R.E.M., The Great Beyond

I've watched the stars fall silent from your eyes
Oh, the sights that I have seenI can't believe
That I believed
I wish that you could see
There's a new planet in the solar system
There is  nothing up my sleeve

1-I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
  I'm tossing off punchlines 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

2-I'm breaking through   
  I'm bending spoons
  I'm keeping flower in full bloom
  I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
  
I want the hummingbirds, a dancing bream 
The sweetest dreams of you
I'm looking to the stars
I'm looking to the moon(rpt 1, 2,…)