Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I belong to me
It's not that I don't wanna share my life with you, baby
It's just that I'm the one I need to be true to, baby
And I won't give up me to be part of you
It's not that I don't want to have you in my life, baby
It's just you gotta know that it's got to be right, baby
Before I open up my heart to you
I don't need somebody to complete me
I complete myself
Nobody's got to belong to somebody else
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I'm one, not half of two
And if you're gonna love me
You should know this, baby
That I belong to me
I gotta let you know before I let you in, baby
That who I am is not about who I am with, baby
That don't mean I don't wanna be here with you, I do
I don't need somebody to complete me
I want you to know
I'll give all my love but I'm not givin' all my soul
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I'm one, not half of two
And if you're gonna love me
You should know this, baby
That I belong to me
Love don't mean changin' who you are
To be who somebody wants you to be
Nobody's got to belong to nobody
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I'm one, not half of two
And if you're gonna love me
You should know this, baby
That I belong to me
It's not that I don't wanna share my life with you, baby
It's just that I'm the one I need to be true to, baby
And I won't give up me to be part of you
It's not that I don't want to have you in my life, baby
It's just you gotta know that it's got to be right, baby
Before I open up my heart to you
I don't need somebody to complete me
I complete myself
Nobody's got to belong to somebody else
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I'm one, not half of two
And if you're gonna love me
You should know this, baby
That I belong to me
I gotta let you know before I let you in, baby
That who I am is not about who I am with, baby
That don't mean I don't wanna be here with you, I do
I don't need somebody to complete me
I want you to know
I'll give all my love but I'm not givin' all my soul
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I'm one, not half of two
And if you're gonna love me
You should know this, baby
That I belong to me
Love don't mean changin' who you are
To be who somebody wants you to be
Nobody's got to belong to nobody
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I don't belong to you
My heart is my possession
I'll be my own reflection
I belong to me
I'm one, not half of two
And if you're gonna love me
You should know this, baby
That I belong to me
Lyrics submitted by mmchocolatemints
I Belong to Me Lyrics as written by Diane Eve Warren
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Realsongs
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