ICloud symbol keeps appearing next to a song

I have read several posts about this problem. I have tried different way to get rid of a free song that I obtained from a coffee shop. I tried to swipe and delete the song. Yes, it will get deleted but it will re-appear with a iCloud symbol next to it. I tried to turn off "show all songs" in Setting and yes, that particular song will disappear. But I don't want to just "sweep junk under the carpet." I want it completely gone! Is there a way to de-associate this song with my account and delete it permanently from wherever it is being stored? (funny thing is, after swiping and deleting that song, I can still play the song! I thought it's deleted from my phone!) Hours spent on this problem: apprx 3 hrs. Geez!

Welcome to the Apple community.
The songs are not actually in your iCloud storage, they are links to the songs in the Store. What you are seeing is your purchase history and as such cannot be deleted.
You can however hide your purchases, which you can do from the QuickLinks > Purchased option from the main page in the iTunes Store on your computer.

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