Released: May 19, 1986
Songwriter: Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Tony Banks
Producer: Hugh Padgham Genesis
[In the Glow of the Night] (B-Side to Tonight, Tonight, Tonight)
The grey 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 almost can believe that she is here
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
Ooh, the Lonely people, 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
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
That she is here with me?
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
Ooh, the Lonely people, empty rooms
And all the pointless violence, silent tombs
Could it be that we shall be together again?
Could it be, we shall be together again?
In silence and darkness
We held each other near that night
We prayed it would last forever
[The Last Domino] (B-Side to Invisible Touch)
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 the 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
Now see what you've gone and done
Now see what you've gone and done
(Instrumental)
Well now you never did see such a terrible thing
As you seen last night on the T.V
Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again
Such a terrible thing to see, oh...
But there's nothing you can do when you're the next in line
But you 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
Well there's nothing you can do when you're next in line
You got to go domino!
Do you know what you have done?
And, do you know what you've begun?
(Reprise)
In silence and darkness
Hold each other near tonight
For will it last forever?
Will it last forever?
Forever
There's nothing you can do, you're the next in line
But you got to go domino!
Do you know, do you know?
Do you know what you have done?
Do you see what you've begun?
Cause there's nothing, nothing, nothing
There's nothing you can do
There's nothing you can do
Do you see?
Do you see what you have done?
The grey 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 almost can believe that she is here
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
Ooh, the Lonely people, 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
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
That she is here with me?
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
Ooh, the Lonely people, empty rooms
And all the pointless violence, silent tombs
Could it be that we shall be together again?
Could it be, we shall be together again?
In silence and darkness
We held each other near that night
We prayed it would last forever
[The Last Domino] (B-Side to Invisible Touch)
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 the 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
Now see what you've gone and done
Now see what you've gone and done
(Instrumental)
Well now you never did see such a terrible thing
As you seen last night on the T.V
Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again
Such a terrible thing to see, oh...
But there's nothing you can do when you're the next in line
But you 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
Well there's nothing you can do when you're next in line
You got to go domino!
Do you know what you have done?
And, do you know what you've begun?
(Reprise)
In silence and darkness
Hold each other near tonight
For will it last forever?
Will it last forever?
Forever
There's nothing you can do, you're the next in line
But you got to go domino!
Do you know, do you know?
Do you know what you have done?
Do you see what you've begun?
Cause there's nothing, nothing, nothing
There's nothing you can do
There's nothing you can do
Do you see?
Do you see what you have done?
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Invisible Touch (1986)
Genesis popular songs
- That’s All
- Land of Confusion
- Supper’s Ready
- Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
- Mama
- Invisible Touch
- I Can’t Dance
- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
- Carpet Crawlers
- Jesus He Knows Me
- Firth of Fifth
- In Too Deep
- Follow You Follow Me
- The Cinema Show
- In the Cage
- The Battle of Epping Forest
- Fly on a Windshield
- The Musical Box
- Ripples
- Watcher of the Skies
- No Son of Mine
- A Trick of the Tail
- Back in N.Y.C.