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from Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music From The Last Temptation Of Christ (2004) | |||||
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from Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (1969)
And I've nearly found a place to call my own,
Waking gently feel her presence near Devil shattered, warmth is everywhere. I am only a child of hers, my guardian goddess. Now I'm reaching my journey's end inside her womb, And I think I've found a place to call my own. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Long Walk Home - Music From 'The Rabbit-Proof Fence' (2004) | |||||
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from Genesis - A Winter's Tale / One-Eyed Hound [single] (1968)
The winter's bitterness is lost
It's the fireside warmth that comforts me The peace for all my thoughts The night brings shadows to the street It's the time for dreams of things to come To creep inside their lives You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, deep inside you Let me touch you, let me keep you Let me know you're there You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, no Yes deep inside you're a part of me Every day I need to know I'm there, I'm there, I'm there The evening fantasy begins In the sandy lanes that cross the fields The gentle rain will fall The morning sweeps away the night And the dreams of you still haunt my thoughts Bring meaning to my life You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, deep inside you Let me touch you, let me keep you Let me know you're there You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, no Yes deep inside you're a part of me Every day I need to know I'm there, I'm there, I'm there Can you hold me with your small hand Prepare much, length and beauty of our tiny lives Future's brighter now Our world is everything to me, to know, I'm there Lord! You see the world is brighter than the sky The sky is shining everywhere in our world You know you never said in your many times, all in me instead |
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from Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (1969)
The winter's bitterness is lost
It's the fireside warmth that comforts me The peace for all my thoughts The night brings shadows to the street It's the time for dreams of things to come To creep inside their lives You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, deep inside you Let me touch you, let me keep you Let me know you're there You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, no Yes deep inside you're a part of me Every day I need to know I'm there, I'm there, I'm there The evening fantasy begins In the sandy lanes that cross the fields The gentle rain will fall The morning sweeps away the night And the dreams of you still haunt my thoughts Bring meaning to my life You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, deep inside you Let me touch you, let me keep you Let me know you're there You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, no Yes deep inside you're a part of me Every day I need to know I'm there, I'm there, I'm there Can you hold me with your small hand Prepare much, length and beauty of our tiny lives Future's brighter now Our world is everything to me, to know, I'm there Lord! You see the world is brighter than the sky The sky is shining everywhere in our world You know you never said in your many times, all in me instead |
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from Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (1969)
The winter's bitterness is lost
It's the fireside warmth that comforts me The peace for all my thoughts The night brings shadows to the street It's the time for dreams of things to come To creep inside their lives You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, deep inside you Let me touch you, let me keep you Let me know you're there You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, no Yes deep inside you're a part of me Every day I need to know I'm there, I'm there, I'm there The evening fantasy begins In the sandy lanes that cross the fields The gentle rain will fall The morning sweeps away the night And the dreams of you still haunt my thoughts Bring meaning to my life You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, deep inside you Let me touch you, let me keep you Let me know you're there You're concealing every feeling Can you find me, no Yes deep inside you're a part of me Every day I need to know I'm there, I'm there, I'm there Can you hold me with your small hand Prepare much, length and beauty of our tiny lives Future's brighter now Our world is everything to me, to know, I'm there Lord! You see the world is brighter than the sky The sky is shining everywhere in our world You know you never said in your many times, all in me instead |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 2 (2004)
Saturday is shopping day--
I drive my car but there's no place to park it --no respect for superman in supermarket I guess there must be trouble but I not been alerted looking round the store it was all deserted and I'm stranded here with my empty basket so full of question got nowhere to ask it By the one way out strange voice shout "Don't let that good man out!" "Have a wonderful day in our one-way world one way, one day Have a wonderful day in our one-way world one way, one day one-way man one-way mind get along with mankind" Oh, there's an old man on the floor, so I summon my charm I say "Hey Scumbag, has there been an alarm?" he said "Yeh, 'been selling off eternal youth they all got afraid 'cos I'm the living proof My name is Einstein do you know time is a curve?" I said "Stop old man! you got a nerve 'cos there's only one rule that I observe Time is money and money I serve" By the one way out strange voice shout "Don't let that good man out" "Have a wonderful day in our one-way world one way, one day Have a wonderful day in our one way world one way, one day one-day man one-day mind get along with mankind" |
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from Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973) | |||||
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from Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)
"I don't belong here," said old Tessa out loud.
"Easy, love, there's the Safe Way Home." - And, thankful for her Fine Fair discount, Tess Co-operates Still alone in o-hell-o - See the deadly nightshade grow ENGLISH RIBS OF BEEF CUT DOWN TO 47P. LB PEEK FREANS FAMILY ASSORTED FROM 17 1/2 P to 12P FAIRY LIQUID GIANT-SLASHED FROM 20P. TO 17% 1/2 P TABLE JELLYS AT 4P EACH ANCHOR BUTTER DOWN TO 11P. FOR A 1/2 LB BIRDS EYE DAIRY CREAM SPONG ON OFFER THIS WEEK. It's Scrambled Eggs |
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from Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (1969)
Am I very wrong,
To hide behind the glare of an open minded Stare, Am I very wrong, To wander in the fear of a never ending lie. Am I very wrong, To try to close my ears to the sound they play So loud Am I very wrong, The happiness machine is trying hard to sing My song. Today's your birthday friend Everything all right, let us our greetings to you Send, Happy friend, Everything all right, We hope your life will never end. Am I very wrong, To want to steal a pin then I'll check that I have Skin, Am I very wrong, To want to leave my friends and the curse of The happiness machine. Today's your birthday friend, Everything all right. Let us our greetings to you Send, Happy friend, Everything all right, We hope your life will never end. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
And through the wire I hear your voice
And through the wire I touch the power And through the wire I see your face It's through the wire Friday night, you're staying at home I want you I'm tickling and clicking a metronome I want you Prowling the waterhole-I wait for the kill I want you Pressure's building-overspill I want you And through the wire You are secure And through the wire We can talk And through the wire We can walk It's through the wire Watchmaker steadies his delicate hand I want you For barbeque parties on blood red sands I want you Caught in the strugle tight on the rod I want you Bring out the devil to bring out the god I want you And through the wire I hear your voice And through the wire I touch the power And through the wire I see your face It's through the wire Driving 'round the city rings Staring at the shape of things I talk in pictures not in words Overloaded with everything we said Be careful where you tread Watch the wire And through the wire You are secure And through the wire We can talk And through the wire We can walk And through the wire We're clinging like leeches And through the wire We push out tailormade speeches And through the wire We get so strange across the border We get so strange across the border |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
And through the wire I hear your voice
And through the wire I touch the power And through the wire I see your face It's through the wire Friday night, you're staying at home (I want you) I'm tickling and clicking a metronome (I want you) Prowling the waterhole, I wait for the kill (I want you) Pressure's building-overspill (I want you) And through the wire You are secure And through the wire We can talk And through the wire We can walk It's through the wire Watchmaker steadies his delicate hand (I want you) For barbeque parties on blood red sands (I want you) Caught in the struggle tight on the rod (I want you) Bring out the devil to bring out the god (I want you) And through the wire I hear your voice And through the wire I touch the power It's through the wire Driving 'round the city rings Staring at the shape of things I talk in pictures not in words Overloaded with everything we said Be careful where you tread Watch the wire And through the wire You are secure And through the wire We can talk And through the wire We can walk And through the wire We're clinging like leeches And through the wire We push out tailormade speeches And through the wire We get so strange across the border We get so strange across the border |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 2 (2004)
What did you mean when you opened your mouth
