You Belong To Me
Shrek soundtrack 8. Jason Wade Lyrics

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See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sun rise
From the 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

And I'll be so alone 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 till
You're home again
You belong to me

Oh I'll be so alone 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 till

You're home again
You belong to me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jason Wade's song "You Belong To Me" from the Shrek soundtrack speaks about a person's love, devotion, and affection for someone special. The song is about how distance can never diminish or affect the love and dedication between two people. The opening lines talk about exotic places and how beautiful the world is, but no matter where they go, the person belongs to the singer. The singer asks the listener to send him photographs and souvenirs, reassuring them that they belong to him.

The song reminds the listener that they will feel lonely without him, but he also acknowledges that they may feel the same way. The lyrics stress that being apart is a temporary situation and soon they will be together again. Throughout the song, there's a sense of longing and assurance that no matter what, they belong to each other.

Overall, "You Belong To Me" speaks to the depths of true love that transcends geographical boundaries and physical distance. It stresses on the fact that even though two people may be far from each other, their love still remains strong.

Line by Line Meaning

See the pyramids along the Nile
Visualize the historical pyramids that rest beside the Nile River

Watch the sun rise
Observe the majestic view of the sun rising in the morning

From the tropic isle
From a location near the equator with a warm climate

Just remember darling
Don't forget my love

All the while
Throughout all time and circumstances

You belong to me
You are mine and always will be

See the market place
Observe a bustling city market

In old Algiers
In the ancient city of Algiers

Send me photographs and souvenirs
Share mementos with me from your travels

Just remember
Keep in mind

When a dream appears
If something wonderful happens

You belong to me
You are mine and always will be

And I'll be so alone without you
Without you, my life will be empty

Maybe you'll be lonesome too
Perhaps you will also feel lonely

Fly the ocean
Travel across the sea

In a silver plane
In a metallic aircraft

See the jungle
Witness the vast expanse of tropical nature

When it's wet with rain
During a time of precipitation

Just remember till
Keep in mind until

You're home again
You have returned to your place of belonging

You belong to me
You are mine and always will be

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@summercoolgirlo

4y↑10

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 til your dream appears
You belong to me
I'll be so alone without you
Maybe you be lonesome too and blue
Fly the ocean in a silver plane
See the jungle when it's wet with rains
Just remember till you home again
You belong to me
I'll be so alone without you
Maybe you be lonesome too and blue
Fly the ocean in a silver plane
See the jungle when it's wet with rains
Just remember till you home again
You belong to me

All comments from YouTube:

@TheFunnysmile123

11y↑1.5K

While Disney is beautiful, heart warming, and magical, I think Dreamworks cuts down deep to the core of true emotion. They give us characters we can relate to. Imperfect characters with real problems like humility, modesty, and trying to fit in amongst disapproving piers. I'm not saying Disney doesn't have any of those qualities, but Dreamworks expresses it with greater, more realistic, details. :)

@wooddent2966

4y↑37

True, i LOVE Shark Tale

@a_sock_puppet__vods7969

4y↑24

Wooddent we don’t talk about that one

@coltafanan

4y↑34

Used to be. Now we got Trolls, Home, and Abominable. Dreamworks lost their way

@TheJeremiahMolina

4y↑12

I'll raise your Dreamworks by a PIXAR!

@TFrills

3y↑6

More specifically, the first Shrek movie does. I wasn't really a fan of Shark Tale.

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@bebeyingying

10y↑728

No matter how many years have passed, I still will melt in this song.

@blackkitty369

5y↑4

Same here!

@anastasiabananastasia

5y↑4

love it

@noahsmith4877

4y↑1

Me to

@ihatezaxbysihatedominos9849

3y↑1

Do you mean pass?

@velekorunoski5997

3y↑1

@Anastasia Bananastasia nice username 👍😁🙌

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@emikolve86

7y↑1.1K

Shrek: Are you gonna eat that?

