Genesis: When in Rome (2008) - full transcript

Stretch forth your hand

Hi, we’re Genesis

You done me wrong

Too deep

Stay with me...

One, two, three, four!

Well, all I need is a TV show

That, and the radio

Down on my luck again

Down on my luck again

I can show you, I can show you



some of the people in my life

I can show you, I can show you

some of the people in my life

You know, it’s driving me mad

It’s just another way of passing the day

Oh, yeah

I...

I...

get so lonely when she’s not there

I...

I...

I...

You’re just another face

I know from a TV show



But I have known you for so very long

I feel like a friend

And would you do anything for me?

Can I touch you for a while?

Can I meet you on another day

and we will fly away

I can show you, I can show you

some of the people in my life

I can show you, I can show you

some of the people in my life

You know it’s driving me mad

It’s just another way of passing the day

Oh, yeah

I...

I...

get so l-l-l-lonely when s-she’s not there

I...

I...

I...

Let’s turn it on

Turn it on

Turn it on, turn it on again

Turn it on, oh

Turn it on, turn it on again

Turn it on, turn it on

Turn it on, turn it,
turn it, turn it, turn it,

turn it on

Turn it on

Turn it on again, and on again,

and on again, and on again

Turn it on, oh

Turn it on, turn it on again

And tonight, we will play for you.

I feel it, do you feel it?

We feel it, do you feel it?

Okay, so it’s so special
I’m gonna take some photographs.

Okay.

We love Genesis!

We love Genesis, we really do!

We love Genesis, we really do!

Especially Signor Tony Banks!

Mr. Banks is here tonight,
what a coincidence.

And Mr. Mike Rutherford
is here too!

And we’ve got Daryl over there, Daryl!

Chester up there.

Okay, so let’s go.

Well, the key to my survival

was never in much doubt

The question was how I could keep sane

Tryin’ to find a way out

Things were never

easy for me

Peace of mind was hard to find

And I needed a place where I could hide

Somewhere I could call mine

I didn’t think much about it

’till it started happening all the time

Soon I was living with the fear every day

of what might happen that night

I couldn’t stand to hear the crying

of my mother, and I remember when

I swore that that would be
the last they’d see of me

and I never went home again

But they say that time is a healer

and now my wounds are not the same

I rang that bell with my heart in my mouth

I had to hear what he’d say

He sat me down to talk to me

He looked me straight in the eyes

and he said,

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine

No, you’re no son, you’re no son of mine

You walked out, you left us behind

And you’re no son, you’re no son of mine"

Oh, these words, how they hurt me

I’ll never forget it

And as the time, it went by,

I lived to regret it

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine"

But where I should go?

Please, tell me what should I do?

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine, no"

I came here for help

and I was looking for you

Well, the years, they passed so slowly

I thought about him every day

What would I do if we passed on the street?

Would I keep runnin’ away?

In and out of hidin’ places

Soon I’d have to face the fact

that we’d have to sit down and talk it over

But that would mean goin’ back

But they say that time is a healer

and now my wounds are not the same

But I rang that bell
with my heart in my mouth

I had to hear what he’d say

Well, he sat me down to talk to me

He looked me straight in the eyes,

and he said,

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine

No, you’re no son, you’re no son of mine

You walked out, you left us behind

and you’re no son, you’re no son of mine"

Oh, his words, how they hurt me

I’ll never forget it

And as the time, it went by

I lived to regret it

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine"

But where should I go?

Please tell me what should I do?

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine, no"

But I came here for help

and I was lookin’ for you

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine

No, no!

You’re no son"

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine, no"

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

"You’re no son,
you’re no son of mine, oh, no

You’re no son, no son, no son,

no son, no son of mine

You’re no son, oh, yeah"

Oh

Oh

"You’re no son, you’re no son of mine, no

No son, no son, no son, no son of mine

No son"

Oh

Oh

Oh

"No son, no

No son, no"

Oh

"You’re no son

You’re no son of mine, no

No son, no son"

Well, I must have dreamed a thousand dreams

I’ve been haunted by a million screams

Oh, but I can hear the marching feet

They’ll be moving into the street

Now did you read the news today?

They say the danger’s gone away

Oh, but I can see the fire’s still alight

And they’re burnin’ into the night

Well there’s too many men

Too many people

Makin’ too many problems

And there’s not much love to go around

Can’t you see, this is a land of confusion?

Now this is the world we live in

Whoa-oh-oh

These are the hands we’re given

Whoa-oh

Use them and let’s start trying

Whoa-oh-oh

to make this a place worth living in

Ah, Superman, where are you now?