and let all our secrets out You told him what I was about my cover was completely blown I tell you darlin', I've been watching the war film I got a few ideas of my own 'cause after the film had ended the call for recruits was shown And I'm joining the professionals I want to be a man with all that animal magic I'll do anything you can I'm joining the professionals 'cos I want to be a man look! I wave my wand, watch the rabbit disappear Join the professionals and learn to fight I bet the two of you still laugh at me for being as timid as a lamb That may be still the way I look it's no longer what I am Been across to Northern Ireland I came home with a new kind of charge I learned to hunt in the night I learned about camouflage Been joining the professionals and now that I'm a man with all that animal magic I'll match anything you can I'm joining the professionals this time I'll understand There's no way you'll get by me With the slightest sleight of hand. I'm joining the professionals I want to be a man look! I wave my wand watch the rabbit disappear Join the professionals and learn to fight Animal magic |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
All the pumping's nearly over for my sweet heart,
This is the one for me. Time to meet the chef, O boy! running man is out of death. Feel cold and old, it's getting hard to catch my breath. It's back to ash, 'now you've had your flash boy' The rocks, in time, compress Your blood to oil, Your flesh to coal, Enrich the soil, Not everbody's goal. Anyway, they say she comes on a pale horse, But I'm sure I hear a train. O boy! I don't even feel no pain - I guess I must be driving myself insane. Damn it all! Does earth plug a hole in heaven, Or heaven plug a hole in earth - 'how wonderful to be so Profound, When everything you are is dying underground.' I feel the pull on the rope, let me off at the rainbow, I could have been exploded in space Different orbits for my bones Not me, just quietly buried in stones. Keep the deadline open with my maker! See me stretch; for God's elastic acre The doorbell rings and it's "Good morning Rael So sorry you had to wait, It won't be long, yeh! She's very rarely late." |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
All the pumping's nearly over for my sweet heart,
This is the one for me. Time to meet the chef, O boy! running man is out of death. Feel cold and old, it's getting hard to catch my breath. It's back to ash, 'now you've had your flash boy' The rocks, in time, compress Your blood to oil, Your flesh to coal, Enrich the soil, Not everbody's goal. Anyway, they say she comes on a pale horse, But I'm sure I hear a train. O boy! I don't even feel no pain - I guess I must be driving myself insane. Damn it all! Does earth plug a hole in heaven, Or heaven plug a hole in earth - 'how wonderful to be so Profound, When everything you are is dying underground.' I feel the pull on the rope, let me off at the rainbow, I could have been exploded in space Different orbits for my bones Not me, just quietly buried in stones. Keep the deadline open with my maker! See me stretch; for God's elastic acre The doorbell rings and it's "Good morning Rael So sorry you had to wait, It won't be long, yeh! She's very rarely late." |
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from Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back (2010) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Birdy - Music From The Film (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Birdy - Music From The Film (2004) | |||||
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
I see faces and traces of home back in New York City -
So you think I'm a tough kid? Is that what you heard? And well I like to see some action and it gets into my blood. They call me the trail blazer - Rael - electric razor I'm the pitcher in the chain gang, we don't believe in pain 'Cos we're only as strong, as we're only as strong, as the weakest link in the chain. Let me out of Pontiac when I was just seventeen, I had to get it out of me, if you know what I mean, what I mean. You say I must be crazy, 'cos I don't care who I hit, who I hit. But I know it's me that's hitting out and I'm not full of shit. I don't care who I hurt, I don't care who I do wrong. This is your mess I'm stuck in, I really don't belong. When I take out my bottle, filled up high with gasoline, You can tell by the night fires where Rael has been, has been. As I cuddled the porcupine He said I had none to blame, but me. Held my heart, deep in hair, Time to shave, shave it off, it off. No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! Off we go. Off we go. Off we go. Off we go. You're sitting in your comfort you don't believe I'm real, You cannot buy protection from the way that I feel. Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash, But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash. And I've tasted all the strongest meats, And laid them down in coloured sheets. Laid them down in coloured sheets. Who needs illusion of love and affection When you're out walking in the streets with your mainline Connection? connection. As I cuddled the porcupine He said I had none to blame, but me. Held my heart, deep in hair, Time to shave, shave it off, it off. No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
I see faces and traces of home back in New York City -
So you think I'm a tough kid? Is that what you heard? And well I like to see some action and it gets into my blood. They call me the trail blazer - Rael - electric razor I'm the pitcher in the chain gang, we don't believe in pain 'Cos we're only as strong, as we're only as strong, as the weakest link in the chain. Let me out of Pontiac when I was just seventeen, I had to get it out of me, if you know what I mean, what I mean. You say I must be crazy, 'cos I don't care who I hit, who I hit. But I know it's me that's hitting out and I'm not full of shit. I don't care who I hurt, I don't care who I do wrong. This is your mess I'm stuck in, I really don't belong. When I take out my bottle, filled up high with gasoline, You can tell by the night fires where Rael has been, has been. As I cuddled the porcupine He said I had none to blame, but me. Held my heart, deep in hair, Time to shave, shave it off, it off. No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! Off we go. Off we go. Off we go. Off we go. You're sitting in your comfort you don't believe I'm real, You cannot buy protection from the way that I feel. Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash, But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash. And I've tasted all the strongest meats, And laid them down in coloured sheets. Laid them down in coloured sheets. Who needs illusion of love and affection When you're out walking in the streets with your mainline Connection? connection. As I cuddled the porcupine He said I had none to blame, but me. Held my heart, deep in hair, Time to shave, shave it off, it off. No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! No time for romantic escape, When your fluffy heart is ready for rape. No! |
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from Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music From The Last Temptation Of Christ (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
I'm on my way, I'm making it
I've giot to make it show, yeah so much larger than life I'M going to watch it growing the place where I come from is a small town they think so small they use small words -but not me I'm smarter than that I worked it out I've been stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out I've had enough, I'm getting out to the city, the big big city I'll be a big noise with all the big boys there's so much stuff I will own and I will pray to a big god as I kneel in the big church big time I'm on my way-I'm making it big time big time I've got to make it show yeah big time big time so much larger than life big time I'm going to watch it growing big time my parties all have big names and I greet them with the widest smile tell them how my life is one big adventure^ and always they're amazed when I show them round my house, to my bed I had it made like a mountain range with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head and my heaven will be a big heaven and I will walk through the front door big time I'm on my way-I'm making it big time big time I've got to make it show-yeah big time big time so much larger than life I'm going to watch it growing big time big time my car is getting bigger big time my house is getting bigger big time my eyes are getting bigger big time and my mouth big time my belly is getting bigger big time and my bank account big time look at my circumstance big time and the bulge in my big big big big big big big |
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from Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
I’m on my way, I’m making it
I’ve giot to make it show, yeah So much larger than life I’m going to watch it growing The place where I come from is a small town They think so small They use small words but not me I’m smarter than that I worked it out I’ve been stretching my mouth To let those big words come right out I’ve had enough, I’m getting out To the city, the big big city I’ll be a big noise with all the big boys There’s so much stuff I will own And I will pray to a big god As I kneel in the big church Big time I’m on my way-I’m making it Big time big time I’ve got to make it show yeah Big time big time So much larger than life Big time I’m going to watch it growing Big time My parties all have big names And I greet them with the widest smile Tell them how my life is one big adventure^ And always they’re amazed When I show them round my house, to my bed I had it made like a mountain range With a snow-white pillow for my big fat head And my heaven will be a big heaven And I will walk through the front door Big time I’m on my way-I’m making it Big time big time I’ve got to make it show-yeah Big time big time So much larger than life I’m going to watch it growing Big time big time My car is getting bigger Big time My house is getting bigger Big time My eyes are getting bigger Big time And my mouth Big time My belly is getting bigger Big time And my bank account Big time Look at my circumstance Big time And the bulge in my big big big big big big big |
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from Peter Gabriel - Big Time [digital single] (1986) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Big Time [digital single] (1986) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree - Sixteen Golden Greats (2004)
I'm on my way I'm making it, Huh!