@xrvoa7548

5y↑64

gives rat

@kanittaconard9171

5y↑35

Goes for a kiss...donkey scares the heck out of them

@elmemo9352

5y↑5

emikonekolve86 :)

@trinitech6868

5y↑12

Gives rat smiles and looks into your eyes

@gabbyvillarreal1062

4y↑6

That’s something I would say, I’m always hungry😂

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@scubbasteve8418

7y↑605

I remember when this song started playing in the film as well. Such a beautiful moment, to be honest. It's the scene where Shrek and Fiona are dazing at each other's eyes, while the fire was going. Eating some nice food, and how awkward Shrek was with Fiona. Such a beautiful moment, with a beautiful/magnificent song. Can't ever forget this childhood!

@CristianMartinez-eh6qb

5y↑44

They were eating rats 😂

@sheesh231

5y↑14

Cristian Martinez I’m saying, talking bout “nice food”😭😭

@joseph3662

4y↑13

those nice rotiserie style weedrats🤣

@hesamrostamian1186

3y↑2

Really NICE food

@SuperMechSonic

3y↑3

RATS ARE SURE GOOD

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@ethan19955

10y↑785

shrek soundtrack one of the best

@marine463

8y↑15

Very true.

@matthewballon9948

7y↑9

Where's the deeper version of this song, the one in the actual movie

@Rinwrlds

Matthew Ballon ikr

@keenanpather

no... it is the best

@alexisletthisslide7881

🔥🔥🔥

@recoveringsunset7587

3y↑99

The first two shrek movies are actually so romantic lol I miss those days so much. 😭😂

@grotesmurfbv4536

2y↑4

So Shrek 4 isn’t romantic, bc I think it is.

@libssweet8233

2y↑11

The 4th one was too!!!! When he tells her the best part of getting to know her was falling in love with her all over again !!! Made me cry!!

@alexclark2370

@Libs Sweet same, first time I ever cried at a movie ever

@MCMSavedByGraceForever

2y↑1

@Libs Sweet yes what a great memory watching that movie with my family at the theaters! I cried a few times during the movie especially there

@mr.tambourine739

2y↑117

Shrek: when you want to make a parody of disney's fairytales but you end up making a heart warming fairytale, more emotional than disney's movies.

@ShrekTheShrekyOgre

43w↑1

True

@ajrothBU09

51w↑33

Why is this version not on Spotify. Throwback to the days when you had to pull a song up on YouTube if you wanted to listen on-demand

@scribzpaige

4y↑58

There were a lot of amazing songs in Shrek 1 and 2, but this one takes all the onions.

@TheSocratesofAthens

30w↑6

This film really highlights once of the greatest secrets to happiness: authenticity. However much we may try to hide who we are, we cannot run away from who we truly are. Only through being who we are, can we end up in the right place in life.

@tubbchiggens2767

5y↑43

The feeling of missing something or someone you’ve never met or seen. It’s a painful yet wonderful feeling. Makes you drift away.

@aortaplatinum

5y↑62

This radiates pure 2002 vibes, of all the tracks on this album, this is the most fantastically early 2000s. Which is weird, since it's a cover of a crazy old country track.

@TheDepartedCry

12y↑29

Watching Shrek as a kid .. I never even realised how beautiful the music was.. And now that I've come across this again, I just think wow. How did I not notice this before..?

@HatterMyMann

13y↑251

This was mine and my boyfriend's song...It's so hard to listen to, because he got into a car accident, and was killed...This song was played at his funeral, and I cried for days...This song is so beautiful, and I just love it <3

@pedrocampos1787

Yees?

@Brianbravo2000

3y↑15

Sorry about that may he rest in heaven

@emiemi4392

3y↑9

I’m so sorry dear 🌹

@Divya-xq9rm

3y↑7

Sorry for your loss..sending you love and blessings 🙏

@jsmoothd654

3y↑19

It’s been a decade, but I sincerely hope you are doing better now.

