R.E.M.
Beat a Drum (Dalkey Demo)
[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]
Half way from coal
Half way to diamond
My fall knocked a mean chip out of me
I'm gathering as fast as I can reach
We're perching on the [?]
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
But this is all I want
It's all I need

[Verse 3]
A bluejay hectors from the felled Catalpa tree
Ilexes in pulpit circles, impasto dream
The dragonflies are trying to lecture me
A seahorse as if we were in the sea
[Chorus]
And 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 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
But don't forget we're just half way from coal

[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