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Artist: R.E.M.
Canonical path: /rem/belong
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Belong
Read Belong lyrics by R.E.M. on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Belong
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Her world collapsed early Sunday morning
She got up from the kitchen table
Folded the newspaper and silenced the radio
Those creatures jumped the barricades
And have headed for the sea
Sea
Those creatures jumped the barricades
And have headed for the sea
She began to breathe
To breathe at the thought of this freedom
Stood and whispered to her child
Belong
She held the child and whispered
With calm, calm
Belong
Stood and whispered to her child
Belong
She held the child and whispered
With calm, calm
Belong
These barricades can only hold for so long
Her world collapsed early Sunday morning
She took the child
Held tight
Opened the window
A breath
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How long
And knew, knew
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