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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
Woah
Woah
Those creatures jumped the barricades and have headed for the sea
She began to breathe to breathe
At the thought of such freedom
Stood and whispered to her child, ''"Belong."''
She held the child and whispered
With calm, calm; belong
Woah
Woah
Woah
Woah
Stood and whispered to her child, ''"Belong."''
She held the child and whispered
With calm, calm; ''"Belong."''
Woah
Woah
Woah
Woah
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, this song, how long
and knew, knew; ''"Belong."''
Woah
Woah
Woah
Woah
Yes, but still very good to listen to!

I’ve always interpreted this song to be about a mother coping with the realization that her child will one day leave her and go out into the world, and hoping that that child will be alright.
That seems as good a description as any. Better than most.
Bernie Taupin (among others) has admitted some (a lot) of his lyrics don't make much sense. Some of BT/EJs best work is, uh, obtuse. But it paints a vivid image, even if it doesn't always have a coherent story.
c.
You sir, or ma'am, are an idiot. Peace.
I've posted elsewhere on RP about "Year Of The Cat" by Al Stewart. I've been struggling now for 5 decades to figure out what the hell the year of the cat is and what it has to do with Peter Lorre. Then I read an interview with him in which is said in so many words the lyrics are just gibberish. Granted they paint a vivid picture in your mind, and it's a great song for that reason alone, but it's not about anything. I was much happier when I did not know that.
slaven41 wrote:
I’ve always interpreted this song to be about a mother coping with the realization that her child will one day leave her and go out into the world, and hoping that that child will be alright.
baffling
I love this one. Just a really good song.
* their. Also, you're wrong.
I think the more likely scenario is that incredibly, there are listeners who don't feel it.
...like shiny happy people....
so good! (dudu du du dudu)
And your LEAST favorite is the track immediately before this one on the orig. album:
"Shiny Happy People"
AM I RIGHT?
I’ve always interpreted this song to be about a mother coping with the realization that her child will one day leave her and go out into the world, and hoping that that child will be alright.
To drive you crazy, why else? But seriously, there are some artists that I've heard more than I care for, even ones I like (Gabriel) and the ones I burned out on years ago (Zeppelin). After 10 years of listening, I can sometimes predict what's next and think of finding a new station. But then I PSD into something I hadn't heard before or Bill plays something new and intriguing like Zola Blood.
Bottomline: RP is essentially one man's musical preferences with some community suggestions taken into account.
Prolific does not equal profound. Ugh. (Excluding Gabriel of course!)
Because Bill (and Rebecca) like those artists.
Don't forget Dire Straits - they're on here a lot too. Not that there's anything wrong with that....
I have been around, treatment_bound, and I am back in my hotel room now... everybody in my hotel room loves this song and this entire album... hope life is grand for you and agd3 right this minute... time flies when we're having fun... love Radio Paradise...
I never think of good artists i never hear.
Laz, at exactly what point did you leave your hotel room, head to the homeless camp for spell, and then get on an elevator?
Last week, Japanese scientists "explaced"...placed explosive detonators at the bottom of Lake Loch Ness, to blow Nessie out of the water.
Sir Curt Godfrey of the Nessie Alliance, summoned the help of Scotland's local wizards, to cast a protective spell over the lake and its local residents, and all those who seek for the peaceful existence of our underwater ally.
It's a good thing Sir Curt is so diligent.
Not trying to always follow you but boy are you right on with this. Super song from one of the still old school REM.
Welcome to R.E.M. gotta think if you want the lyrics.
Actually, R.E.M.'s lyrics work best if you don't think at all. They are just strings of impressionist images. If you try to analyze them you'll find there's not much underneath.
But the vagueness seems to be the magnet for pretentious hipsters that think they've cracked Stipe's "code".
Did the bum one year in the Adirondacks with a mountain bike, except the album was Built to Spill Keep It Like a Secret.
but the lyrics don't make no sense
Do you mean that they make sense to you? They mean whatever you want them to mean.
But when you can't sing like that (and want to) hearing this is like watching people party on a distant planet and you don't have a rowboat to go and visit.
Sometimes I feel like I live on Pluto.
Last week, Japanese scientists "explaced"...placed explosive detonators at the bottom of Lake Loch Ness, to blow Nessie out of the water.
Sir Curt Godfrey of the Nessie Alliance, summoned the help of Scotland's local wizards, to cast a protective spell over the lake and its local residents, and all those who seek for the peaceful existence of our underwater ally.
I'll always remember my 4 yea-old daughter "woh-ing" along to this one back in the day when she was strapped into her toddler's chair in the back seat.
She's 26 now...YIPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but the lyrics don't make no sense
Welcome to R.E.M. gotta think if you want the lyrics.
but the lyrics don't make no sense
Everybody in my church loves this song— and this entire marvelous album...
Funny, I thought it was

HA! I'll never hear stipe the same way again. Dang!

