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The Great Beyond (REM cover) Lyrics
I've watched the stars fall silent from your eyes
All the sights that I have seen
I can't believe that I believed I wished
That you could see
There's a new planet in the solar system
There is nothing up my sleeve
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
In all this talk of time
Talk is fine
But I don't want to stay around
Why can't we pantomime, just close our eyes
And sleep sweet dreams
Me and you with wings on our feet
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
I want the hummingbirds, the dancing bears
Sweetest dreams of you
I Look into the stars
I Look into the moon
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great
Answers from the great, answers
I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great
Answers from the great, answers
I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
All the sights that I have seen
I can't believe that I believed I wished
That you could see
There's a new planet in the solar system
There is nothing up my sleeve
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
Talk is fine
But I don't want to stay around
Why can't we pantomime, just close our eyes
And sleep sweet dreams
Me and you with wings on our feet
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
Sweetest dreams of you
I Look into the stars
I Look into the moon
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great
Answers from the great, answers
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great
Answers from the great, answers
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
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this song is by R.E.M., and they wrote it for the movie "Man on the Moon". It's about doing the impossible: ie-
"I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs"
AMazing cover. Probably my favorite.
This song contains a few references to movies, and likely to some other stuff I don't know. Does anyone know the other references?
"I'm bending spoons" -The Matrix "I'm keeping flowers in full bloom" -E.T.