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@greenarrow.

6y↑111

Oh man I can’t feel my toe I don’t have any toes I think I need a hug

@joaoaugusto580

4y↑1

I need too

@dementorgamez1846

8y↑150

I'm so in love with this song tbh.

@michaelsims5116

Sarah H you should hear the original by Dean Martin.

@slackingsource

@Michael Sims I don't think Dean Martin wrote this originally, did he?

@michaelsims5116

@slackingsource "You Belong to Me" is credited to Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart.
Price, a songwriting librarian at WAVE Radio Louisville, had written the song in its virtual entirety as "Hurry Home to Me" envisioning the song as an American woman's plea to a sweetheart serving overseas in World War II. Afforded songwriting credit on the song mostly in exchange for their work in promoting it, King and Stewart did slightly adjust Price's composition musically and lyrically, shifting the focus from a wartime background "into a kind of universal song about separated lovers" and changing the title to "You Belong to Me". Price had previously had success with another hit which she had written, "Slow Poke", under a similar arrangement with the two men.
The first 1952 recording of the song was by Joni James. She had seen the sheet music in the Woods Building in Chicago and the lyrics attracted her. She recorded the song in February, 1952, in Chicago and it was released in March on the local Sharp Records label. After she signed to MGM, it was reissued as her second single on that label on August 5, 1952, after Jo Stafford, Patti Page and Dean Martin had covered it. James' version also was issued on M-G-M Records for national distribution. The best-known early 1952 version of the song was recorded after James' recording by Sue Thompson on Mercury's country label as catalog number 6407. It was soon covered by Patti Page, whose version was issued by Mercury as catalog number 5899, with "I Went to Your Wedding" (a bigger Patti Page hit, reaching No 1) on the flip side. It entered the Billboard chart on August 22, 1952, and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at No.4
A cover version by Jo Stafford became the most popular version. Issued by Columbia Records as catalog number 39811, it was Stafford's biggest hit, topping the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom (the first song by a female singer to top the UK Singles Chart). It first entered the US chart on August 1, 1952 and remained there for 24 weeks. In the UK, it appeared in the first ever UK chart of 14 November 1952 (then a top 12) and reached number 1 on 16 January 1953, being only the second record to top such chart, remaining in the chart for a total of 19 weeks. Another cover version, by Dean Martin, released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2165, was also in play at that time. This version first entered the chart on August 29, 1952, and remained on the chart for 10 weeks, reaching No. 12. All the versions were combined in the rankings on the cash box charts, and the song reached No. 1 on those charts as well, lasting on the chart for more than half a year.

@SuzieGuru

11y↑154

You know what I only just realized? That Fiona's a beautiful, stunning example of beauty...for humans. The standards of beauty for humans is probably way different than those that ogres have. Shrek might not have even considered her beautiful due to the way an ogre defines beauty...but he fell in love with her regardless. I'm not saying that's exactly what happened, but...it makes it even sweeter, in my opinion.

@tonyvargas1527

3y↑11

I think that’s the point of the movie

@SamSam-sv1wy

8y↑260

i miss shrek </3

@J4CKjj

8y↑1

True ;-;

@jopek007

8y↑4

This song is magical!

@SAMFYNOODLE

7y↑16

Fret no more! Apparently they're going to be making a fifth movie soon! :D

@seanjean-louis5878

7y↑3

l know l miss it 2😢

@thomassteele5748

6y↑11

If you miss Shrek just watch it.

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@ande7463

5y↑26

I can imagine myself alone staring into the sunset, and hearing this song while feeling relaxed and having tears of joy that life is such a beautiful feeling.

@jeanmichel5723

25w

You can do this anyday, why are you just "imagining" it?

@birdiemcchicken1471

3y↑35

Because of the order the song tracks are in, you have this beautiful calm song. The sort that couples would hold each other and slowly dance to. Then the song ends... There are a few moments of silence, then some...

