그룹의 중추적인 수뇌인 피터 가브리엘의 탈퇴후 멤버들간의 결속력은 그 어느때보다 단단해 졌고 시대의 흐름에 걸맞는 새로운 스타일로의 변화를 꾀한 시기에 발표된 작품. 이 시기에 그들은 헤비 프로그레시브 록 밴드의 면모를 벋어 던진 보다 커머셜한 사운드를 추구하고 있지만 탄탄한 연주실력 만큼은 그 빛을 여전히 발산하고 있다. 밴드의 대표곡 ‘TURN IT ON AGAIN’, ‘DUCHESS’, ‘MISUNDERSTANDING’ 이 수록되어 있는 1980년작 2008년 리마스터 리이슈반 .... ....
I held the book so tightly in my hands I saw your picture, heard you call my name There was something strange, I could not look away I wanted to be there, I wanted to go
You gave me no warning, you gave no reason But I was with you, right by your side Just give me the strength and I can help you They can try their hardest, they don't frighten me
It's written in the book
It's hotter than I've known before But I feel so cold and I don't know why But if the fire within your heart can beat the storm Then I really believe you could make it right
The time has come now, we must show our feelings But I'm looking right through you and your heart is empty Whatever happened to you, it's too late to change now There's nowhere you can run to, no place to hide Ah, you let me down
...but wait a minute, I don't understand It's getting stronger, so grab my hand Don't wanna leave you, don't wanna go But I'm losing all control Can't you see me, I'm slipping away I can only stay if you've the will to keep me here
It's written in the book
Oh, so many times since hten I've read those words Just waiting to see you, can you see me
Times were good She never thought about the future, she just did what she would Oh, but she really cared About her music, it all seemed so important then
And she dreamed that everytime that she performed Everyone would cry for more That all she had to do was step into the light And everyone would start to roar
And on the road Where all but a few fall by the wayside, on the grassier verge She battled through Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds
But now everytime that she performed Everybody cried for more Soon all she had to do was step into the light For everyone to start to roar And all the people cried: "You're the one we've waited for!"
But time went by It wasn't so easy now, all uphill and not feeling so strong Yes, times were hard Too much thinking about the future and what the people might want
And then there was the time that she performed When NOBODY called for more And soon everytime she stepped into the light They really let her know the score
But she dreamed of the times when she sang her songs And everybody cried for more When all she had to do was step into the light For everyone to start to roar And all the people cried: "You're the one we've waited for!"
I am the one who guided you this far All you know and all you feel Nobody must know my name For nobody would understand And you kill what you fear
I call you for I must leave You're on your own until the end There was a choice but now it's gone I said you wouldn't understand Take what's yours and be damned
I'm one of many, I speak for the rest but I don't understand Tonight tonight, oh tonight, tonight He brings another day another night, another fight Well there's another day done and there's another gone by He's a man of our times a man of our times Tonight tonight, oh he's burning bright
He's a man of our times, he's a man of our times, ooh, ooh, ooh. And in the beating of your heart there is another beating heart
All at once I can see what we do, Me into me and you into you Me into me and you into you Tonight, tonight, oh he's s burning bright Everyone is on their feer cos he is out, out on the street There's another day done and there's another gone by. No more me into me and you into you Tonight tonight, oh he's burning bright.
