Genesis

Released: February 22, 1970

Songwriter: Anthony Phillips

Please, I beg you, hear this humble voice
Please, pale orchid flower, music of my soul
Alone upon the windswept way
Descends the nightingale
She swoops to soothe my aching brow
Let us now make love

Please, I beg you, hear this humble voice
Please, my emerald goddess, wash away the wounds
Alone the pilgrim thirsts and falls
The Queen runs to his call
She stoops to soothe his aching brow
Let us now make love
Make love, make love
Let us, let us, let us make love

(Love, love)
Sweet heavenly love
(Love, love)
I promise you life will be good
(Love, love)
If you just step down and try
(Love, love)
To be one with, so feel pride
(Let us now make love)
Let us make love till the end of time
Now and forever

Please, I beg you, hear this humble voice
Please, dear oyster shell, reveal your hidden pearl
Alone the deaf, the sick, the blind
Turn grimly for the knife
The prophet stoops to soothe their brow
Let us now make love
Make love, make love
Let us, let us, let us make love

(Love, love)
Sweet heavenly love
(Love, love)
I promise you life will be good
(Love, love)
If you just step down and try
(Love, love)
To be one with, so feel pride
(Let us now make love)
Let us make love till the end of time
Now and forever

Please, I beg you, hear this humble voice
Come, let's walk the windy roads to find the truth
Revealed, each part has now been played
Your beauty will not fade
So cling to me, fulfill your vow
Let us now make love

(Love, love)
Sweet heavenly love
(Love, love)
I promise you life will be good
(Love, love)
If you just step down and try
(Love, love)
To be one with, so feel pride
(Let us now make love)
Let us make love till the end of time
Now and forever

Let us now make love
Till the end of time

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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