It seems everything’s gone wrong somehow

All the men of steel

and the men of power

It seems we’re losing control by the hour

This is our time

This is our place

where we look for the future

And there’s not much love to go around

Just tell me why
this is a land of confusion

Now this is the world we live in

Whoa-oh-oh

These are the hands we’re given

Whoa-oh

Use them and let’s start tryin’

Whoa-oh

To make this a place worth livin’ in

Well, I remember long ago

Yes, when the sun was shining

and the stars were bright

all through the night

And the sound of your laughter

as I held you tight

So long ago

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

I won’t be comin’ home tonight

’cause my g-generation will put it right

And we’re not just makin’ promises

Oh, well, you know that we’ll never keep

’Cause there’s too many men

There’s too many people

makin’ too many problems

And there’s not much love to go around

Tell me why this is a land of confusion

Now this is the world we live in

Whoa-oh-oh

These are the hands we’re given

Whoa-oh

Use them and let’s start showin’

Whoa-oh-oh

Make this a place worth fightin’ for

Yes, this is the world we live in

Whoa-oh-oh

These are the names we’re given

Whoa-oh

Stand up and let’s start showin’

Whoa-oh-oh

Oh, just where our lives are goin’ to

Oh

Thank you very much!

Okay.

Because now we play...

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

Rockface moves to press my skin

White liquid turn sour within

Turn fast - turn sour

Turn sweat - turn sour.

Must tell myself that I’m not here

I’m drowning in this liquid fear

Bottled in a strong compression

My distortion shows obsession

In this cave

Oh

Get me out of this cave

Oh

But if I keep self-control

I’ll be safe in my soul

And the childhood belief

brings a moment’s relief

But my cynic soon returns

and the lifeboat burns

My spirit

just, just, just never learns

Stalactites

stalagmites

Well, they lock me in

and they held me tight

Lips are dry

Throat is dry

Feel like burning, my stomach’s churning

Well, I’m dressed up in this white costume

Padding out leftover room

Body stretching, feel the retching

In this cage

Oh

Get me out of this cage

Oh

Caught in the glare

of a light

I see a strange kind of sight

of cages joined to form a star

Each person can’t go very far

All tied to their things

They’re netted by their strings

Free to flutter

In memories of their wasted wings

Their wasted wings

Outside the cage

I see my brother John

He turns his head so slowly around

I cry out, "Help!"

before he can be gone

And he looks at me without a sound

So I shout out,
"John please help me!"

But he does not even want to try to speak

I’m helpless in my violent rage

And a silent tear of blood

trickles down his cheek

And I watch him turn again
and leave the cage

My little runaway

Raindrops keep falling on my head

keep fallin’ on my...

Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head

keep fallin’ on my...

Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head

They keep fallin’ on my...

Raindrops keep fallin’ on my...

They keep fallin’ on my head

If I feel a strap

, dressed to kill

Chances narrow that I’ll make it

in this cushioned straightjacket

Just like 22nd Street

where you know they got me
by my neck and feet

Pressure’s building

I can’t take more

My headaches charge and my earaches roar

In this pain

Oh

Get me out of this pain

Oh

But if I could turn to liquid

I could fill the cracks up in the rock

Know that I am a solid

and I am my own bad luck

Outside John disappears

and this cage dissolves

Without any reason my body revolves

Keep on turnin’

Keep on turnin’

Keep on turnin’

Keep on turnin’ around

Oh

Keep on turnin’ around

Oh

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Around

Oh, somebody

Somebody get me out of this cage

Oh

Get me out of this cage

Oh

Get me out of this cage

Like the dust

that settles all around me

I must find a new home

The ways and holes

that used to give me shelter

They’re all as one to me now

Oh, but, I, I would search everywhere

just to hear

your call

and walk upon stranger roads than this one

in a world

I used to know before

I miss you more

Oh, oh

than the sun

reflecting off my pillow

Bringing the warmth of new life

Oh, oh, oh

And the sounds that echoed all around me

I caught a glimpse of in the night

Oh, but now,

now I’ve lost everything

I give to you

I give to you

my soul

And the meaning of all
that I believed before

escapes me

in this world of none

with nothing, no one

Oh, but, I would search everywhere

just to hear

your call

and walk upon stranger roads than this one

in a world

I used to know before

Oh, but, now, now, now, now,
I’ve lost everything

I give to you

I give to you my soul

and the meaning of all
that I believed before

escapes me

in this world of none

’Cause I miss you more

You know I miss you more, oh

It’s 1:00

and time for lunch

Hum-dee-dum-dee-dum

When the sun beats down
and I lie on me bench

I can always hear them talk

There’s always been Ethel

Now, Jacob, wake up,
you gotta tidy your room now

And then Mr. Lewis

Well, isn’t it time
that he was out on his own

Over the garden wall, two little lovebirds

Cuckoo to you

Keep them mowing blades sharp

And I know what I like

And I like what I know

It’s getting better in your wardrobe

Stepping one beyond your show

Your show

Your show

Sunday night,
Mr. Farmer called,

He said "Listen, son, you’re wasting time"

