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Everything Must Belong Somewhere Lyrics
Leave the bright blue door on the whitewash wall
Leave the death ledger under city hall
Leave the joyful air in that rubber ball today
Leave the lilac print on the linen sheet
Leave the birds you killed at your father's feet
Let the sideways rain in the crooked street remain
Leave the wimpering dog in his cold kennel
Leave the dead starlet on her pedestal
Leave the acid kids in their green fishbowls today
Leave the sad guitar in its hardshell case
Leave the worried look on your lover's face
Let the orange embers in the fireplace remain
Because everything, it must belong somewhere
A train off in the distance, bicycle chained to the stairs
Everything must belong somewhere
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
Leave the ocean's roar in the turquoise shell
Leave the widower in his private hell
Leave the liberty in that broken bell today
Leave the epic poem on its yellowed page
Leave the gray macaw in his covered cage
Let the traveling band on the interstate remain
Because everything, it must belong somewhere
Soundstage in California, televisions in Time Square
Everything must belong somewhere
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
Leave the secret talks on the trundle bed
Leave the garden tools in the rusted shed
Leave those bad ideas in your troubled head today
Leave the restless ghost in his old hotel
Leave the homeless man in his cardboard cell
Let the painted horse on the carousel remain
Because everything, it must belong somewhere
Just like the gold around her finger or the silver in his hair
Everything must belong somewhere
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
In truth, the forest hears each sound
Each blade of grass as it lies down
The world requires no audience
No witnesses, no witnesses
Leave the old town drunk on his wooden stool
Leave the autumn leaves in the swimming pool
Leave the poor black child in his crumbling school today
Leave the novelist in his daydream tomb
Leave the scientist in his Rubik's Cube
Let the true genius in the padded room remain
Leave the horse's hair on the slanted bow
Leave the slot machines on the river boat
Leave the cauliflower in the casserole today
Leave the hot, bright trash in the shopping malls
Leave the hawks of war in their capitals
Let the organ's moan in the cathedral remain
Because everything, it must belong somewhere
They locked the devil in the basement, threw God up into the air
Everything must belong somewhere
You know it's true, I wish you'd leave me here
You know it's true, why don't you leave me here
Leave the death ledger under city hall
Leave the joyful air in that rubber ball today
Leave the birds you killed at your father's feet
Let the sideways rain in the crooked street remain
Leave the dead starlet on her pedestal
Leave the acid kids in their green fishbowls today
Leave the worried look on your lover's face
Let the orange embers in the fireplace remain
A train off in the distance, bicycle chained to the stairs
Everything must belong somewhere
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
Leave the widower in his private hell
Leave the liberty in that broken bell today
Leave the gray macaw in his covered cage
Let the traveling band on the interstate remain
Soundstage in California, televisions in Time Square
Everything must belong somewhere
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
Leave the garden tools in the rusted shed
Leave those bad ideas in your troubled head today
Leave the homeless man in his cardboard cell
Let the painted horse on the carousel remain
Just like the gold around her finger or the silver in his hair
Everything must belong somewhere
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
Each blade of grass as it lies down
The world requires no audience
No witnesses, no witnesses
Leave the autumn leaves in the swimming pool
Leave the poor black child in his crumbling school today
Leave the scientist in his Rubik's Cube
Let the true genius in the padded room remain
Leave the slot machines on the river boat
Leave the cauliflower in the casserole today
Leave the hawks of war in their capitals
Let the organ's moan in the cathedral remain
They locked the devil in the basement, threw God up into the air
Everything must belong somewhere
You know it's true, I wish you'd leave me here
You know it's true, why don't you leave me here
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i interpret it differently, showroom. I think conor might be saying that people we traditionally view as "crazy" and lock away might have a sort of genius that we just can't understand.
I think that this song is a look at modern American culture. It is my favorite off of Cassidaga, and I think that, in time, it will be regarded as wonderful, nostalgic view of America.
heard this at the ann arbor show and fell in love with it. anyone know where I can find it?..I'm assuming a live version since it is a brand new one.
Wahoo, my first lyric submission got approved.
If you guys want a copy of this song (live), IM me: bloodykansas
i heard this last night and tonight when i saw him perform at the town hall. simply amazing. i need to find a copy of this. i really love the chorus, and the line, 'let the true genius in the padded room remain.'
i was at the town hall show too last night (the 26th). everyone was.
i'm actually a bit confused, because all the "leave the genius in the padded room" stuff would mean that the song is sarcastic, and yet he says that he is staying here because he knows he belongs here. so maybe that's said in a satirical tone also?
Sweet Jesus, I heard this thursday night. At a show in NYC. I almost cried.
He's staying in NYC now, and not returning to Omaha. At least thats the word. Brings enough meaning to the song? I thought so. Four feet form him.. yea, I teared up.
since conor called this "I Must Belong Somewhere" i submitted lyrics under that name...so i'm guessing that's what the name of the song is supposed to be
*i meant to say he said that's what it was called last night when he played it in D.C. it's archived on npr.org
chicken-he's been living in NYC for a couple of years.