Beat a Drum — текст песни (R.E.M.)

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 we`re 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