Supper's Ready - Genesis, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel

Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off

Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes

As the sound of motor cars fades in the night time

I swear I saw your face change, it didn’t seem quite right

…And it’s hello babe with your guardian eyes so blue

Hey my baby, don’t you know our love is true

Coming closer with our eyes, a distance falls around our bodies

Out in the garden, the moon seems very bright

Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly

The seventh walks in front with a cross held high in hand

…And it’s hey babe your supper’s waiting for you

Hey my baby, don’t you know our love is true

I’ve been so far from here

Far from your warm arms

It’s good to feel you again

It’s been a long long time.

Hasn’t it?

I know a farmer who looks after the farm

With water clear, he cares for all his harvest

I know a fireman who looks after the fire

You, can’t you see he’s fooled you all

Yes, he’s here again, can’t you see he’s fooled you all

Share his peace

Sign the lease

He’s a supersonic scientist

He’s the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man

Look, look into my mouth he cries

And all the children lost down many paths

I bet my life you’ll walk inside

Hand in hand

Gland in gland

With a spoonful of miracle

He’s the guaranteed eternal sanctuary

(We will rock you, rock you little snake

We will keep you snug and warm)

Wearing feelings on our faces while our faces took a rest

We walked across the fields to see the children of the West

But we saw a host of dark skinned warriors

Standing still below the ground

Waiting for battle

The fight’s begun, they’ve been released

Killing foe for peace… bang, bang, bang.

Bang, bang, bang…

And they’re giving me a wonderful potion

'Cos I cannot contain my emotion

And even though I’m feeling good

Something tells me I’d better activate my prayer capsule

Today’s a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate

The order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord

Wandering through the chaos the battle has left

We climb up a mountain of human flesh

To a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life

A young figure sits still by a pool

He’s been stamped «Human Bacon» by some butchery tool

(He is you)

Social Security took care of this lad

We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower

(A flower?)

If you go down to Willow Farm

To look for butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies

Open your eyes, it’s full of surprise, everyone lies

Like the fox on the rocks

And the musical box

Oh, there’s Mum & Dad, and good and bad

And everyone’s happy to be here

There’s Winston Churchill dressed in drag

He used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag

The frog was a prince, the prince was a brick, the brick was an egg

The egg was a bird

(Fly away you sweet little thing, they’re hard on your tail)

Hadn’t you heard?

(They're going to change you into a human being!)

Yes, we’re happy as fish and gorgeous as geese

And wonderfully clean in the morning

We’ve got everything, we’re growing everything

We’ve got some in

We’ve got some out

We’ve got some wild things floating about

Everyone, we’re changing everyone

You name them all

We’ve had them here

And the real stars are still to appear

(All change!)

Feel your body melt;

Mum to mud to mad to dad

Dad diddley office, Dad diddley office

You’re all full of ball

Dad to dam to dum to mum

Mum diddley washing, Mum diddley washing

You’re all full of ball

Let me hear you lies, we’re living this up to the eyes

Ooee-ooee-ooee-oowaa

Momma I want you now

And as you listen to my voice

To look for hidden doors, tidy floors, more applause

You’ve been here all the time

Like it or not, like what you got

You’re under the soil (the soil, the soil)

Yes, deep in the soil (the soil, the soil, the soil, the soil!)

So we’ll end with a whistle and end with a bang

And all of us fit in our places

With the guards of Magog, swarming around

The Pied Piper takes his children underground

Dragons coming out of the sea

Shimmering silver head of wisdom looking at me

He brings down the fire from the skies

You can tell he’s doing well by the look in human eyes

Better not compromise

It won’t be easy

666 is no longer alone

He’s getting out the marrow in your back bone

And the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock and roll

Gonna blow right down inside your soul

Pythagoras with the looking glass reflects the full moon

In blood, he’s writing the lyrics of a brand new tune

And it’s hey babe, with your guardian eyes so blue

Hey my baby, don’t you know our love is true

I’ve been so far from here

Far from your loving arms

Now I’m back again, and babe it’s gonna work out fine

Can’t you feel our souls ignite

Shedding ever changing colours, in the darkness of the fading night

Like the river joins the ocean, as the germ in a seed grows

We have finally been freed to get back home

There’s an angel standing in the sun, and he’s crying with a loud voice

«This is the supper of the mighty one»

Lord of Lords

King of Kings

Has returned to lead his children home

To take them to the new Jerusalem