I've got to make it show yeah, Hey! So much larger than life I'm gonna watch it growing Hey hey hey heyyyyyyy The place where I come from is a small town They think so small, they use small words But not me, I'm smarter than that, I worked it out I'll be stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out I've had enough, I'm getting out to the city, the big big city I'll be a big noise with all the big boys, so much stuff I will own And I will pray to a big god, as I kneel in the big church Big Time, I'm on my way I'm making it, big time, oh yes Big time, I've got to make it show yeah, big time Big time, so much larger than life Big time, I'm gonna watch it growing, big time Ho ohh ohh, oh oh, ho ohh ohh, oh ohhh My parties have all the big names and I greet them with the whitest smile Tell them how my life is one big adventure and always they're amazed When I show them 'round my house to my bed I had it made like a mountain rage with a snow white pillow for my big fat head And my heaven will be a big heaven, and I will walk through the front door Big Time, I'm on my way i'm making it, big time, Huh! Big time, I've got to make it show yeah, big time Big time, so much larger than life Big time, I'm gonna watch it growing, big time Big time, my car is getting bigger Big time, my house is getting bigger Big time, my eyes are getting bigger and my mouuuth Big time, my dinner's getting bigger Big time, and my bank account Big time, look at my circumstance Big time, and the bulge in my big big big big big big big big big big big big big big big, hi there |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
Steptember '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine it was business as usual In Police Room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Yihla Moja, Yhila Moja - th man is dead When i try to sleep at night I Can only dream in red The outside world is black and white with only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Yihla Moja, Yhila Moja - th man is dead You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire once the flame begins to catch the wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Yihla Moja, Yhila Moja - th man is dead and the eyes of the world are watching now watching now |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja -The man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja -The man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja -The man is dead And the eyes of the world are Watching now Watching now |
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from Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree - Sixteen Golden Greats (2004)
Steptember '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine it was business as usual In Police Room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Yihla Moja, Yhila Moja - th man is dead When i try to sleep at night I Can only dream in red The outside world is black and white with only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Yihla Moja, Yhila Moja - th man is dead You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire once the flame begins to catch the wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Oh Biko, Biko, Beacuse Biko Yihla Moja, Yhila Moja - th man is dead and the eyes of the world are watching now watching now |
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from Peter Gabriel - Birdy - Music From The Film (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Birdy - Music From The Film (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Us (2004)
I caught sight of my reflection
I caught it in the window I saw the darkness in my heart I saw the signs of my undoing They had been there from the start And the darkness still has work to do The knotted chord's untying The heated and the holy Oh, they're sitting there on high So secure with everything they're buying In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man With the man in the woman And the woman in the man In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man We wanted the the union Oh, the union of the woman The woman and the man My grip is surely slipping I think I've lost my hold Yes, I think I've lost my hold I cannot get insurance anymore They don't take credit, only gold Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see You hold so tightly in your hand? And all the while the distance grows between you and me I do not understand In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man With the man in the woman And the woman in the man In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man We wanted the the union Oh, the union of the woman The woman and the man At my request, you take me in In that tenderness, I am floating away No certainty, nothing to rely on Holding still for a moment What a moment this is Oh, for a moment of forgetting A moment of bliss Ohh I can hear the distant thunder Of a million unheard souls Of a million unheard souls Watch each one reach for creature comfort For the filling of their holes In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man With the man in the woman And the woman in the man In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man We wanted the union Of the woman and the man In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man I feel the man in the woman And the woman in the man In the blood of Eden Lie the woman and the man I feel the man in the woman And the woman in the man In the blood of Eden We have done everything we can In the blood of Eden So we end as we began With the man in the woman And the woman in the man It was all for the union Oh, the union of the woman The woman and the man |
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from Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music From The Last Temptation Of Christ (2004) | |||||
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
Echoes of the Broadway Everglades,
With her mythical madonnas still walking in their shades; Lenny Bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand. Marshall Mcluhan, casual viewin' ead buried in the sand. Sirens on the rooftops wailing, but there's no ship sailing. Groucho, with his movies trailing, stands alone with his punchline failing. Klu Klux Klan serve hot soul food as the band plays 'In the Mood' The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand, there's a smell of peach blossom and bitter almonde. Caryl Chessman sniffs the air and leads the parade, he knows In a scent, you can bottle all you made. There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the Majorettes smoking Winston Cigarettes. And as the song and dance begins, the children play at home with needles; needles and pins. |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
Echoes of the Broadway Everglades,
With her mythical madonnas still walking in their shades; Lenny Bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand. Marshall Mcluhan, casual viewin' ead buried in the sand. Sirens on the rooftops wailing, but there's no ship sailing. Groucho, with his movies trailing, stands alone with his punchline failing. Klu Klux Klan serve hot soul food as the band plays 'In the Mood' The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand, there's a smell of peach blossom and bitter almonde. Caryl Chessman sniffs the air and leads the parade, he knows In a scent, you can bottle all you made. There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the Majorettes smoking Winston Cigarettes. And as the song and dance begins, the children play at home with needles; needles and pins. |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Foxtrot (1972)
The scattered pages of a book by the sea
Held by the sand, washed by the waves A shadow forms cast by a cloud, Skimming by as eyes of the past, but the rising tide Absorbs them effortlessly claiming. They told of one who tired of all singing, "Praise him, praise him." "We heed not flatterers," he cried, "By our command, waters retreat, Show my power, halt at my feet," But the cause was lost, Now cold winds blow. For from the north overcast ranks advance Fear of the storm accusing with rage and scorn. The waves surround the sinking throne Singing "Crown him, crown him," "Those who love our majesty show themselves!" All bent their knees. But he forced a smile even though His hopes lay dashed where offerings fell (where they fell). "Nothing can my peace destroy as long as none smile." More opened ears and opened eyes, And soon they dared to laugh. See a little man with his face turning red Though his story's often told you can tell he's dead. |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
There is lambswool under my naked feet,
The wool is soft and warm, - 'Gives off some kind of heat. A salamander scurries into flame to be destroyed. Imaginary creatures are trapped in birth on celluloid. The fleas cling to the golden fleece, Hoping they'll find peace. Each thought and gesture are caught in celluloid. There's no hiding in my memory. There's no room to avoid. The crawlers cover the floor in the red ochre corridor. For my second sight of people, they've more lifeblood than before. They're moving in time to a heavy wooden door, Where the needle's eye is winking, closing on the poor. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." There's only one direction in the faces that I see; It's upward to the ceiling, where the chamber's said to be. Like the forest fight for sunlight, that takes root in every tree, There are pulled up by the magnet, believeing they're free. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." Mild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite, And the wise and foolish virgins giggle with their bodies glowing bright. Through the door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight; It's the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." The porcelain mannikin with shattered skin fears attack. The eager pack lit up their pitchers - they carry all they lack. The liquid has congealed, which has seeped out through the crack. And the tickler takes his sticleback. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." |
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from Peter Gabriel - Long Walk Home - Music From 'The Rabbit-Proof Fence' (2004) | |||||
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
i) The Arrival
