The Story Of OVO Peter Gabriel

(Only available on some editions) A long time ago, in a far away land Theo was the man who learned to understand The riches of the earth And all that it was worth The first man that ever tried to stand

Downside Up ( Live ) Peter Gabriel

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 A shimmering haze And everything that I

Intruder (Peter Gabriel) Primus

I know something about opening windows and doors I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and drawers Slipping the

The Power Of The Heart Peter Gabriel

where the waves snap back I flew around the world to bring you back ah the power of the heart you looked at me and I looked at you the sleeping heart was shining through the wispy cobwebs that we're breathing

The Boy In The Bubble Peter Gabriel

It was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light A shattering of shop windows The bomb in the baby carriage Was wired to the radio, and These are

Blood Of Eden Peter Gabriel

Blood Of Eden (Gabriel) 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

The Rhythm Of The Heat Peter Gabriel

The Rhythm Of The Heat (Gabriel) Looking out the window I see the red dust clear High up on the red rock Stands the shadow with the spear The land here is strong Strong beneath my feet it

Kiss Of Life Peter Gabriel

Kiss Of Life (Gabriel) See me a big woman, big woman look how you dance See me a big woman, big woman caught in a trance Dancing on the tabletop, covered up with the Easter feast You're dancing

Mother Of Violence Peter Gabriel

Mother Of Violence (P. Gabriel/J. Gabriel) Walking the street with her naked feet, So full of rhythm but I can't find the beat.

Mercy Street Peter Gabriel

Mercy Street (Gabriel) For Anne Sexton Looking down on empty streets, all she can see Are the dreams all made solid Are the dreams all made real All of the buildings, all of those cars Were

The Time Of The Turning Peter Gabriel

In the big house Where the sun lives With the walls so white and blue In the red soil All the green grows And the winds blow across your face They blow across your heart It's the time of the turning and

Four Kinds of Horses (Bright-Side Mix) Peter Gabriel

travel If you live to see the world explode [Chorus] Four kinds of horses, four kinds of mеn Ah, you say you're something differеnt But you do it all again Four kinds of horses, four kinds of men Ah,

The Book Of Love (The Magnetic Fields) Peter Gabriel

The book of love is long and boring No one can lift the damn thing It's full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing But I I love it when you read to me And you You can read me anything

Apres Moi Peter Gabriel

of the old They'll inherit your souls Be afraid of the cold They'll inherit your blood Apres moi, le deluge After me comes the flood I uh must go on standing You can't break that which isn't isn't yours

Walk Through The Fire Peter Gabriel

Walk Through The Fire (Gabriel) Featured on the soundtrack of "Against All Odds", 1984.

Darkness peter gabriel

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

Listening Wind Peter Gabriel

Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill Mojique thinks of days before Americans came He seesserves the foreigners in growing numbers He sees the foreigners in fancy houses He dreams of days that he

This Is The Picture Peter Gabriel

This Is The Picture (Gabriel/Anderson) Excellent Birds Flying birds Excellent birds Watch them fly, there they go Falling snow Excellent snow Here it comes. watch it fall Long words Excellent

Washing Of The Water Peter Gabriel

Washing Of The Water (Gabriel) River, river carry me on Living river carry me on River, river carry me on To the place where I come from So deep, so wide will you take me on your back for a

The Book Of Love Peter Gabriel

The book of love is long and boring No one can lift the damn thing It's full of charts and facts, some figures and instructions for dancing But I I love it when you read to me And you You can read me anything

White Ashes Peter Gabriel

Mamma's little boy has fallen down, Mamma's little boy has hit the ground. Now he's gone, Ian is gone, his time is done. The weight of a dream can take you down.

Slowburn Peter Gabriel

Slowburn We're character actors from the Tower of Babel Bewildered, burned out hardly able To sit astride the high wire cable It's hard to balance, a little unstable.

White Shadow Peter Gabriel

White Shadow (Gabriel) Ten coaches roll into the dust, chrome windows turned to rust. Hang on inside, they know they must, hanging on the green-backed words "In God We Trust."

