這首歌算是接續在《月亮上的男人》(Man On The Moon)後面的，建議至少先聽過會比較瞭解他的意思
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gI2vewY6xA
*特別感謝強者我同學協助繪製背景圖片~~
"The Great Beyond"
彼岸世界
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
我曾看著流星從你眼中默默地殞落(安迪˙考夫曼之死)
雖說那就是我所見的一切(雖然作者的確知道了這件事情)
如今我竟反而不願意去相信
這樣的結果(安迪真的死了的事實)
太陽系中有顆新的行星呢(模仿Man On The Moon摩西那段，故意講半真半假的事情)
我已沒有最後的一手了(來自Man On The Moon副歌的最後一句，「如果你相信他沒有偷留一手，那不就不酷了嗎?」表示安迪之死的確不假)
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
我推著大象上更高的樓階(安迪的表演生涯致力於相當高層次的娛樂演出，甚至拒絕自稱為「搞笑演員」，這句即是表達安迪努力將大象(觀眾)推向更高一個欣賞層次)
我拋出前所未有的表演境界
一架大鋼琴從我肩上落下(代表安迪的又快速又離奇的死亡)
直直砸向了地面(這代表的應該是作者遇到已身在冥界彼岸的安迪，所以應該砸到安迪的鋼琴就穿透了他直接掉到了地面)
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
如果能好好聊聊
那也不壞
但我已不願繼續停留
何不當個啞巴，閉上雙眼
做一場好夢
你看見我們腳上的翅膀了嗎
(正如前段所說，這首歌很顯然是作者在安迪死後與其相遇的經歷，看起來很有可能是夢中的相遇)
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
我能穿牆而去
我將湯匙彎曲
我讓花兒永保瑰麗
我在美好的彼岸中尋找著答案
(這段有兩個可能性，一是作者在夢中世界與安迪遊歷的經歷，二是和第二段一樣是安迪對作者所說的話)
(至於那答案是什麼，就讓大家自己去想了)
I want the hummingbirds, the dancing bears
Sweetest dreams of you
I Look into the stars
I Look into the moon
我尋找著鳴囀的蜂鳥，起舞的大熊
有你的美麗夢鄉
我仰望著繁星
我望向了月光
(繁星與月光應分別是兩人各自的視角)
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
(下略)
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
創作內容
【R.E.M.】The Great Beyond(彼岸世界)中翻影片
Kingdom Rush (23)