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R.E.M. – "The Great Beyond" (1999), written by Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills
Released in 1999 for the Man on the Moon soundtrack, this song explores the idea of attempting the impossible, reflecting the spirit of comedian Andy Kaufman. Its energetic tone and cosmic lyrics symbolize the search for answers beyond the ordinary​ 

Song 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

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