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Beat a Drum

R.E.M.

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Beat A Drum
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Guitar
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass
Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker
Drums
Ken Stringfellow
Ken Stringfellow
Keyboards
Scott McCaughey
Scott McCaughey
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Producer
Pat McCarthy
Pat McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Jamie Candiloro
Jamie Candiloro
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

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 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. 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.
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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