Rael: I wandered lonely as a cloud Till I came upon this dirty street I've never seen a stranger crowd Slubberdegullions on squeaky feet Continually pacing With nonchalant embracing Each orifice disgracing And one facing me Moves to say "hellay" Your skin's all covered in slimy lumps With lips that slide across each chin His twisted limbs like rubber stumps Are waved in welcome Say "Please join in:" My grip must be flipping 'Cause his handshake keeps slipping My hopes keep on dipping And his lips keep on Smiling all the time Slipperman: "We, like you Have tasted love Don't be alarmed At what you see You yourself Are just the same As what you see in me" Rael: Me Like you? Like that!? Slipperman: "You better watch it, son Your sentence has only just begun You better run and join your brother John" ii) A Visit to the Doktor Slipperman: "You're in the colony of slippermen There's no who, why What or when You can get out If you've got the gripe To see, Doktor Dyper Reformed sniper He'll whip off Your windscreenwiper" Rael: John and I are able To face the Doktor And his marble table He said... The Doktor: Understand, Rael That's the end of your tail Rael: "Don't delay Dock the dick!" I watch his countdown Timer tick... iii) The Raven He places the number into a tube It's a yellow plastic Shoobedoobe It says: "Though your fingers may tickle You'll be safe in our pickle" Suddenly, black cloud Come down from the sky Its a supersized black bird That sure can fly The raven brings on Darkness and night He flies right down Gives me one hell of a fright He takes the tube Right out of my hands Man, I've got to find Where that black bird lands "Look here, John I've got to run I need you now You're going to come?" He says to me... John: "Now can't you see Where the raven flies There's jeopardy? We've been cured on the couch Now you're sick with your grouch I'll not risk my honey pouch Which my slouch Will wear slung very low" Rael: He walks away And leaves me once again Even though I never learn I'd hoped he'd show Just some concern Some concern Ah... Some concern I'm in the agony of Slipperpain I pray my undercarriage will sustain The chase is on The pace is hot But I'm running so very hard With everything That I've got He leads me down an underpass Though it narrows He still flies very fast When the tunnel stops Catch sight of the tube Just as it drops I'm on top of a bank Too steep to climb I see it hit the water Just in time To watch it float away Watch it float away Watch it float away... |
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from Peter Gabriel - Us (2004)
The wretched desert takes its form
The jackal proud and tight In search of you I feel my way Through the slowest heaving night Whatever fear invents I swear it make no sense I reach out through the border fence Come down, come talk to me In the swirling, curling storm of desire Unuttered words hold fast With reptile tongue, the lightning lashes Towers built to last Darkness creeps in like a thief And offers no relief Why are you shaking like a leaf? Come on, come talk to me Ah, please talk to me Won't you please talk to me We can unlock this misery Come on, come talk to me I did not come to steal This all is so unreal Can't you show me how you feel now Come on, come talk to me Come talk to me Come talk to me The earthly power sucks shadowed milk From sleepy tears undone From nippled skin as smooth as silk The bugles blown as one You lie there with your eyes half closed Like there's no one there at all There's a tension pulling on your face Come on, come talk to me Won't you please talk to me If you'd just talk to me Unblock this misery If you'd only talk to me Don't you ever change your mind Now your future's so defined And you act so deaf so blind Come on, come talk to me Come talk to me Come talk to me I can imagine the moment Breaking out through the silence All the things that we both might say And the heart it will not be denied Till we're both on the same damn side All the barriers blown away I said please talk to me Won't you please come talk to me Just like it used to be Come on, come talk to me I did not come to steal This all is so unreal Can you show me how you feel now Come on, come talk to me Come talk to me Come talk to me I said please talk to me If you'd just talk to me Unblock this misery If you'd only talk to me Don't you ever change your mind Now your future's so defined And you act so deaf so blind Come on, come talk to me Come talk to me Come talk to me |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
I'm counting out time,
Got the whole thing down by numbers, All those numbers! Give me guidance! O Lord I need that now. That day of judgement's come, And you can bet that I've been resting, For this testing. Digesting every word the experts say. Erogenous zones I love you. Without you, what would a poor boy do? Found a girl I wanted to date, Thought I'd better get it straight. Went to buy a book before's too late. Don't leave nothing to fate. And I have studied every line, every page in the book, And now I've got the real thing here, I'm gonna take a look, Take a look. This is it Rael! I'm counting out time, hoping it goes like I planned it, 'Cos I understand it. Look! I've found the hotspots, Figures 1-9. - Still counting out time, i've got my finger on the button, "Don't say nuttin - just lie there still And I'll get you turned on just fine." Erogenous zones I love you, Without you, what would a poor boy do? Touch and go with 1-6. Bit of trouble in zone No. 7. Gotta remember all of my tricks. There's heaven ahead in No. 11! Getting crucial responses with dilation of the pupils. "Honey get hip! It's time to unzip, to unzip. Whipee! - Move over Casanova - I'm counting out time, reaction none too happy, Please don't slap me, I'm a red blooded male and the book said I could not fail. I'm counting out time, I got unexpected distress from my Mistress. I'll get my money back from the bookstore right away. Erogenous zones I question you - Without you, what would a poor boy do? Without you, what would a poor boy do? Without you, mankind handkinds thru' the blues. |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
I'm counting out time,
Got the whole thing down by numbers, All those numbers! Give me guidance! O Lord I need that now. That day of judgement's come, And you can bet that I've been resting, For this testing. Digesting every word the experts say. Erogenous zones I love you. Without you, what would a poor boy do? Found a girl I wanted to date, Thought I'd better get it straight. Went to buy a book before's too late. Don't leave nothing to fate. And I have studied every line, every page in the book, And now I've got the real thing here, I'm gonna take a look, Take a look. This is it Rael! I'm counting out time, hoping it goes like I planned it, 'Cos I understand it. Look! I've found the hotspots, Figures 1-9. - Still counting out time, i've got my finger on the button, "Don't say nuttin - just lie there still And I'll get you turned on just fine." Erogenous zones I love you, Without you, what would a poor boy do? Touch and go with 1-6. Bit of trouble in zone No. 7. Gotta remember all of my tricks. There's heaven ahead in No. 11! Getting crucial responses with dilation of the pupils. "Honey get hip! It's time to unzip, to unzip. Whipee! - Move over Casanova - I'm counting out time, reaction none too happy, Please don't slap me, I'm a red blooded male and the book said I could not fail. I'm counting out time, I got unexpected distress from my Mistress. I'll get my money back from the bookstore right away. Erogenous zones I question you - Without you, what would a poor boy do? Without you, what would a poor boy do? Without you, mankind handkinds thru' the blues. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Long Walk Home - Music From 'The Rabbit-Proof Fence' (2004) | |||||
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
Wrapped up in some powdered wool - I guess I'm losing touch.
Don't tell me this is dying, 'cos I ain't changed that much. The only sound is water drops, I wonder where the hell I am, Some kind of jam? Cuckoo cocoon have I come to, too soon for you! There's nothing I can recognise; this is nowhere that I've known. With no sign of life at all, I guess that I'm alone, And I feel so secure that I know this can't be real But I feel good. Cuckoo cocoon have I come to, too soon for you? I wonder if I'm a prisoner locked in some Brooklyn jail - Or some sort of Jonah shut up inside the whale. No - I'm still Rael and I'm stuck in some kind of cave. What could have saved me? Cuckoo cocoon have I come to, too soon for you? |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
Wrapped up in some powdered wool - I guess I'm losing touch.
Don't tell me this is dying, 'cos I ain't changed that much. The only sound is water drops, I wonder where the hell I am, Some kind of jam? Cuckoo cocoon have I come to, too soon for you! There's nothing I can recognise; this is nowhere that I've known. With no sign of life at all, I guess that I'm alone, And I feel so secure that I know this can't be real But I feel good. Cuckoo cocoon have I come to, too soon for you? I wonder if I'm a prisoner locked in some Brooklyn jail - Or some sort of Jonah shut up inside the whale. No - I'm still Rael and I'm stuck in some kind of cave. What could have saved me? Cuckoo cocoon have I come to, too soon for you? |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 2 (2004)
Don't tell me what I will do, 'cos I won't
Don't tell me to believe in you, 'cos I don't Be on your guard, better hostile and ha --don't risk affection Like flesh to the bone in the no-go zone you're still waiting for teh resurrection Come up to me with your "What did you say?" and I'll tell you straight in the eye D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. do it yourself Everyone want to be what he not, what he not Nobody happy with what he got, what he got You function like a dummy with a new ventriloquist do you say nothing yourself? Hanging like a thriller on the final twist --you know you're getting stuck on the shelf Come up to me with your "What did you say?" and I'll tell you straight in the eye D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. When things get so big, I don't trust them at all You want some control -- you've got to keep it small D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. D.I.Y. do it yourself |
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from Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)
(Written by Banks,Collins,Gabriel,Hackett,Rutherford)