"There’s a future for you
in the fire escape trade"

"Come up to town"

But I remembered a voice from my past

"Gambling only pays if you’re winning"

I had to thank old Ms. Mort
for schooling a failure

Keep them mowing blades sharp

-and I know what I like
-Yes, I know what I like

-And I like what I know
-Well, I like what I know

You know, it’s getting better
in your wardrobe

Stepping one beyond your show

-You know I know
-I know what I like

And I know what I like

And I like, I like what I know

Oh, it’s getting better in your wardrobe

Stepping one beyond your show

Your show

You know that it’s your show

You know that it’s your show

Oh my, you know that it’s your show

Your show

Oh, when the sun beats down
and I lie on the bench,

I can always hear them talk.

Me, I’m just a lawnmower,

You can tell me by the way I walk.

Walk, walk, walk

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

You got it!

-Yes, yes, yes, I know
-I know what I like

And I know what I like

And I like what I know

Yes, I like what I know

You know it’s getting better
in your wardrobe

Stepping one beyond your show

Your show

You know that it’s your show

Your show

I can’t see you, mama

But I can hardly wait

Oh, to touch and to feel you, mama

Oh, I just can’t keep away

In the heat and the steam of the city

Oh, as I lay and just can’t brake

So say you’ll help me mama

’Cause its getting so hard

Ohh

Now I can’t keep you, mama

But I know you’re always there

You listen, you teach me, mama

And I know inside you care

So get down, down here beside me

Oh, oh, oh, you ain’t going nowhere

No I won’t hurt you, mama

But its getting so hard

Ohh

Ha, ha, ha

Ha, ha, ha

Ha, ha, ha

Ha, ha, ha

Can’t you see me here

Mama

Mama, mama,

Mama, please

Well, can’t you feel my heart

Can’t you feel my heart

Can’t you feel my heart

Oh, oh

Now listen to me, mama,

Mama, mama

You’re taking away my last chance

Don’t take it away

Can’t you feel my heart

Ha, ha, ha

Ha, ha, ha

Well, it’s hot, too hot for me, mama

But I can hardly wait

Well, my eyes, they’re burning, mama

And I can feel my body shake

Now don’t stop, don’t stop, please, mama

I wanna make the pain, just make it go away

No, I won’t hurt you, mama

But its getting so hard

Ohh

Don’t go

Say, mama, mama, don’t go

Say, mama, please don’t go

Ha, ha, ha

No, don’t go, no, don’t go

Say, mama, mama, please don’t go

Say, mama, please, no,
don’t go, don’t go, don’t go

Oh, no, no, no, mama

Don’t go

Ha, ha

Don’t go, no, don’t go

’Cause I won’t hurt you, mama

But it’s getting so hard

Ohh

Gray 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 is running out for me

Can’t you see what you are doing to me

Can’t you see what you have done

As I try to pass another
long and sleepless night

A hundred crazy voices call my name

As I try to pass them by

I can almost believe that she is here

In the glow of the night

Do you know what you have done

Do you know what you’ve begun

Do you see we shall never be together again

All of my life

All the lonely people, the empty rooms

And all the pointless violence,
silent tombs

Could it be that we shall be together again

Sheets of double glazing
help to keep outside the night

Only foreign city sirens can cut through

The nylon sheets and blankets

Help to minimize the cold

But they can’t keep out the chilling sounds

Will the nightmare
soon give way to dreaming

She is here with me

In the glow of the night

Do you know what you have done

Do you know what you’ve begun

Do you see we shall never be together again

All of my life

All the lonely people, the empty rooms

And all the pointless violence,
silent tombs

Could it be that we shall be together again

Could it be that we shall be together again

In silence and darkness

We held each other near

That night

We prayed it would last forever

Forever

One, two, three, four!

