Тексты песен GENESIS

Look up on the wall, there on the floor, Under the pillow, behind the door. There's a crack in the mirror. Somewhere there's a hole in a window pane. Do you think I'm to blame? Tell me

Banks)(6:35) LOVING COUPLE: I can't see you but I know you're there. Got to get beside you cos it's really cold out here. Come up close to me you'll soon be warm. Hold me tightly

There's nothing here that I can understand And no one cares I'm a lonely man I touch your face and I don't know why I call your name but you're going by Now I'm alone again.

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

You know, You decorate the garage wall, Hang in people's halls, Live in secret drawers, If you could look around you, Wonder what you'd see. Fiction. That's all you really are I know,

Big Jim Cooley commanded respect, whatever he wanted he could get. The badge on his waistcoat shone in the sun. It ain't no lie, Big Jim was feared by everyone. In the saloon one evening Big to

I held the book so tightly in my hands, saw your picture, heard you call my name There was something strange, I could not look away I wanted to be there, I wanted to go You gave me no warning You ga

(Hackett/Collins)(5:20) Dark and grey, an English film, the Wednesday Play We always watch the Queen on Christmas Day Won't you stay? Though your eyes see shipwrecked sailors you're still

The moment of impact bursts through the silence and in a roar of sound, the final second is prolonged in a world of echoes as if the concrete and clay of Broadway itself was reliving its memories. Th

The warming sun, the cooling rain, The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze, The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you Yet only eagles seem to pass on through. Ther words of love, the c

Rael regains consciousness in some musky half-light. He is warmly wrapped in some sort of cocoon. The only sound he can hear is dripping water which appears to be the source of a pale flickering ligh

Holy Mother of God You've got to go faster than that to get to the top. Dirtly old mountain All covered in smoke, she can turn you to stone So you better start doing it right Better start doing

"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.

Get out of the way fat man. You got something to do Go fill up your hands till they're shining up at you. You gotta get out while there's gold in the air It's falling like water, comin

Too big to fly, Dodo ugly so dodo must die. Dog go, with fear on its side; Can't change, can't change the tide. Dog baiter, agitator, Asking questions, says he wants to know why. Ain'

The grey of evening fills the room, No need to look outside, To see or feel the rain. I reach across to touch her, But I know that she's not there. Rain keeps running down the window pane. Time

The grey of evening Fills the room No need to look outside To see or feel the rain I reach across to touch her But I know that she's not there Rain keeps running down the window pane Time keeps runnin

It's good to be here! How've you been? Check my bags, boy! Where's my room? Gotta sit on the phone, that's my game. Keep up the pressure all the way! I don't want to beat ab

In and out of darkness, in and out of sleep trying to keep my hands upon the wheel. Never saw the corner in the driving rain. I never saw her step into the street. Dreaming while you sleep drea

In the early 1800's, large groups of mainly unskilled labourers built England's Railways. The cost in human terms alone was very high ... Leaving my family behind me not knowing what lay a

Times were good, She never thought about the future, she just did what she would But she really cared About her music, it all seemed so important then, And she dreamed that every time she performed

See my hand is moving touching all that's real And once it stroke the love's body now it claws the past The scent of a flower, The colours of the morning, Friends to believe in, Tears soon

(Banks/Hackett/Rutherford)(7:39) The sun had been up for a couple of hours, Covered the ground with a layer of gold. Spirits were high and the raining had stopped, The larder was low, But boy that was

When you're asleep they may show you Aerial views of the ground, Freudian slumber empty of sound. Over the rooftops and houses, Lost as it tries to be seen Fields of incentive covered with gree

The girl from all those songs Who made everything feel right She came in like an angel Into your lonely life And filled your world with light Oh and everybody told you you're oh so lucky Curtains part

Another time it might have been so different oh if only we could do it all again but now it's just another fading memory out of focus, though the outline still remains Far away, away, fading distant l