Man of our times, he's a man of our times He's a man of our times, ooh, ooh, ooh. And in the beating of your heart, there is another beating heart
There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake I waited in the rain for hours And you were late
Now it's not like me to say the right thing But you could've called to let me know I checked your number twice, don't understand it So I went home
Well I'd been waiting for this weekend I thought that maybe we could see a show Never dreamed I'd have this feeling Oh but seeing you is believing That's why I don't know why You didn't show up that night
There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake I was waiting in the rain for hours And you were late
Since then I've been running around trying to find you I went to the places that we always go I rang your home but got no answer Jumped in my car, I went round there Still don't believe it He was just leaving
There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake
No cloud, a sleepy calm Sunbaked earth that's cooled by gentle breeze And trees with rustling leaves Only endless days without a care Nothing must be done
Silent as a day can be Far off sounds of others on their chosen run As they do all those things they feel give life some meaning Even if they're dull
Time to stop this dreaming, must rejoin the real world As revealed by orange lights and a smoky atmosphere
The trees and I are shaken by the same winds but whereas The trees will lose their withered leaves I just can't seem to let them loose And they can't refresh me those hot winds of the south Feel like an alien, a stranger in an alien place
Now the light id fading fast Chances slip away, a time will come to pass When there'll be none Then addicted to a perfumed poison Betrayed by its aftertaste We shall lose the wonder and find nothing in return Many are the substitutes but they're powerless an their own
Beware the fisherman who's casting out his line Into a dried up river bed But don't try to tell him cos he won't believe you Throw some bread to the ducks instead, it's easier that way Feel like an alien, a stranger in an alien place
All I need is a TV show, that and the radio Down on my luck again, down on my luck again I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day I, I get so lonely when she's not there I...
You're just another face that I know from the TV show I have known you for so very long I feel you like a friend Can't you do anything for me, can I touch you for a while Can I meet you another day and we can fly away
I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day I, I get so lonely when she's not there I...
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again I can see another face Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again I can see another face Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again
There's nothing here that I can understand And no one cares I'm a lonely man I touch your face and I don't know why I call your name but you're going by Now I'm alone again.
I have no name for each and every day Until the year is done and fades away There's a time in between the two The old years gone by but it's not the new And I, I know that'll be all Alone again, alone again tonight oh I'm Alone again, alone again tonight oh I'm Alone again, it seems to me that every time I try to change Say that you're say that you'll Help me reach the other side
When the morning comes the sun is out And warms me up again What a funny world it is for me And all I'll never be
It's not enough, it's not enough This feeling I'm feeling inside Oh I know it I know tonight that I'll be
On my own again, alone again tonight Oh I'm alone again, alone again tonight Oh I'm alone again, it seems to me that everytime I try to change Say that you'll, say that you'll Help me reach the other side Help me please cos I know I'm gonna be On my own again alone again tonight
Far below, where shadown fester as they grow, An army thousands strong, obsessed by right and wrong, Sense their time is coming near. So they turn towards the light from their region of the night, Marching on and on, They near the air, it won't be long.
You know you're on the way out, It's just a matter of time. You thought you'd rule the world forever, Long live the king, don't spare the loser.
After all, you're not what you thought you were at all. You're just a natural fact, another cul-de-sac On nature's hard unfeeling trail. And all those dreams of old will be stories left untold, Cut off in your prime, extinct until the end of time.
Now the host emerges, a shadow starts to fall. Not one knows what hit them, none can see at all. Even as the end approaches still they're not aware, How can you fight a foe so deadly When you don't even know it's there? And now that the job is almost done Maybe some escape, no, not even one
Oh, please don't ask me how I feel, I feel fine Oh, I cry a bit, I don't sleep too good, but I'm fine When can I see you? When can I touch you?
Again and again I ask myself, was I wrong? Oh, but time's a healer and heaven knows I've been strong Maybe we could try Oh, maybe we would work this time
Oh, I can remember when It was easy to say I love you But things have changed since then Now I really can't say if I still do But I can try 'Cause I know that the kids are well Yes, you're a mother to the world Oh, but I miss my boy I hope he's good as gold
But enough of me, tell me, how are you, you look good Well you lost some weight, I can see, your hair looks nice, you look good Maybe we should try But don't say it, 'cause I know why
But you know, I can remember when It was easy to say I love you But things have changed since then Now I really can't say if I still do But I can try 'Cause I know that the kids are well Yes, you're a mother to the world Oh, but I miss my boy Oh, I hope he's good as gold
I am the one who guided you this far All you know and all you feel Nobody must know my name For nobody would understand And you kill what you fear And you fear what you don't understand
I call you, for I must leave You're on your own until the end There was a choice, but now it's gone I said you wouldn't understand Take what's yours and be damned
- Phil Collins / vocals, drums, drum programming - Mike Rutherford / guitars, bass, back vocals - Tony Banks / keyboards, 12-string guitar, back vocals