The Great Beyond Lyrics by REM

(from the album In Time: The Best of REM 1988-2003)

The Great Beyond 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 wishedThat 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 punchlines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground

And all this talk of time
Talk is fine
And I don´t want to stay around
Why can´t we pantomime, just close our eyes
And sleep sweet dreams
Being here with wings on our feet

I´m pushing an elephant up the stairs
I´m tossing up punchlines 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
Look into the stars
Look into the moon

I´m pushing an elephant up the stairs
I´m tossing up punchlines 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

(repeat following two verses 3 x each)
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

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Other Lyrics from In Time: The Best of REM 1988-2003

1. All The Right Friends Lyrics
2. All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) Lyrics
3. Animal Lyrics
4. At My Most Beautiful Lyrics
5. Bad Day Lyrics
6. Daysleeper Lyrics
7. E-bow The Letter Lyrics
8. Electrolite Lyrics
9. Everybody Hurts Lyrics
10. Imitation Of Life Lyrics
11. Loosing My Religion Lyrics
12. Losing My Religion Lyrics
13. Man On The Moon Lyrics
14. Nightswimming Lyrics
15. Orange Crush Lyrics
16. Stand Lyrics
17. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite Lyrics
18. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Lyrics

Other REM Albums

• Murmur Lyrics
• Reckoning Lyrics
• Fables Of The Reconstruction Lyrics
• Life's Rich Pageant Lyrics
• Dead Letter Office Lyrics
• Document Lyrics
• Green Lyrics
• Eponymous Lyrics
• Out Of Time Lyrics
• Automatic For The People Lyrics
• Monster Lyrics
• New Adventures In Hi-Fi Lyrics
• In The Attic Lyrics
• Up Lyrics
• Reveal Lyrics
• Around The Sun Lyrics

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