“motherland cradle me
close my eyes
lullaby me to sleep
keep me safe
lie with me
stay beside me
don't go, don't you go”
Song lyrics, Motherland (2001), Motherland
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Natalie Merchant 62
American singer-songwriter 1963Related quotes

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1970s

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Source: La Bête humaine