question for everyone!

[dancingyel]

everyone! there's a question in bold at the end of this entry. answer it! i want to know what you all think! the whole entry is basically a build-up to it.

i'm listening to "you belong to me" from the shrek soundtrack, by jason wade. it's such a sad song, so plaintive almost. i don't remember if i posted the lyrics before, but in any case, here they are.

See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle
Just remember, darling all the while
You belong to me

See the market place in old Algiers
Send me photographs and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me

I'll be so lonesome without you
Maybe you'll be lonesome too

Fly the ocean in a silver plane
See the jungle when it's wet with rain
Just remember 'til you're home again
You belong to me

I'll be so lonesome without you
Maybe you'll be lonesome too

Fly the ocean in a silver plane
See the jungle when it's wet with rain
Just remember 'til you're home again
You belong to me

i remember having a conversation with a friend about this song, and he was saying he didn't really like the lyrics because they seem so possesive, with the whole you belong to me thing. but i think it's normal, feeling this way about someone you care about. sure, it's a little possesive, but think about it. if your girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other of some sort were to go away on this exciting trip to all these cool places, wouldn't you want her/him to remember who they were coming back home to? even if they're not going somewhere super far and exciting, you still want them to remember you and not be seduced by someone new. that's what i think at least, but maybe since i've never been in a relationship over a month, and even that one was an odd one (poor dan), i could be wrong. so, what do you all think? Is the song above too possesive, or is it realistic to want your whoever (boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other) to remember that even when they're somewhere far away from you, they're still "yours?" Discuss in comments, please!

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[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

hehehe...cindy, cindy. yes, dear, you did just post that on my lj...i'd suggest screening the comment, but it's too late. ;) and i love your little example with sams. remind me to thank you when you get back. for what? i'll tell you then.