"Can you tell me where my country lies?" said the unifaun to his true love's eyes. "It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe - for her merchandise, he traded in his prize. "Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd. "Old man dies!" The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames" - it seems he's drowned; selling England by the pound. Citizens of Hope & Glory, Time goes by - it's 'the time of your life'. Easy now, sit you down. Chewing through your Wimpey dreams, They eat, without a sound Digesting England by the pound. Young man says, "you are what you eat" - eat well. Old man says "you are what you wear" - wear well. You know what you are, you don't give a damn; bursting your belt that is your homemade sham. The Captain leads his dance right on through the night - join the dance . . . Follow on! Till the Grail sun sets in the mould. Follow on! Till the gold is cold. Dancing out with the moonlit knight, Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout. There's a fat old lady outside the saloon; laying out the credit cards she plays Fortune. The deck is uneven right from the start; and all of their hands are playing a part. Captain leads his dance right on through the night - join the dance . . . Follow on! A Round Table-talking down we go. You're the show! Off we go with: You play the hobbyhorse, I'll play the fool. We'll tease the bull ringing round & loud, loud & round. Follow on! With a twist of the world we go. Follow on! Till the gold is cold. Dancing out with the moonlit knight, Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout. |
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from Genesis - Genesis Live [video, live] (2004)
(Written by Banks,Collins,Gabriel,Hackett,Rutherford)
"Can you tell me where my country lies?" said the unifaun to his true love's eyes. "It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe - for her merchandise, he traded in his prize. "Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd. "Old man dies!" The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames" - it seems he's drowned; selling England by the pound. Citizens of Hope & Glory, Time goes by - it's 'the time of your life'. Easy now, sit you down. Chewing through your Wimpey dreams, They eat, without a sound Digesting England by the pound. Young man says, "you are what you eat" - eat well. Old man says "you are what you wear" - wear well. You know what you are, you don't give a damn; bursting your belt that is your homemade sham. The Captain leads his dance right on through the night - join the dance . . . Follow on! Till the Grail sun sets in the mould. Follow on! Till the gold is cold. Dancing out with the moonlit knight, Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout. There's a fat old lady outside the saloon; laying out the credit cards she plays Fortune. The deck is uneven right from the start; and all of their hands are playing a part. Captain leads his dance right on through the night - join the dance . . . Follow on! A Round Table-talking down we go. You're the show! Off we go with: You play the hobbyhorse, I'll play the fool. We'll tease the bull ringing round & loud, loud & round. Follow on! With a twist of the world we go. Follow on! Till the gold is cold. Dancing out with the moonlit knight, Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Up (2002)
i'm scared of swimming in the sea
dark shapes moving under me every fear i swallow makes me small inconsequential things occur alarms are triggered memories stir it's not the way it has to be i'm afraid of what i do not know i hate being undermined i'm afraid i can be devil man and i'm scared to be divine don't mess with me my fuse is short beneath this skin these fragments caught when i allow it to be there's no control over me i have my fears but they do not have me walking through the undergrowth, to the house in the woods the deeper i go, the darker it gets i peer through the window knock at the door and the monster i was so afraid of lies curled up on the floor is curled up on the floor just like a baby boy i cry until i laugh i'm afraid of being mothered with my balls shut in the pen i'm afraid of loving women and i'm scared of loving men flashbacks coming in every night don't tell me everything's alright when i allow it to be it has no control over me i own my fear so it doesn't own me walking through the undergrowth, to the house in the woods the deeper i go, the darker it gets i peer through the window knock at the door and the monster i was so afraid of lies curled up on the floor is curled up on the floor just like a baby boy i cry until i laugh Drums: Manu Katche, Dave Power Percussion: Mahut Dominique, Ged Lynch, Richard Chappell Bass: Tony Levin Guitars: David Rhodes The London Session Orchestra: Strings String Arrangement: Peter Gabriel, Will Gregory Orchestration: Nick Ingham Programming: Richard Chappell Additional Programming: Alex Swift Bosendorfer, Mutator, Keys, JamMan, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel |
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from Peter Gabriel - Us (2004)
Something in me, dark and sticky
All the time it's getting strong No way of dealing with this feeling Can't go on like this too long This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far I told you, I told you, I told you, I told you This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far I told you, I told you, I told you, I told you Don't talk back Just drive the car Shut your mouth I know what you are Don't say nothing Keep your hands on the wheel Don't turn around This is for real Digging in the dirt Stay with me, I need support I'm digging in the dirt To find the places I got hurt Open up the places I got hurt The more I look, the more I find As I close on in, I get so blind I feel it in my head, I feel it in my toes I feel it in my sex, that's the place it goes This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far I told you, I told you, I told you, I told you This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far I told you, I told you, I told you, I told you Don't talk back Just drive the car Shut your mouth I know what you are Don't say nothing Keep your hands on the wheel Don't turn around This is for real I'm digging in the dirt Stay with me I need support I'm digging in the dirt To find the places I got hurt Open up the places I got hurt I'm digging in the dirt Stay with me I need support I'm digging in the dirt To find the places I got hurt To open up the places I got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt Digging in the dirt To find the places we got hurt |
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from Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music From The Last Temptation Of Christ (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail No fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my face, I've changed my name But no one wants you when you lose Don't give up 'cos you have friends Don't give up You're not beaten yet Don't give up I know you can make it good Though I say it all around Never thought I could be affected Thought that we'd be the last to go It is so strange the way things turn Drove the night toward my home The place that I was born, on the lakeside As daylight broke, I saw the earth The trees had burned down to the ground Don't give up You still have us Don't give up We don't need much of anything Don't give up 'cos somewhere there's a place where we belong Rest your head You worry too much It's going to be alright When times get rough You can fall back on us Don't give up Please don't give up 'Got to walk out of here I can't take anymore Going to stand on that bridge Keep my eyes down below Whatever may come and Whatever may go That river's flowing That river's flowing Moved on to another town Tried hard to settle down For every job, so many men So many men no-one needs Don't give up 'cos you have friends Don't give up You're not the only one Don't give up No reason to be ashamed Don't give up You still have us Don't give up We're proud of who you are Don't give up You know it's never been easy Don't give up 'cos I believe there's a place There's a place where we belong |
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from Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
in this proud land we grew up strong
we were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail no fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my face, I've changed my name but no one wants you when you lose don't give up 'cos you have friends don't give up you're not beaten yet don't give up I know you can make it good though I saw it all around never thought I could be affected thought that we'd be the last to go it is so strange the way things turn drove the night toward my home the place that I was born, on the lakeside as daylight broke, I saw the earth the trees had burned down to the ground don't give up you still have us don't give up we don't need much of anything don't give up 'cause somewhere there's a place where we belong rest your head you worry too much it's going to be alright when times get rough you can fall back on us don't give up please don't give up 'got to walk out of here I can't take anymore going to stand on that bridge keep my eyes down below whatever may come and whatever may go that river's flowing that river's flowing moved on to another town tried hard to settle down for every job, so many men so many men no-one needs don't give up 'cause you have friends don't give up you're not the only one don't give up no reason to be ashamed don't give up you still have us don't give up now we're proud of who you are don't give up you know it's never been easy don't give up 'cause I believe there's the a place there's a place where we belong |
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from Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree - Sixteen Golden Greats (2004)
In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail No fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my face, I've changed my name But no one wants you when you lose Don't give up 'cos you have friends Don't give up You're not beaten yet Don't give up I know you can make it good Though I say it all around Never thought I could be affected Thought that we'd be the last to go It is so strange the way things turn Drove the night toward my home The place that I was born, on the lakeside As daylight broke, I saw the earth The trees had burned down to the ground Don't give up You still have us Don't give up We don't need much of anything Don't give up 'cos somewhere there's a place where we belong Rest your head You worry too much It's going to be alright When times get rough You can fall back on us Don't give up Please don't give up 'Got to walk out of here I can't take anymore Going to stand on that bridge Keep my eyes down below Whatever may come and Whatever may go That river's flowing That river's flowing Moved on to another town Tried hard to settle down For every job, so many men So many men no-one needs Don't give up 'cos you have friends Don't give up You're not the only one Don't give up No reason to be ashamed Don't give up You still have us Don't give up We're proud of who you are Don't give up You know it's never been easy Don't give up 'cos I believe there's a place There's a place where we belong |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 1 (1997)
"Hey Mac, see you down the Dolce Vita!"
