat A Drum (Unplugged, Live 2001) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
Halfway from coal
Halfway to diamond
My fall knocked a mean chip out of me
I'm gatherin' as far as I can reach
Perched upon a precipice
And this is what I've seen

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
A bluejay hectors from the felled Catalpa tree
Doctorate in science and a theologian's drеam
Dragonflies are tryin' to lecturе me
A seahorse as if we were in the sea
[Chorus]
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

[Solo]

[Verse 4]
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 halfway from coal

[Chorus]
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

[Outro, spoken]
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