Secret World Peter Gabriel

Secret World (Gabriel) I stood in this unsheltered place 'Til I could see the face behind the face All that had gone before had left no trace Down by the railway siding In our secret world we

Playing For Time (Bright-Side Mix) Peter Gabriel

ebb and flow Play again, play again Oh, there's a hill that we must climb Climb toward the mist of time It's all in here what we've been through Down, I'm getting it down Sorting it out So everything

Indigo Peter Gabriel

Indigo (Gabriel) It's too late, this model's out of date. Got every spare part, but there ain't much heart inside here.

Moribund The Burgermeister Peter Gabriel

Moribund The Burgermeister Caught in the chaos in the market square I don't know what, I don't know why, but something's wrong down there Their bodies twistin' and turnin' in a thousand ways The

I'm Amazing Peter Gabriel

Run into the cage But what I grew up hating Keep on recreating Please help me Something's got to change There was something that you said Happy times ahead Happy times ahead Saw the kind of blood Like

Not One Of Us Peter Gabriel

Not One Of Us (Gabriel) It's only water In a stranger's tear Looks are deceptive But distinctions are clear A foreign body And a foreign mind Never welcome In the land of the blind You may

Down The Dolce Vita Peter Gabriel

Down The Dolce Vita "Hey Mac, see you down the Dolce Vita!

I Don't Remember Peter Gabriel

I got empty heart and empty bed I don't remember I don't remember I don't remember, I don't recall I got no memory of anything at all I don't remember, I don't recall I got no memory of anything

Humdrum Peter Gabriel

Humdrum I saw the man at J.F.K.

Lay Your Hands On Me Peter Gabriel

Lay Your Hands On Me (Gabriel) Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill, with plastic flowers on the window sill No more miracles, loaves and fished, been so busy with the washing of the dishes Reaction

Intruder Peter Gabriel

Intruder (Gabriel) I know something about opening windows and doors I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and

Philadelphia Peter Gabriel

Philadelphia Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about And when I see the light, I know I'll be all right I've got my friends in the world, I had my friends When we were boys and girls and the

Modern Love Peter Gabriel

Modern Love Hey, I'm feeling so dirty, you're looking so clean All you can give is a spin in your washing machine I fly off to Rome to my prima bella She leaves me in the rain with telescopic umbrella

Animal Magic Peter Gabriel

Animal Magic (Gabriel) 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.

San Jacinto Peter Gabriel

San Jacinto (Gabriel) Thick cloud - steam rising - hissing stone on sweat lodge fire Around me - buffalo robe - sage in bundle - run on skin Outside - cold air - stand, wait for rising sun Red

Sky Blue peter gabriel

lost my time lost my place in sky blue those two blue eyes light your face in sky blue I know how to fly, I know how to drown in sky blue warm wind blowing over the earth sky blue I sing through

Waiting For The Big One Peter Gabriel

Waiting For The Big One The wine's all drunk and so am I Here with the hoi-poloi, don't ask me why We're celebratin' anticipatin'; end of the year everybody come, everybody here - well more or less

Home Sweet Home Peter Gabriel

Home Sweet Home (Gabriel) Met this girl called Josephine and took her up on my machine, We had a little fun, and now we got a little one. Had to get married, being chased out of town.

Growing Up peter gabriel

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 'til the water breaks - and outside I

Love To Be Loved Peter Gabriel

Love To Be Loved (Gabriel) So, you know how people are When it's all gone much too far The way their minds are made Still, there's something you should know That I could not let show That fear

Make Tomorrow Peter Gabriel

Put on the dress in which you were married Pull down the veil til your eyes are hid Can you remember where we both came from Let us do as we did Look at tomorrow today Making tomorrow today Making tomorrow

Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel

Solsbury Hill Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice

Solsbury Hill (Remastered 2002) Peter Gabriel

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice Standing stretching every

Family Snapshot Peter Gabriel

Family Snapshot (Gabriel) 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

In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel

In Your Eyes (Gabriel) Love I get so lost, sometimes Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart When I want to run away I drive off in my car But whichever way I go I come back to the place

No Way Out peter gabriel

saw a group of people forming round a figure lying down and someone runs to make a phone call and the man kneels on the ground the man kneels on the ground there's a tightening in my chest I know

So Much (Bright-Side Mix) Peter Gabriel

So much unfinished business All sticky with desire Raking through the empty shells Of all the rockets we fired Set the navigation For the Earth all warm and wet And as the longing drops away The compass