...BODY ONCE TOLD ME THE WORLD IS GONNA ROLL ME!

@juanklunaster

5y↑23

I used to listen to this song all the time when I was traveling around the world because of my job. I really was so alone without my wife. But also those couple of years taught me the more important thing in life is the people you care of and the people are always there for you

@michalrojas1206

7y↑45

love has to be the most complicated hardest feelings

@LanaDelGuey

7y↑3

Michal Rojas if its real, then it wouldn't be complicated.

@WildwoodClaire1

8y↑128

I've heard many covers of this song, as well as the original recording. I think this is the most infused with the feeling the lyricist no doubt imagined.

@Brianbravo2000

3y↑3

Wait what’s the original song

@merytroantree329

3y↑2

@Erica Jackson it's a '50s song, originally recorded by Joni James, but there are a lot of recordings of it. My favorites are the versions by Jo Stafford and Dean Martin.

@stephblankenaar1245

2y↑1

@Mitsuru Bravo Jackson go back to the 50's Jo Stafford and original by the Du Prees. This did not fall into the laps of Dylan and Wade. Pay homage where it is due even if you don't like the two performances mentioned.

@stephblankenaar1245

@Meryt Roantree oops mentioned this b4...yikes

@stephblankenaar1245

sorry original by Joni James Feb 1952. not the Du Prees

@Ussmuhnance

2y↑6

I remember before my 4 siblings and I moved to the Middle East to live with my less-present father for a year away from my mom (custody laws) and my mom played and cried to this song numerous times before we left, shrek was a family favorite. listening to this song while we are back reunited makes me feel so grateful.

@Ladymusicc

2y↑1

I grew up with the BEST movies and soundtracks. I am so blessed and grateful.

@carolinebegala

7y↑52

I love getting into my feelings and thoughts to songs like this and really think even though it makes me cry I end up feeling okay sometimes really feeling is better than being so numb

@christiandiaz3901

7y↑4

Caroline Begala I'm glad I'm not the only on haha 😄

@justahuman7060

5y↑3

I couldn't have said it better myself :) I love to feel, I feel that's how you grow from the inside, you can't grow if your trying to be emotionless all the time that's like building a dam in the middle of a flowing river

@user-lp1et3ne8e

3y↑1

Shrek is fucking beautiful , the soundtrack, setting, story, characters, its perfect ....

@last90sdude7

3y↑9

Happy 20th Year Anniversary Shrek 🎂

@juliafleming810

9y↑68

I love this song. It's very romantic.

@Ad-Ac

8y↑2

+Julia Fleming And so is your name ;)

@RamianAnthonyFisher

4y↑14

Been looking for this song forever from a pool game I used to play...

@PRcabj12

9y↑60

El mejor soundtrack de la pelicula Shrek!

@KolkoCat

3y↑5

I remember always skipping this song as a kid Bc I hated slow songs but now I realize it’s such a meaningful song. Going in my playlist.

@abigaillennon3564

4y↑3

One of my favourite songs of all time. It's my go to when people ask me to play something on guitar. The lyrics are so beautiful and I love the fact that it's such an old song that has been covered in new styles by so many people since the 1950s when Jo Stafford sung it.

@shafaatali1003

I love you...

@kenllacer

11y↑5

Shrek + Jason Wade = EPIC!

@user-onionbae

4y↑7

This was the song my mother used to sing me to sleep with. 🥺 it’s been so long hearing this brings back so many memories ❤️

@P0okIE100

15y↑11

I love this song so much, his voice is so beautiful

@pedrocampos1787

Yep?