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

The sky is overcast and as Rael looks back a dark cloud is descending like a balloon into Times Square. It rests on the ground and shapes itself into a hard edged flat surface, which solidifies and e

Sunday at six when they close both the gates a windowed 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 alw

OHN PEBBLE OF STYX ENTERPRISES "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 schedu

I am the one who guided you this far, All you know and all you feel. Nobody must know my feel For nobody would understand, ЈAnd you kill what you fear. I call you for I must leave, You're on yo

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 flam

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 t

No cloud, a sleepy calm, Sunbaked earth that's cooled by gentle breeze, And trees with rustling leaves, Only endless days without a care, Nothing must be done. Silent as a day can be, Far-off s

Hold on my heart just hold on to that feeling we both know we've been here before we both know what can happen Hold on my heart cos I'm looking over you shoulder please don't rush in

Creeping up the blind side, shinning up the wall stealing thru the dark of night Climbing thru a window, stepping to the floor checking to the left and the right Picking up the pieces, putting them a

ot sun beating down burning my feet just walking around. Hot sun making me sweat 'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet I can't dance, I can't talk. The only thing about me is

(Lyrics based on the Cover Painting) It's one o'clock and time for lunch, When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench, I can always hear them talk. There's always been Ethel: "

Got out of bed, wasn't feeling too good With my wallet and my passport, a new pair of shoes The sun is shining so I head for the park, With a bottle of Tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes I g

Pick me up Put me down Push me in Turn me round Switch me on Let me go I have a mind of my own In hiding Far from the city of night And the factories of truth I stand upon the mountain A million mil

Ocean of motion Squirming around and up and down Pushing together Scattering mountains all around you That is the sound of a new born world And the light from a curious sky It has begun You're

I got sunshine in my stomach Like I just rocked my baby to sleep. I got sunshine in my stomach But I can't keep me from creeping sleep, Sleep, deep in the deep. He wakes in a cold sweat with a

Leaving all the world to play They disappear And the leaves have gathered dust to run like deer Tearing pieces from our lives to feed the dawn Mist surrounds the seagulls Christened by the storm Mus

All that time I was searching, nowhere to run to, it started me thinking, Wondering what I could make of my life, who'd be waiting, Asking all kinds of questions, to myself, but never finding th

(Rutherford/Collins/Banks/Hackett) INSIDE Brother: Seems they're letting him out next year He's behaving himself I hear Governor Conway says it will be fine Just as long as he can tow the

Well I've been waiting, waiting here so long But thinking nothing, nothing could go wrong, but now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I'm falling

Released as B-side of singles "Ripples", 1976 and "Your Own Special Way", 1977. Lyrics to the demo version, "Beloved Summer", in brackets. Stepping out the back way Hopin

Do you see the face on the TV screen coming at you every Sunday see that face on the billboard that man is me On the cover of the magazine there's no question why I'm smiling you buy a pie

No use saying that it's alright, it's alright. Where were you after midnight, midnight. Heard a Bang, Bang, Bang; Down they go It's just a job you do Cos the harder they run, the harde

Found that man reported missing, He wandered in his home. It don't seem to bad if you consider Just what he's been through. It seems he met up with a gang of thieves Who mistook him for a m

For those that trespass against us. Knife Tell me my life is about to begin. Tell me that I am a hero. Promise me all of your violent dreams Light up your body with anger. Now, in this ugly world,

I must've dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams I can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street. Now did you read the news today They say the danger's gone away But I

Please, I beg you hear this humble voice. Please, pale orchid flower, a music of my soul. Alone, upon the windswept way Descends the nightengale, She swoops to soothe my aching brow Let us now make lo

Oh, don't you know I've been on my own? But I'm coming home, And I'd like you to be there. I feel a little cold in the air, and you're not anywhere. You're just another

The chamber was in confusion-all the voices shouting loud. I could only just hear, a voice quite near say, "Please help me through the crowd" 'Said if I helped her thru' she could help me to

I'm feeling so confused today it seems they've changed the rules again cos in my life I'm trying hard to do it all so I can remain healthy and sane I'll live forever, always one

