Beat a Drum by 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
The 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
I'm 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 the theologian's dream
The dragonflies are trying to lecture me
The seahorses if we were 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
I don't explain, I'm sure I'll want to know
I 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

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My song and Billy Berry's too.

I transcribe all lyrics by ear and write homonyms, linebreaks, commas, Etc as I hear them.