"Get back, we don't have time" "'Cause I hear we're sending off the heroes When the year goes, they're out of the bay, Trying to find a way To make it alive" "So long", said four men to their families, "Be strong, 'till we get back home. And if not, take care of all the children Until then just hope and pray We're gonna find a way To make it alive" "You guys are crazy!" They shout and then we leave the harbour. In doubt, they're acting weird And the sea is whipping up a welcome If hell come we're all easy prey, Trying to find a way To make it alive "You guys are crazy" The captain's hand shook for the guys to get in place He said "Let's look behind your face." With each corner covered, they were all around Waiting for the midnight bell to sound. "Out of sight", cried Aeron through his glasses "Don't fight", said Gorham's smile All the while, his hand was on my shoulder I was scared of being easy prey, Trying to find a way To make it alive I won't be easy prey, Gonna find a way To make it alive |
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from Wall-E by Thomas Newman [ost] (2008)
Did you think that your feet had been bound
By what gravity brings to the ground? Did you feel you were tricked By the future you picked? Well, come on down All these rules don't apply When you're high in the sky So come on down Come on down We're coming down to the ground There's no better place to go We've got snow upon the mountains We've got rivers down below We're coming down to the ground To hear the birds sing in the trees And the land will be looked after We'll send the seeds out in the breeze Did you think you'd escaped from routine By changing the script and the scene? Despite all you made of it you're always afraid of the change You've got a lot on your chest Well you can come as my guest So come on down Come on down We're coming down to the ground There's no better place to go We've got snow upon the mountains We've got rivers down below We're coming down to the ground We'll hear the birds sing in the trees And the land will be looked after We'll send the seeds out in the breeze Like the fish in the ocean We felt at home in the sea We learned to live off the good land We learned to climb up a tree then we got up on two legs But we wanted to fly And when we messed up our homeland we set sail for the sky. We're coming down to the ground There's no better place to go We've got snow upon the mountains We got rivers down below We're coming down to the ground We'll hear the birds sing in the trees And the land will be looked after We'll send the seeds out in the breeze We're coming down Comin' down to earth Like babies at birth Comin' down to earth Redefine your priorities These are extraordinary qualities We're coming down to the ground There's no better place to go We've got snow upon the mountains We've got rivers down below We're coming down to the ground We'll hear the birds sing in the trees And the land will be looked after We'll send the seeds out in the breeze We're coming down to the ground There's no better place to go We've got snow upon the mountains We've got rivers down below We're coming down to the ground We'll hear the birds sing in the trees And the land will be looked after We'll send the seeds out in the breeze |
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from Peter Gabriel - Real World (2002)
I looked up at the tallest building
Felt it falling down I could feel my balance shifting Everything was moving around These streets so fixed and solid Ah shimmering haze And everything that I relied on disappeared Downside up, upside down Take my weight from the ground Falling deep in the sky Slipping in the unknown All the strangers look like family All the family looks so strange The only constant I am sure of Is this accelerating rate of change Downside up, upside down Take my weight off the ground Falling deep in the sky Slipping in the unknown I stand here Watch you spinning Until I am drawn in A centripetal force You pull me in Pull me in Pull me in Pull me in Pull me in Pull me in ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo Downside up Upside down Take my weight off the ground Falling deep in the sky Slipping into the unknown |
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from Peter Gabriel - Ovo (2004)
I looked up at the tallest building
Felt it falling down I could feel my balance shifting Everything was moving around These streets so fixed and solid Ah shimmering haze And everything that I relied on disappeared Downside up, upside down Take my weight from the ground Falling deep in the sky Slipping in the unknown All the strangers look like family All the family looks so strange The only constant I am sure of Is this accelerating rate of change Downside up, upside down Take my weight off the ground Falling deep in the sky Slipping in the unknown I stand here Watch you spinning Until I am drawn in A centripetal force You pull me in Pull me in Pull me in Pull me in Pull me in Pull me in ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo ovo Downside up Upside down Take my weight off the ground Falling deep in the sky Slipping into the unknown |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Trespass (1970)
See my hand is moving
Touching all that's real And once it stroked love's body Now it claws the past. The scent of a flower, The colours of the morning, Friends to believe in, Tears soon forgotten, See how the rain drives away, another day. If a leaf has fallen Does the tree lie broken? And if we draw some water Does the well run dry? The sigh of a mother, The screaming of lovers, Like two angry tigers, They tear at each other, See how for him lifetime's fears disappear. Once Jesus suffered, Heaven could not see him. And now my ship is sinking, The captain stands alone. A pawn on the chessboard, A false move by God will now destroy me, But wait, on the horizon, A new dawn seems to be rising, Never to recall his passerby, born to die. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 1 (1997)
Excuse me
You're wearing out my joie de vie Grabbing those good years again I want to be alone Excuse me I'm not the man I used to be Someone else crept in again I want to be alone Excuse me please I'm looking for Los Angeles Soaking up the sin again I want to be alone I want to be alone I want to be alone You got the money back, that's okay Who needs a Cadillac anyway I got the medicine, make you see the light Call me in Alaska if it all turns out right (alright) Excuse me please You're standing on my memories Stealing souvenirs again I want to be alone Leave me alone, I wanna be alone... I wanna be alone I wanna be alone I wanna be alone You got the money back, that's okay Who needs a Cadillac anyway I got the medicine, (to) make you see the light Call me in Alaska, if it all turns out right (alright) |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 2 (2004)
Exposure
Exposure Exposure Exposure Exposure Exposure Exposure Space is what I need it's what I feed on Exposure Exposure Exposure Exposure Exposure Out in the open Exposure |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
The streets are lined with camera crews
Everywhere he goes is news Today is different Today is not the same Today I make the action Take snapshot into the light, snapshot into the light I'm shooting into the light Four miles down the cavalcade moves on Driving into the sun If I worked it out right They won't see me or the gun Two miles to go, they're clearing the road The cheering has really begun I've got my radio I can hear what's going on I've been waiting for this I have been waiting for this All you people in TV land I will wake up your empty shells Peak-time viewing blown in a flash As I burn into your memory cells 'Cos I'm alive They're coming 'round the corner with the bikers at the front I'm wiping the sweat from my eyes -It's a matter of time -It's a matter of will And the governor's car is not far behind He's not the one I've got in mind 'Cos there he is-the man of the hour, standing in the limousine "I don't really hate you -I don't care what you do We were made for each other -Me and you I want to be somebody -You were like that too If you don't get given you learn to take And I will take you." Holding my breath Release the catch And I let the bullet fly All turned quiet-I have been here before Lonely boy hiding behind the front door Friends have all gone home There's my toy gun on the floor Come back Mum and Dad You're growing apart You know that I'm growing up sad I need some attention I shoot into the light |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
The streets are lined with camera crews
Everywhere he goes is news Today is different Today is not the same Today I make the action Take snapshot into the light, snapshot into the light I'm shooting into the light Four miles down the cavalcade moves on Driving into the sun If I worked it out right They won't see me or the gun Two miles to go, they're clearing the road The cheering has really begun I've got my radio I can hear what's going on I've been waiting for this I have been waiting for this All you people in TV land I will wake up your empty shells Peak-time viewing blown in a flash As I burn into your memory cells 'Cos I'm alive They're coming 'round the corner With the bikers at the front I'm wiping the sweat from my eyes -It's a matter of time -It's a matter of will And the governor's car is not far behind He's not the one I've got in mind 'Cos there he is-the man of the hour, Standing in the limousine "I don't really hate you -I don't care what you do We were made for each other -Me and you I want to be somebody -You were like that too If you don't get given you learn to take And I will take you." Holding my breath Release the catch And I let the bullet fly All turned quiet-I have been here before Lonely boy hiding behind the front door Friends have all gone home There's my toy gun on the floor Come back Mum and Dad You're growing apart You know that I'm growing up sad I need some attention I shoot into the light |
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from Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree - Sixteen Golden Greats (2004)
The streets are lined with camera crews
Everywhere he goes is news Today is different Today is not the same Today I make the action Take snapshot into the light, snapshot into the light I'm shooting into the light Four miles down the cavalcade moves on Driving into the sun If I worked it out right They won't see me or the gun Two miles to go, they're clearing the road The cheering has really begun I've got my radio I can hear what's going on I've been waiting for this I have been waiting for this All you people in TV land I will wake up your empty shells Peak-time viewing blown in a flash As I burn into your memory cells 'Cos I'm alive They're coming 'round the corner with the bikers at the front I'm wiping the sweat from my eyes -It's a matter of time -It's a matter of will And the governor's car is not far behind He's not the one I've got in mind 'Cos there he is-the man of the hour, standing in the limousine "I don't really hate you -I don't care what you do We were made for each other -Me and you I want to be somebody -You were like that too If you don't get given you learn to take And I will take you." Holding my breath Release the catch And I let the bullet fly All turned quiet-I have been here before Lonely boy hiding behind the front door Friends have all gone home There's my toy gun on the floor Come back Mum and Dad You're growing apart You know that I'm growing up sad I need some attention I shoot into the light |