@sophiaconwell4275

5y↑10

Shreck & Fiona, the perfect couple 💚

@angelpujols6765

3y↑3

remember a billiards game, i playing this game online in 2008 and this song plays

@mariocm7750

3y↑1

El mítico Billar del Minijuegos jajaja

@AnthonyLeeBand

2y↑2

A time when the world seemed a little more normal. Awesome memories to this movie that will live on in my heart with daughters. 💜

@BetteFoord

33w↑1

Such a great sountrackt. My favourite song on the album

@The_Man_of_Sorrows

6y↑5

God damnit I wanna cry this whole soundtrack is reminding me of times that are no more and will never be again

@SkurczMan

11y↑5

watching shrek after a few years, listening to the best soundtracks ever

@DaveRodriguezSegado

7y↑1

Jason Wade is the singer of Lifehouse, I love this group!
And I love this song!

@Bella-yf9sd

6y↑1

Jason Wade is so. Good. Such a huge fan of him!

@justinwitham

5y↑216

I'm sad that this isn't on Spotify. The Shrek soundtrack is, but this is grayed out in the list. I guess there are rights issues with it.

@zhoushenthaifans9664

4y↑13

I try to search this song on Spotify too 🤣

@tobb5056

4y↑8

It was on Spotify untill 1,5 year ago, this was an essential on my favourite playlist, fortunately it is possible to download and add to Spotify from your library!

@alxmxz8807

4y↑3

There’s other versions of this song just search The Duprees or Jo Stafford

@m.j.v.4463

4y↑5

Yeah, sadly a lot of Shrek songs have been removed from Spotify...

@MrPOKER725

3y↑1

@Zmargo702 There are versions prior to the Duprees, there aren't the original

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@frankiehansen4667

3y↑2

Shrek is always going to be a part of my childhood and always will and I'm not kidding.

@chumon1992

1y↑1

I bpught the soundtrack to this when it came out. This song and My Beloved Monster stood out to me from the movie and I listened to this all the time. Wow...That was so fucking long ago.

@AmyClarkesinger

11y↑14

I`m getting all emotional listening to this :( God I don`t want to grow up !!

@ai5897

6y↑8

AMO ESTE SOUNDTRACK ♥

@xelamorphic

20w↑1

best version of this song imo

@DarlingSeraa

11y↑2

Such a cute song ! I love Jason Wade and this is one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard. 3

@user-vz9rd8rq8m

11y↑3

i smile every time i remember watching Shrek in childhood :')

@haunterscorner4308

4y↑4

This song is giving me nostalgia I had this song on my playlist on my dads IPod which I still have to this day.

@arslanamaankhan8853

3y↑1

Jason voice 😍

@disneyhmm

11y↑3

What a song <3 love Jason's voice

@Lordnaty

12y↑1

This song was played at my grandmother's funeral six years ago. It's such a beautiful song; I love it. Unfortunately it still makes cry....

@xPabloBokt

13y↑1

I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS FOR SO DAM LONG. THANKS. A. LOT.

@cptmcnugget6848

8y↑31

"You answer to me. You provide for me. You belong to me. Right?" ........"SPEAK WHEN YOU'RE SPOKEN TO! You answer to ME! You provide for me!" "Provide for you." "You belong to ME. RIGHT?" ".....right." "Right!"

@prestontwd6733

7y↑2

TWD Family 👪

@weronikamaciejczyk-wrobel7605

@lenaya6609

6y↑3

All through school any time I had the chance to listen to my iPod I always had the shrek soundtrack and I'd listen to it non stop because it has SO many amazing songs but...the cover art...Id always change the song then lock the screen back so as quickly as I could so no one saw I was listening to shrek music.
That was back when it first came out and it wasnt as cool as it is now. Now everyone knows that it has an awesome soundtrack but back in elementary school man...kids are mean /:

@taluanecunha7704

8y↑4

Que música linda!!! amo de paixão!!!

@hlog3902

7y↑1

I love this movie 🎥 I can't believe they have waited so long to make another!

@DarckAngelBloody

11y↑1

I´m crying. Such a beautiful song.

@victoriakausemorrison3152

10y↑46

This song is so stinking cute.

