"I belong in the world"
If you think that "the wild world" is a place you must open doors to see,
Interrupt the floorboards, make a fire on your bed,
Put arms through windows,
And then tell me again:
"I belong in the world"
If you think the black bird above you will disappear into the night,
Then sit and wait
Black night will come
Find yourself invisible and then try to tell me again:
"I Belong in the world"
If you think going camping will undo a long life of slow dying,
Then go ahead and go camping
Try to forget in the desert, try to forget on the hill
Try to forget and then tell me again:
"I belong in the world"
If you think the howling wolves that live outside the city gate
Will keep you from tasting the permanent snow
That forever awaits on the distant peak,
And you hold yourself hostage,
And your own dog will bite you
And the wolves lick your wounds
And the wolves will raise you to the summit
And you'll live, and taste, and say:
"Let's get out of the world!
Let's get out of the romance!"