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from Peter Gabriel - Real World (2002)
Father, son Locked as one In this empty room Spine against spine Yours against mine Till the warmth comes through Remember the breakwaters down by the waves I first found my courage Knowing daddy could save I could hold back the tide With my dad by my side Dogs, plows and bows We move through each pose Struggling in our separate ways Mantras and hymns Unfolding limbs Looking for release through the pain And the yogi's eyes are open Looking up above He too is dreaming of his daddy's love With his dad by his side Got his dad by his side Can you recall How you took me to school We couldn't talk much at all It's been so many years And now these tears Guess I'm still your child Out on the moors We take a pause See how far we have come You're moving quite slow How far can we go Father and son With my dad by my side With my dad by my side Got my dad by my side With me |
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from Peter Gabriel - Ovo (2004)
Father, son Locked as one In this empty room Spine against spine Yours against mine Till the warmth comes through Remember the breakwaters down by the waves I first found my courage Knowing daddy could save I could hold back the tide With my dad by my side Dogs, plows and bows We move through each pose Struggling in our separate ways Mantras and hymns Unfolding limbs Looking for release through the pain And the yogi's eyes are open Looking up above He too is dreaming of his daddy's love With his dad by his side Got his dad by his side Can you recall How you took me to school We couldn't talk much at all It's been so many years And now these tears Guess I'm still your child Out on the moors We take a pause See how far we have come You're moving quite slow How far can we go Father and son With my dad by my side With my dad by my side Got my dad by my side With me |
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from Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (1969)
As daybreak breaks the mist upon the earth,
It came to pass that beauty settled there Forever more, And as the steam clings close to things to come, It came to pass that solid rock did part for humble life. Once upon a time there was confusion, Disappointment, fear and disillusion, Now there's hope reborn with every morning, See the future clearly at its dawning. Forever drifting slowly towards a hazy emptyness, As water slips into the sea The father's sad to see it free. As shadows creep towards their master night, It came to pass that trees defied the wind who Shook their leaves, And as the peace descended all around, It came to pass that nature's creatures came to Face the world. Once upon a time there was confusion, Disappointment, fear and disillusion, Now there's hope reborn with every morning, See the future clearly at its dawning. Forever drifting slowly towards a hazy emptyness, As water slips into the sea The father's sad to see it free. Once upon a time there was confusion, Disappointment, fear and disillusion, Now there's hope reborn with every morning, See the future clearly at its dawning. |
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from Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)
(Written by Banks,Collins,Gabriel,Hackett,Rutherford)
The path is clear, though no eyes can see The course laid down long before And so with gods and men, the sheep remain inside their pen Though many times they've seen the way to leave He rides majestic, past homes of men Who care not or gaze with joy To see reflected there, the trees, the sky, the lily fair The scene of death is lying just below The mountains cut off the town from view Like a cancer growth is removed by skill Let it be revealed A waterfall, his madrigal An inland sea, his symphony Undinal songs urge the sailors on 'Till lured by the siren's cry... Now as the river dissolve in sea So Neptune has claimed another soul And so with gods and men, the sheep remain inside their pen Until the shepherd leads his flock away The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change |
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from Genesis - Genesis Live [video, live] (2004)
(Written by Banks,Collins,Gabriel,Hackett,Rutherford)
The path is clear, though no eyes can see The course laid down long before And so with gods and men, the sheep remain inside their pen Though many times they've seen the way to leave He rides majestic, past homes of men Who care not or gaze with joy To see reflected there, the trees, the sky, the lily fair The scene of death is lying just below The mountains cut off the town from view Like a cancer growth is removed by skill Let it be revealed A waterfall, his madrigal An inland sea, his symphony Undinal songs urge the sailors on 'Till lured by the siren's cry... Now as the river dissolve in sea So Neptune has claimed another soul And so with gods and men, the sheep remain inside their pen Until the shepherd leads his flock away The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change |
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from Peter Gabriel - Birdy - Music From The Film (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 2 (2004)
Doing nothing, stuck in the mud, just pumping the blood.
The water level's getting low, something ugly's going to show. If only I could touch you, I guess you'd be alarmed. If only I could touch you, I don't mean you no harm. If only I could touch you, like the wind can touch the sail, If only I could touch you, darling, now that words have failed. Oh, flotsam still afloat, Oh, jetsam thrown out of the boat. Oh love, my love, nothing here is what it seems. We both know it; Christ, you show it... Oh, oh my love. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back (2010)
I am my mother's only one
It's enough I wear my garment so it shows Now you know Only love is all maroon Gluey feathers on a flume Sky is womb and she's the moon I am my mother on the wall, with us all I move in water, shore to shore Nothing's more Only love is all maroon Lapping lakes like leary loons Leaving rope burns Reddish ruse Only love is all maroon Gluey feathers on a flume Sky is womb and she's the moon |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
There's something solid forming in the air,
And the wall of death is lowered in Time Square. No-one seems to care, They carry on as if nothing was there. The wind is blowing harder now, Blowing dust into my eyes. The dust settles on my skin, Making a crust I cannot move in And I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the Freeway. |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
There's something solid forming in the air,
And the wall of death is lowered in Time Square. No-one seems to care, They carry on as if nothing was there. The wind is blowing harder now, Blowing dust into my eyes. The dust settles on my skin, Making a crust I cannot move in And I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the Freeway. |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971)
Sunday at six when they close both the gates
A widowed pair, Still sitting there, Wonder if they're late for church And its cold so they fasten their coats And cross the grass, they're always last. Passing by the padlocked swings, The roundabout still turning, Ahead they see a small girl On her way home with a pram. Inside the archway The priest greets them with a courteous nod. He's close to god. Looking back at days of four instead of two. Years seem so few. Heads bent in prayer For friends not there. Leaving twopence on the plate, They hurry down the path and through the gate And wait to board the bus That ambles down the street. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Us (2004)
From the pain come the dream
From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people And from the people come the power From this power come the change |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane
Jane plays with Willi, Willi is happy again Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Britt Adolf builts a bonfire, Enrico plays with it -Whistling tunes we hid in the dunes by the seaside -Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle It's a knockout If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Andre has a red flag, Chiang Ching's is blue They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games Hiding out in tree-tops shouting out rude names -Whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside -Whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle It's a knockout If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers-wars without tears If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)
Hans plays with lotte, lotte plays with jane
Jane plays with willi, willi is happy again Suki plays with leo, sacha plays with britt Adolf builts a bonfire, enrico plays with it -whistling tunes we hid in the dunes by the seaside -whistling tunes were kissing baboons in the jungle Its a knockout If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Andre has a red flag, chiang chings is blue They all have hills to fly them on except for lin tai yu Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games Hiding out in tree-tops shouting out rude names -whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside -whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle Its a knockout If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers-wars without tears If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres |
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from Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree - Sixteen Golden Greats (2004)
Hans plays with lotte, lotte plays with jane
Jane plays with willi, willi is happy again Suki plays with leo, sacha plays with britt Adolf builts a bonfire, enrico plays with it -whistling tunes we hid in the dunes by the seaside -whistling tunes were kissing baboons in the jungle Its a knockout If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Andre has a red flag, chiang chings is blue They all have hills to fly them on except for lin tai yu Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games Hiding out in tree-tops shouting out rude names -whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside -whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle Its a knockout If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers-wars without tears If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres Jeux sans frontieres |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Foxtrot (1972)
"Get 'em out by Friday!