Blood on the windows

Millions of ordinary people are there

They gaze at the scenery

They act as if it is perfectly clear

Take a look at the mountains

Take a look at that
beautiful river of blood

The liquid surrounds me

I fight to rise from this river of hell

I stare round about me

Children are swimming
and playing with boats

Their features are changing

Their bodies dissolve and I am alone

I am alone

Now see what you’ve gone and done

Now see what you’ve gone and done

Well, now you never did see
such a terrible thing

That we seen last night on the TV

Maybe if we’re lucky,
they can show it again

Such a terrible thing to see

Ohh

Ah, but there’s nothing you can do

When you’re next in line, oh no

You’ve got to go, domino

Now I’m one with the living
and I’m feeling just fine

I know just what I gotta do

Play the game of happiness and never let on

That it only lives on in a song

Ohh

Oh, but there’s nothing you can do

When you’re next in line, oh no

You’ve got to go, domino

Now do you know, do you know

Do you know what you have done

Well, do you know, do you know

Do you know what you’ve begun

In silence and darkness

Hold each other near tonight

We pray it will last forever

Forever

Will it last forever

Forever

But there’s nothing you can do
when you’re the next in line

Oh no

You’ve got to go, domino

Oh, do you know, do you know

Do you know what you have done

And do you know, do you know

Do you know what you’ve begun

’Cause there’s nothing, there ain’t nothing

There ain’t nothing we can do
when we’re the next in line

And we’re all next in line

We’re all the next in line

You’re the next

You’re the next

You’re all the next

You’re the next, you’re the next

You’re the next, we’re all the next

We’re the next in line, next in line

The next in line, the next in line

We’re the next in line, the next in line

We’ve got to go

No, there ain’t nothing,
there ain’t nothing

There ain’t nothing you can do

You’re the next in line

Ohh, the next in line

And you’ve got to go, domino

Yes, you’ve got to go

You’ve got to go

Yes, you’ve got to go

You’ve got to go

Yes, you’ve got to go

Yes, you’ve got to go

Coming down, coming down like a monkey

But it’s all right

It’s like a load on your back
that you can’t see

Don’t you know it’s all right

Shake it loose, cut it free

Just let it go

Just get it away from me

Ohh

Because tonight, tonight, tonight

Ohh

Is when I’m gonna make it right

Tonight, tonight, tonight

Coming down, coming down like a monkey

But it’s all right

Just try to pick yourself up,
carry that weight

That you can’t see

But you know it’s all right

It’s like a helter skelter

Going down and down, and ’round and ’round

Just get it away from me

Ohh

Because tonight, tonight, tonight

Ohh

Yes, we’re gonna make it right

Tonight, tonight, tonight

That’s some money in my pocket

It’s about ready to burn

Don’t remember where I got it

Gotta get it to you

So please answer the phone

’Cause I keep calling but you’re never home

Now what am I gonna do

Because tonight, tonight, tonight

Why, yes, we’re gonna make it right

Tonight, tonight, tonight

You know we’re gonna make it right

Tonight, tonight, tonight

We know we’re gonna make it right

Tonight, tonight, tonight

Ohh

Oh, oh, oh

Well I’ve been waiting

I’ve been waiting here so long

But thinking nothing

No, nothing could go wrong

And now I know

She’s got a built-in ability

To touch everything she sees

And now it seems that I’m falling

I’m falling for her

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

She reaches in, she grabs
right hold of your heart

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

It takes control and slowly tears you apart

I don’t really know her

I only know her name

Well, but she’ll crawl under your skin

You’re never quite the same

And now I know

She’s got something you just can’t trust

And it’s something mysterious

And now it seems that I’m falling

I’m falling for her

She seems to have
that invisible touch, yeah

She reaches in and she grabs
right hold of your heart

She seems to have
that invisible touch, yeah

Takes control and slowly tears you apart

She seems to have
that invisible touch, yeah

She reaches in and she grabs
right hold of your heart

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

It takes control, slowly tears you apart

She don’t like losing

To her it’s just a game

And though she will fuck up your life

You’ll want her just the same

And now I know

She’s got this built-in ability

To touch everything she sees

Oh, now it seems I’ve fallen,
I’ve fallen for her

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

She reaches in and grabs
right hold of your heart

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

It takes control, slowly tears you apart

She seems to have an invisible touch

She seems to have an invisible touch

She seems to have an invisible touch

She seems to have an invisible

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

Yeah

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

-Yeah
-Yeah

She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah

-Yeah
-Yeah

Yeah

She seems to have an invisible touch

-Yeah
-Yeah

-Yeah
-Yeah

She seems to have an invisible touch

-Yeah
-Yeah

-Yeah
-Yeah

She seems to have that invisible touch

-Yeah
-Yeah

-Yeah
-Yeah

She seems to have that invisible touch

She seems to have that invisible touch

She seems to have that invisible touch

She seems to have that invisible touch

She seems to have it, she seems to have it

She seems to have it, she seems to have it

She seems to have it, she seems to have it

She seems to have it, she seems to have it

She seems to have that invisible touch

She seems to have it, oh

Whatever she wants

It’s hers

Anything she wants

You know it’s hers

Anything she wants, it’s hers

Grazie mille, merci,

Good night, ciao!

Thank you!