Still a decent song, though.
Funny, I thought it was

Well, strictly speaking, the poster has multiple personality disorder rather than schizophrenia, but at least this gives me the chance to relate an example of football fan humour. Many years ago, when the the Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper, Andy Goram, was reported to have undergone psychiatric treatment for MPD, the Rangers fans gleefully sang:
"Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams..."
I'll get me scarf...
Interesting!
Love this song... we be dancing...
(for the Brits in the room)
You may have schizophrenia, but you have great taste, by gumbo...
Well, strictly speaking, the poster has multiple personality disorder rather than schizophrenia, but at least this gives me the chance to relate an example of football fan humour. Many years ago, when the the Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper, Andy Goram, was reported to have undergone psychiatric treatment for MPD, the Rangers fans gleefully sang:
"Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams..."
I'll get me scarf...
You may have schizophrenia, but you have great taste, by gumbo...
love this song...
romeotuma wrote:
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
Absolutely love this song... and this is a truly great album...
Yessss... cool groove... great song... love how he wails...
We be dancing... love it...
You're right! It sounds like Cage mumbling an Elvis impersonation.

Still a decent song, though.
awesome...
very cool...

This is a fantastic song from a great album... love it...
Bah, away with you. This is one of the best albums from the 90's, and that's saying something.
Steve, I'm with you. Epic, this CD.
This song wails... love it...
I'm not so sure they weren't popular before this (The One I Love, Orange Crush, Stand), but I agree this album was the beginning of a new era for the band. Just hearing this song brought it all back to me, how I felt about it at the time. I remember being disappointed by this CD, but I also recall that I would listen to it on a regular basis for several years after it came out. I gave this a 10 just now, first listen on RP. It is not REMs best stuff, but a very good CD.
Yeah, I gave this song a 10 too... this song is just soooo groooovy... loooove it...
Interesting you should see it that way... that was their first album that was a pop hit— before that they were a cult band... this is the album that truly made them stars...
I think it is an excellent album, myself... my favorite song on it is "Me In Honey"... that "Losing My Religion" song is the one that really caught everybody's attention— that is the song that carried them to a new level...
and as poppy as "Shiny Happy People" is, I love it, partly because like "Me In Honey", Kate is singing on it...
there's a lot of good stuff on the album... I would not call it their best— as a rock solid album, I would call Reckoning their best... but that's just me...
I'm not so sure they weren't popular before this (The One I Love, Orange Crush, Stand), but I agree this album was the beginning of a new era for the band. Just hearing this song brought it all back to me, how I felt about it at the time. I remember being disappointed by this CD, but I also recall that I would listen to it on a regular basis for several years after it came out. I gave this a 10 just now, first listen on RP. It is not REMs best stuff, but a very good CD.
At least you didn't see him.
This song is groovy... love it...
This is a great song from an otherwise terrible album.
This album is their worst. Too poppy.
But this song is good.
Bah, away with you. This is one of the best albums from the 90's, and that's saying something.

LOL... nice call.
This is a great album... this song is fantastic... soooo good for the ears... love it...

Yeah. Why they don't have the decency to live in poverty and keep touring in cramped old vans is a mystery.
Sarcasm - the lowest form of humor - and funniest!

love it...
This is a great song from an otherwise terrible album.
This album is their worst. Too poppy.
But this song is good.
Interesting you should see it that way... that was their first album that was a pop hit— before that they were a cult band... this is the album that truly made them stars...
I think it is an excellent album, myself... my favorite song on it is "Me In Honey"... that "Losing My Religion" song is the one that really caught everybody's attention— that is the song that carried them to a new level...
and as poppy as "Shiny Happy People" is, I love it, partly because like "Me In Honey", Kate is singing on it...
there's a lot of good stuff on the album... I would not call it their best— as a rock solid album, I would call Reckoning their best... but that's just me...
This is a great song from a great album...
This is a great song from an otherwise terrible album.
This album is their worst. Too poppy.
But this song is good.
This is a great song from a great album...

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