This is one of Benatar’s most recognized songs, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
The song is generally interpreted as a song about the struggle of a married couple to find common ground, and find the grace to accept and respect each other for who they are.
Written by Eric Lowen a...
[Intro]
We belong, we belong to the light
[Verse 1]
Many times, I tried to tell you
Many times, I cried alone
Always I'm surprised how well you
Cut my feelings to the bone
Don't wanna leave you really
I've invested too much time
To give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind
[Chorus]
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
[Verse 2]
Maybe it's a sign of weakness
When I don't know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn't know
What to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit?
Do we distort the facts?
Now, there's no looking forward
Now, there's no turning back
When you say
[Chorus]
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
[Verse 3]
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best
To try and wash the palette clean
We can't begin to know it
How much we really care
I hear your voice inside me
I see your face everywhere, still you say
[Chorus]
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
[Outro]
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We Belong was written by Dan Navarro & David Eric Lowen.
We Belong was produced by Peter Coleman & Neil Giraldo.
Pat Benatar released We Belong on Tue Oct 16 1984.
Dan Navarro said,
I had written this rambling verse. [Eric] goes, ‘I don’t like the verse. I like this bit, Dan.’ He sits down in a corner, writes a first verse, and the first verse was there, whole … I had set up the destination. He had set up the basis to the story. And I’ve always believed that...