Hidden In The World Of Dawn - Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks

Pastel colours bring the sky to life

Cleanse the night with a breath of dawn

Silence broken when a baby cries

Piercing the mist that cloaks the cool outside

The streets are beginning to move gently now

Daylight lays on the ground

Dew drops trickle down leaves gently now

Soaking the pathway of the thousands of the thousands of shoes

Windows opening as the postman calls

Letters to smell, letters to burn

Daily papers through the hole in the door

Sex and news fill the wisdom of a million minds

Time is a measure of strength quickly now

Speed is the cause of decay

Traffic is humble to pull on your knees

Pushing and pulling the tired little men in their cars

Wake up!

Your conscious is calling!

Reality begins at nine

Wake up!

Think what you’re missing

Hidden in the world of dawn

Rest your body with soothing sleep

Dream of the hours you left behind

Listen carefully for the break of day

The twilight’s near, silence brings the fantasy here

Silhouettes mingle with sky backed with smog

Ripples of morning flow by

The quietness flavours the glow — breathe it in

Merging the bliss that is glazing the warm face of gloom

Wake up!

Your conscious is calling!

Reality begins at nine

Wake up!

Think what you’re missing

Hidden in the world of dawn