Looking for someone, I guess I'm doing that Trying to find a memory in a dark room Dirty man, you're looking like a Buddha - I know you well Yeaugh Keep on a straight line I don't bel

Clothes of brass and hair of brown. Seldom needs to breathe, Don't need no wings to fly. And a heart of stone

Was it summer when the river ran dry, Or was it just another dam. When the evil of a snowflake in June Could still be a source of relief. O how I love you, I once cried long ago, But I was the on

I can't see you mama but I know you're always there ooh to touch and to feel you mama oh I just can't keep away it's the heat and the steam of the city oh its got me running and I just can't brak

I'm one of many, I speak for the rest but I don't understand Tonight tonight, oh tonight, tonight He brings another day another night, another fight Well there's another day done and t

See the lonely man there on the corner, What he's waiting for, I don't know. But he waits every day now. He's just waiting for something to show. And nobody knows him, and nobody care

Many too many have stood where I stand Many more will stand here too, But I think what I find strange is the way you built me up Then knocked me down again. The part was fun but now it's over,

(Collins/Banks/Rutherford) There's the Reds and there's the Greens Super slicks and has beens, They're accompanied by three men dressed in black, One's a whistle, two are flags, q

The fires are burning in another land. Don't start counting, don't start counting. Colder and colder, the ice is moving closer And it gets me down. Going round and round and down the same o

There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake I waited in the rain for hours You were late Now it's not like me to say the right thing But you could've called to l

Here am I Who while away the mornings Since you've gone Too long have I lay alone Not knowing which way to turn. And there you are Quite sure that you were right Knowing full well That I'd

There is never a time to say cos it seems to me we've lost our way so we carry on, down the road and we live our lives haunted by all the things we say and do keep on missing, when I'm alon

Talk to me, you never talk to me. Ooh, it seems that I can speak. I can hear my voice shoutin' out. But there's no reply at all. Look at me, you never look at me. Ooh, I've been sitt

The key to my survival was never in much doubt the question was how I could keep sane trying to find a way out things were never easy for me peace of mind was hard to fin and I needed a place where

(Banks)(9:56) Fifty thousand men were sent to do the will of one. His claim was phrased quite simply, though he never voiced it loud, I am he, the chosen one. In his name they could slaughter, for h

(Banks/Rutherford/Collins) Who puts fifty tons of shit on the Foreign Office roof? Who suffers from nine known diseases? Who gets up in the morning when the sun comes up And makes their beds, of pape

Bluegirls come in every size Some are wise and some otherwise, They got pretty blue eyes. For an hour a man may change For an hour her face looks strange - Looks strange, looks strange. Marching to

The streets were deserted though the police were alerted, They considered the phone call a hoax. Furtively glancing then jauntily prancing The youth caught the guards unaware. Slipping between them

ay it's alright Joe, I need another drink To blow on the glass so I know I'm alive Play me a song Joe To fill the hours till morning Then never again will I bother you Ooh, Build myself a

ittle Nemo rubbed his eyes and got out of bed, trying hard to piece together a broken dream. His visions lifelike and full of imagination it's strange to think they come from such a tiny head.

Hey, Sea Bee Fly through the waters of sadness that pull you away from me Hey, Sea Bee You'll freeze in the wind that gently is blowing you away from me Fly to me quickly Soften your cold wings I'll f

I heard the old man tell his tale: Tinker, alone within a storm, And losing hope he clears the leaves beneath a tree, Seven stones Lay on the ground. Within the seventh house a friend was found. And

It seems in a moment, your whole world can shatter like morning dreams they just disappear like dust in your hand falling to the floor how can life ever be the same cos my heart is broken in pieces

Lay your body down upon the midnight snow, Feel the cold of winter in your hair Here in a world of your own, In a casing thats grown To a childrens delight That arrived overnight. And here they come t

Like father like son Not flesh nor fish nor bone A red rag hangs from an open mouth. Alive at both ends but a little dead in the middle, A-tumbling and a-bumbling he will go. All the King's hors

