You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me - Tom Morello

Lyrics by：Tom Morello

Composed by：Tom Morello

Summer sun beats down

On Virginia's cotton fields

Strong hands work the strong black earth

To the call of the chickadee

A tall man rides with shiny boots

On a horse named Robert e Lee

Now whip will crack and tear men's backs

And ankle chains will gleam

He said eagles fly and rabbits run

And fire leaps from tree to tree

You may think you belong to you

But you belong to me

You belong to me

You belong to me

Yeah you belong to me

Shiny boots cut 'cross the wet grass

Door hinge creaks 'bout quarter to three

Slave quarters are still and silent

Strong hand covers her mouth as she sleeps

She holds her breath and prays that death

Will lift her from this dream

In the next room her young children are cryin'

When they hear that muffled scream

He said eagles fly and rabbits run

And fire leaps from tree to tree

You may think you belong to you

But you belong to me

You belong to me

You belong to me

Yeah you belong to me

Fire lept behind the stranger

As he stood upon the porch

In his right hand he held a shotgun

In his other hand a torch

Master's shot went wide

Nat turner stood him on his knees

The plantation burned around them

Master cursed and whispered please

Nat threw the torch aside

So his other hand was free

He cocked back the hammer

The fire lept from tree to tree

He said eagles fly and rabbits run

And fire leaps as you can see

You may think you belong to you

But you belong to me

You belong to me

You belong to me

Yeah you belong to me