You don't get paid till the last one's well on his way. Get 'em out by Friday! It's important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay." "I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this house and all the others in the road, In the interest of humanity we've found a better place for you to go, go-woh, go-woh" "Oh no, this I can't believe, Oh Mary, they're asking us to leave." "Get 'em out by Friday! I've told you before, 's good many gone if we let them stay. And if it isn't easy, You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon run away." "After all this time, they ask us to leave, And I told them we could pay double the rent. I don't know why it seemed so funny, Seeing as how they'd take more money. The winkler called again, he came here this morning, With four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found. A block of flats with central heating. I think we're going to find it hard." "Now we've got them! I've always said that cash cash cash can do anything well. Work can be rewarding When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you excel-sell-sell- sell." "Here we are in Harlow New Town, did you recognise your block across the square, over there, Sadly since last time we spoke, we've found we've had to raise the rent again, just a bit." "Oh no, this I can't believe Oh Mary, and we agreed to leave." "It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on humanoid height." "I hear the directors of Genetic Control have been buying all the properties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold. It's said now that people will be shorter in height, they can fit twice as many in the same building site. (they say it's alright), Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow, in the interest of humanity, they've been told they must go, told they must go-go-go-go." "I think I've fixed a new deal A dozen properties - we'll buy at five and sell at thirty four, Some are still inhabited, It's time to send the winkler to see them, he'll have to work some more." With land in your hand, you'll be happy on earth Then invest in the Church for your heaven. |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Live [live] (1973)
JOHN PEBBLE OF STYX ENTERPRISES
″Get ′em out by Friday! You don′t gewt paid till the last one′s well on his way. Get ′em out by Friday! It′s important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay.″ MARK HALL OF STYX ENTERPRISES (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ′THE WINKLER′) ″I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this house and all the others in the road, In the interest of humanity we′ve found a better place for you to go- go-go.″ MRS. BARROW (A TENANT) ″Oh no, this I can′t believe, Oh Mary, they′re asking us to leave.″ MR. PEBBLE ″Get ′em out by Friday! I′ve told you before, ′s good many gone if we let them stay. And if it isn′t easy, You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon runaway.″ MRS. BARROW ″After all this time, they ask us to leave, And I told them we could pay double the rent. I don′t know why it seemed so funny, Seeing as how they′d take more money. The winkler called again, he came here this morning, with four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found. A block of flats with central heating. I think we′re going to find it hard.″ MR. PEBBLE ″Now we′ve got them! I′ve always said that cash cash cash can do anything well. Work can be rewarding When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you excel-sell-sell.″ MR. HALL ″Here we are in Harlow New Town, did you recognise your block across the square, over there, Sadly since last time we spoke, we′ve found we′ve had to raise the rent again, just a bit.″ MRS. BARROW ″Oh no, this I can′t believe Oh Mary, and we agreed to leave.″ (a passage of time) 18/9/2012 T.V. FLASH ON ALL DIAL-A-PROGRAM SERVICES This is an announcement from Genetic Control: ″It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on humanoid height.″ EXTRACT FROM CONVERSATION OF JOE ORDINARY IN LOCAL PUBORAMA ″I hear the directors of Genetic Control have been buying all the properties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold. It′s said now that people will be shorter in height, they can fit twice as many in the same building site. (they say it′s alright), Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow, in the interest of humanity, they′ve been told they must go-go-go-go.″ SIR JOHN DE PEBBLE OF UNITED BLACKSPRINGS INTERNATIONAL ″I think I′ve fixed a new deal A dozen properties--we′ll buy at five and sell at thirty four, Some are still inhabited, It′s time to send the winkler to see them, he′ll have to work some more.″ MEMO FROM SATIN PETER OF ROCK DEVELOPMENT LTD. With land in your hand, you′ll be happy on earth Then invest in the Church for your heaven |
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from Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music From The Last Temptation Of Christ (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Long Walk Home - Music From 'The Rabbit-Proof Fence' (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Long Walk Home - Music From 'The Rabbit-Proof Fence' (2004) | |||||
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from Peter Gabriel - Up (2002)
folded in your fleshy purse
i am floating once again while the muted sounds are pumping rhythm all the walls close in on me pressure's building wave on wave till the water breaks - and outside i go, oh one dot, that's on or off, defines what is and what is not, one dot two dot, a pair of eyes, a voice, a touch, complete surprise, two dot growing up, growing up, looking for a place to live growing up, growing up, gooking for a place to live growing up, growing up, looking for a place to live my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space three dot, a trinity, a way to map the universe, three dot four dot, is what will make a square, a bed to build on, it's all there, four dot my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space all the slow clouds pass us by make the Empire State look high as you take me in your sea-stained sweetness it spills, it tingles and it stings all the pleasure that it brings till the door has let the outside inside here well on the floor there's a long wooden table on the table there's an open book on the page there's a detailed drawing and on the drawing is the name i took my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space growing up, growing up, looking for a place to live growing up, growing up, looking for a place to live growing up, growing up, looking for a place to live growing up, growing up, looking for a place to live my ghost likes to travel my ghost likes to travel moving inside of your space my ghost likes to travel my ghost likes to travel moving inside of your space my ghost likes to travel moving inside my ghost likes to travel moving Inside of your space my ghost likes to travel moving inside my ghost likes to travel moving inside of your space the breathing stops, i don't know when in transition once again such a struggle getting through these changes and it all seems so absurd to be flying like a bird when i do not feel i've really landed here. |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
That night he pictured the removal of his hairy heart and to the
accompaniment of very romantic music he watched it being shaved smooth by an anonymous stainless steel razor |
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from Genesis - Happy The Man [single] (1972)
Happy the man - he lives a simple life
He doesn?t have much - it doesn?t worry him Where you go - where? Yeah, yeah, yeah, nowhere Like a nun with a gun - I?m wonderful fun Laughing all through - just watching you Seems a very stupid game... But I don?t care Happy the man - he doesn?t buzz around Nothing he wants - any more than anything Where you go - where? Yeah, yeah, yeah, nowhere Like a fool in the pool - I?m incredibly cool With a grin on my chin - I?m certain to win Someone says he?s jesus christ - but I don?t care He is a good man... |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971)
Came the night a mist dissolved the trees
And in the broken light colours fly, fading by. Pale and cold as figures fill the glade Grey is the web they spin, on and on, and on and on. Through the flame still summer lingers on Though her pictures soon shatter. All, always the same, But there appears in the shades of dawning. Though your eyes are dim, All of the pieces in the sky. There was once a harvest in this land. Reap from the turquoise sky, harlequin, harlequin, Dancing round three children fill the glade, Theirs was the laughter in the winding stream, and in between. Close your talk, the picture fades again, From the flames in the firelight. All, always the same, But there appears in the shades of dawning. Though your eyes are dim, All of the pieces in the sky. All, all is not lost, And light appears in the shades of dawning Whey your eyes can see Order the pieces, put them back, put them back. |
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from Genesis, Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971)
News:
A well-known Bognor restaurant-owner disappeared Early this morning. Last seen in a mouse-brown overcoat, Suitably camouflaged, They saw him catch a train. Man-in-the-street: "Father of three its disgusting" "Such a horrible thing to do" Harold the Barrel cut off his toes and he served them all for tea "He can't go far", "He can't go far." "Hasn't got a leg to stand on" "He can't go far." Man-on-the-spot: I'm standing in a doorwayon the main square Tension is mounting There's a restless crowd of angry people Man-on-the-council: "More than we're ever seen - had to tighten up security" Over to the scene at the town hall The Lord Mayor's ready to speak LORD MAYOR: "Man of suspicion, you can't last long, the British Public Is on our side" BRITISH PUBLIC: "You can't last long," "You can't last long." "Said you could'nt trust him, his brother was just the same" "You can't last long". HAROLD: If I was many miles from here, I'd be sailing in an open boat on the sea Instead I'm on this window ledge, With the whole world below Up at the window Look at the window Mr. Plod: "We can help you" Plod's Chorus: "We can help you" Mr. Plod: "We're all your friends if you come on down and talk to us son" HAROLD: You must be joking Take a running jump The crowd was getting stronger and our Harold getting weaker; Forwards, backwards, swaying side to side Fearing the very worst They called his mother to the sight Upon the ledge beside him His mother made a last request. 67yr-old-Mrs Barrel: "Come off the ledge if your father were alive he'd be very, very, very upset." "Just can't jump, just can't jump" "Your shirts all dirty and there's a man here from the B.B.C." "Just can't jump" Mr. Plod: "We can help you" Plod's Chorus: "We can help you" Mr. Plod: "We're all your friends if you come on down and talk to us Harry" HAROLD: You must be joking Take a running jump. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 1 (1997)
When the night shows The signals grows on radios All the strange things They come and go, as early warnings Stranded starfish have no place to hide Still waiting for the swollen easter tide Theres no point in direction if we cannot even choose a side. I took the old track The hollow shoulder, across the waters On the tall cliffs They were getting older, sons and daughters The jaded underworld was riding high Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky And as the nail sunk in the cloud, the rain was warm and soaked the crowd. Lord, here comes the flood We will say goodbye to flesh and blood If again the seas are silent In any still alive It'll be those who gave their island to survive Drink up, dreamers, youre running dry. When the flood calls, You have no home, you have no walls In the thunder crash Youre a thousand minds, within a flash Dont be afraid to cry at what you see The actors gone, theres only you and me And if we break before the dawn, they'll use up what we used to be. Lord, here comes the flood We will say goodbye to flesh and blood If again, the seas are silent In any still alive Itll be those who gave their island to survive Drink up, dreamers, youre running dry. |
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from Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree - Sixteen Golden Greats (2004)
When the night shows The signals grows on radios All the strange things They come and go, as early warnings Stranded starfish have no place to hide Still waiting for the swollen easter tide Theres no point in direction if we cannot even choose a side. I took the old track The hollow shoulder, across the waters On the tall cliffs They were getting older, sons and daughters The jaded underworld was riding high Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky And as the nail sunk in the cloud, the rain was warm and soaked the crowd. Lord, here comes the flood We will say goodbye to flesh and blood If again the seas are silent In any still alive It'll be those who gave their island to survive Drink up, dreamers, youre running dry. When the flood calls, You have no home, you have no walls In the thunder crash Youre a thousand minds, within a flash Dont be afraid to cry at what you see The actors gone, theres only you and me And if we break before the dawn, they'll use up what we used to be. Lord, here comes the flood We will say goodbye to flesh and blood If again, the seas are silent In any still alive Itll be those who gave their island to survive Drink up, dreamers, youre running dry. |
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from Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
Here comes the supernatural anaesthetist.
If he wants you to snuff it, All he has to do is puff it -he's such a fine dancer. |