Genesis--Mad Man Moon (WMG)

Dream on, parched ones. Don't "disbelieve the sea".

Lyrics:



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
Oh how I love you, I once cried long ago
But I was the one who decided to go
To search beyond the final crest
Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high

So I pretended to have wings for my arms
And took off in the air
I flew to places which the clouds never see
Too close to the deserts of sand
Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies
Forced me to land and take a disguise
I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back
If I could find a horse not made of sand

If this desert's all there'll ever be
Then tell me what becomes of me
A fall of rain ?
That must have been another of your dreams
A dream of mad man moon

Hey man
I'm the sand man
And boy have I news for you
They're gonna throw you in jail
And you know they can't fail
Cos sand is thicker than blood
But a prison in sand
Is a haven in hell
For a jail can give you a goal
And a goal can find you a role
On a muddy pitch in Newcastle
Where it rains so much
You can't wait for a touch
Of sun and sand

Within the valley of shadowless death
They pray for thunderclouds and rain
But to the multitude who stand in the rain
Heaven is where the sun shines
The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown
And thoughts will fly higher till the earth brings them down
Forever caught in desert lands one has to learn
To disbelieve the sea

If this desert's all there'll ever be
Then tell me what becomes of me
A fall of rain ?
That must have been another of your dreams
A dream of mad man moon
From: http://www.musicbabylon.com

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• Genesis
• Phil Collins
• Tony Banks
• A Trick Of The Tail

[footguy5]

is that peter on flute or Steve's bro, john?

[steelyman08]

@footguy5

Someone will have the answer, but it's not me! There are Genesis-heads out there who could tell you what they ate for breakfast on the morning that this one was wrapped up in the studio. Not Gabriel though (on flute).

[Symbioticism]

My dad used to pick me up and rock me to sleep when I was a toddler to this song. Every time I hear it I think of how safe I felt. It can make me cry.

[JonasPlanck]

@NS9144 MONEY happened. Just as sports ceased to be games when they became an industry... Just as art was corrupted into advertising... just as spirituality was debased into religion... When something good becomes a mere commodity it loses its soul, its essence. It becomes about power and influence, not about creation... a prison in sand, or a haven in hell? ... a gaol can give you a goal... and is not mediocrity a prison?

[EyMeng]

@footguy5 synth

[eddievhfan1984]

@steelyman08 Well, I haven't seen any details on it, so it was either an uncredited performance or it was a Mellotron flute.

[XEspmasterX]

This has always been one of Genesis' most underrated songs in my opinion.

[63gerdab]

It makes me think of lost dreams, old times with hope. Now everything is different although I didn't loose hope

[rumpraisin]

@JonasPlanck And the result of this is that some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. It's a shame because they don't know that the best things in life are free.

[WalterSobchak1000]

songs don't get much better than this

[muurtalo]

Tony Banks is a genius. The harmonies he uses are absolutely fucking incredible.