To Thomas S.Eiselberg, a very rich man, who was wise enough to spend all his fortunes in burying himself many miles beneath the ground. As the only surviving member of the human race, he inherited th

No not this confused again No not the same mistakes again. You're taking it all to heart You're taking it all too hard Why can't you see what's going on? I know you'd never

Mothers crying in the street Children dying at their feet, tell me why People starving everywhere There's too much food but none to spare, tell me why Can you see that shaft of sunlight can you

ust as I thought it was going alright I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right s'always the same, it's just a shame, that's all I could say day, you'd say night tell

very morning when the people are out And I'm free move around on my own I look into the sun and I see a reflection Of a sad and lonely shriveled man That's me, that's me And I know it

(Taken from a news story concerning two rival gangs fighting over East-End Protection rights) Along the Forest Road, there's hundreds of cars - luxury cars. Each has got its load of convertible

Home from work our Juliet Clears her morning meal. She dabs her skin with pretty smells Concealing to appeal. I will make my bed, She said, but turned to go. Can she be late for her cinema show? Rom

He climbs inside the looking glass And points at anything he hates He calls to you "Hey look out son That's a gun they're pointing at your pretty face" And the heads they are a r

From a dense forest of tall, dark, pinewood, Mount Ida rises like an island. Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child; Hermaphroditus, son of gods, so afraid of their love. As the dawn creeps u

Keep your fingers out of my eye. While I write I like to glance at the butterflies in glass that are all around the walls. The people in memory are pinned to events I can't recall too well, bu

Play me Old King Cole That I may join with you, All your hearts now seem so far from me It hardly seems to matter now. And the nurse will tell you lies Of a kingdom beyond the skies. But I am lost w

Turn and run, Nothing can stop them, Around every river and canal their power is growing. Stamp them out, We must destroy them. They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour. Still t

Dark nights the planets are set Creator prepares for the dawn of man You're waking up, the day of incarnation Said you're waking up to life Images he made to love Images of gods in flesh M

The silent sun that never shines She is the warmth of my lonely heart The motion of a turning wheel Can't you stop it and look around? Baby you feel so close I wish you could see my love, Baby

A carved oak table, Tells a tale Of times when Kings and queens sipped wine from goblets gold, And the brave would lead their ladies from out the room to arbours cool. A time of valour, and legends b

I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey, but it's alright Like a load on your back that you can't see but it's alright Try to shake it loose, cut it free, let it go, get it awa

All I need is a TV show, that and the radio Down on my luck again, down on my luck again I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in

The curtains are drawn Now the fire warms the room. Meanwhile outside Wind from the north-east chills the air, It will soon be snowing out there. And some thete are Cold, they prepare for a sl

Standing in a forest gazing at the sun looking at the trees but there's not even one See a rippling stream that smiles and then goes by run to feel its comfort but the water's dry. I see h

Watcher of the skies watcher of all His is world alone no world is his own, He whom life can no longer surprise, Raising his eyes beholds a planet unknown. Creatures shaped this planet's soil,

If you take the tears from crying eyes will the hurt just disappear put a weapon in the hand of a frightened man will he show no fear so we stand and we watch while the city lights go out one by one

We're waiting for you Come and join us now We need you with us Come and join us now Look inside your mind See the darkness creeping out I can see the softness there Where the sunshine is glidin

Thin hung the web like a trap in a cage, The fox lay asleep in his lair Fang's frantic paws told the tale of his sin. Far off the chase shrieked revenge. Outcast he trespassed where no wolf may

Was it you or was it me? Or was it he or she? Was it A or was it B? Or was it X or Z? Was it you or was it me? Or was it he or she? Was it A or was it B? Or was it X or Z? Was it you or was it me?

(Rutherford)(6:15) Go far enough and you will reach, A place where the sea runs underneath. And we'll see our shadow, high in the sky, Drying away in the night. I've sailed the world for s