'The Great Beyond'
by R.E.M.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 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
Me and you 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
This song is about Andy Kaufman.
Today was his birthday (and oddly enough, also Jim Carrey's) so I'm posting this song to his legacy (I won't post it to his memory though in case he's still alive).
Apart from that, I think this song has a bit of a sweet feel to it. Kaufman always had a very sweet and child-like side to his sense of humor and I think this song captures it in a way.
I'd also like to wish a happy birthday to
The Greatest, Muhammed Ali (formerly know as Cassius Clay before his first title win) who is now 64. This man tops my list of people I want to meet before one of us dies.
And when I call him The Greatest, I don't mean it only because it was his nickname for himself. I call him that because that's what he always has been. In the ring and out.
-=The Prynce
