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 buzzin' 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
I'm gatherin' as far as I can reach
[Incomprehensible] and this is what I've seen

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

A bluejay hectors from the felled catalpa tree
[Incomprehensible]
The dragonflies are tryin' to lecture me
The 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 cold

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