Genesis

Released: September 18, 1981

Songwriter: Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Tony Banks

Producer: Genesis

Too big to fly
Dodo ugly so dodo must die
Dog go, with fear on its side
Can't change, can't change the tide

Dog baiter, agitator
Asking questions, says he wants to know why
Ain't no reason that money can't buy
Mink, he pretty, so mink he must die
Must die, must die

Sun, he giving life in his light
Part of the system
Friend to man and friend to the trees
No friend to the snowman

Where does he go? What does he do?
Does he meet with the mole, the stream, the cloud
And end up at the bottom of the sea?

Fish, he got a hook in his throat
Fish, he got problems

Where does he go? What does he do?
Does he hope he's too small, to poor a haul
Who'll end up bein' thrown back in the sea?
I'm back in the sea

Caretaker, horror movie
Only one eye, only needs one boot
Sweet lady, she know she looks good
Vacuum coming for the bright and the brute

Big noise, black smoke
So pig-headed, couldn't see the joke
But it ain't funny, ask the fly on the wall
It's only living, it don't matter at all
At all, at all

Pimp, he make you drool and grunt
He got an answer
One, he got a dream of love
Deep as the ocean

Where does he go? What does he do?
Will the siren team with Davy Jones
And trap him at the bottom of the sea?
I'm back in the sea
I'm back in the sea
I'm back in the sea

Genesis are an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967. The most commercially successful line-up includes keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. Other important members were singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett. The band underwent several significant changes in musical style over its career, from folk music to progressive rock in the 1970s, before moving towards pop at the end of the decade.

Formed by five Charterhouse pupils including Banks, Rutherford, Gabriel and Anthony Phillips, Genesis was named by former pupil Jonathan King who arranged them to record several unsuccessful singles and an album. After splitting with King, the group began touring professionally, signing with Charisma Records. Following the departure of Phillips, Genesis recruited Collins and Hackett and recorded several progressive rock style albums, with live shows centred around Gabriel’s theatrical costumes and performances.

Their discography includes fifteen studio and six live albums, six of which topped the UK chart. They have won numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video with “Land of Confusion” and inspired a number of tribute bands recreating Genesis shows from various stages of the band’s career. In 2010, Genesis were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their biggest hit to date is Invisible Touch which spent 3 consecutive weeks at #1.

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