@montyj3993

5y↑1

Cute??? This song is beautiful. It is believed to have been recorded first in 1952 by Joni James with a version by Jo Stafford later that same year and subsequent recordings by Dean Martin and various artists over the years.

@geicolizard

12y

all this songs bring me back. when i was young i'd listen to this on my cd player when i went to bed. everynight it brought me such good memories. For kids looking at this comment. cherish your childhood. you only have one. You dont wanna grow up, being young is the best time of your life.

@Teri.Dactyl

This is a very beautiful cover and I’m still here for it all these years later 🥰

@kyungranyou8872

3y↑1

기타반주와 음색 독보적입니다. 너무 좋아요!

@bastetmeaw

15y

waaa this is my favoriteee one!!! I feel like i'm about to cry whenever i listened to it! Jason Wade rulz!!!!!

@trianajackson334

3y↑4

PUT THIS ON SPOTIFY DAMMIT

@MagicPeanut11

12y↑1

this song always makes me cry...<3

@tailsyoshi412

11y↑27

Bye YouTube I'm going to watch the first shrek

@realizationriodejaneir8

35w

Real Magic... Pure Magic 😍🥰🥹

@Punydoctor

10y↑7

I love the original Jo Stafford Version, but I love this so much more!

@MiyomotheCat

15y↑1

one of my favorite songs from this movie.

@Andrewandres

13w

This was the first song I learned on guitar.
One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life

@yumikawai2492

11y↑3

canção maravilhosa s2

@bananaloveee

14y

absolutely gorgeous song

@zukalezhava6768

19w

These nostalgic melodies have an enduring power to enhance the beauty of our existence. If you're reading this, may your life be adorned with moments that irresistibly draw you back, evoking a profound sense of pride in the inherent beauty of our existence.

@cantrelletx2430

3y↑1

His voice. The lyrics. Shrek. My my.

@hermioneluttermoser5595

10y↑1

love these thanks. i have all the other movies but this one and the third one and it's nice to hear the music again .

@TheBobmarley113

13y↑1

i dont understand how 5 people can dislike this song........... it has so much meaning

@hilariouslookinggen1growli846

I was a child when I first heard this song during the weedrat scene. Only NOW at 27 I finally know the name and who sang it lmao. I'm happy. I decades long personal mystery finally solved.

@HowToSayHelloInRobot

12y

I swear, the soundtrack to this movie just blows me away. This probably will be the only CD where I'll actually like every single song. And this song. Oh man. I just wanna go sit up on my roof and stare at the moon and listen to this all night. D:

@MelinGrata

14y

Simple and beautiful, like the most majestic things in life. Amazing song.

@tailsyoshi412

11y

Ahh this song is so nice. It makes me smile.

@jacobbecker1905

6y↑2

The soundtrack at some points in this movie was startlingly deep for a considerably light hearted animated movie.

@zunabantensimbolon2549

8y↑1

i love this song much

@killboggins

My favourite version of this classic song

@SunshineKarebare

8y↑1

MY FAVORITE. FOREVER.

@samyramendes8863

3y↑2

Nossa essa intro e puro love❤

@shachar248

12y

you belong to me ... ♥ love this song

@cathycostello220

I have forgotten about this song! It’s beautiful

@staryng7644

10y↑1

It's definitely a song for long distance relationship :'( can't imagine how I can live without him several months later... I'm afraid to imagine :(:(

@paulnowell3674

4y↑1

Love this music I can relate to this

@summercoolgirlo

4y↑10

@lestatose

11y

this song brings me so many memories...!

@ImaGummyBear01

13y

Wow..I'm kind of speechless..This is gorgeous :)

@shafaatali1003

You're gorgeous!

@djlars5220

I forgot about this one. Way different than the original. 😊 🤩

@supadroppa

15y

Very lovely song!

@99mrdragon99

most beautiful moment in shrek

@clockwerk35

13y↑3

I love this scene from shrek 1 when this song came on, the place were shrek sat looking at the castle form distance. Its quiet a view ^_^

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