The Knife
Tell me my life is about to begin
Tell me that I am a hero
Promise me all of your violent dreams
Light up your body with anger
Now, in this ugly world
It is time to destroy all this evil
Now, when I give the word
Get ready to fight for your freedom, now
Stand up and fight
For you know we are right
We must strike at the lies
That have spread like disease through our minds
Soon we'll have power
Every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness
To all who our love now deserve
Some of you are going to die
Martyrs of course to the freedom
That I shall provide
The lyrics were supposedly inspired by a book written about Gandhi as Peter Gabriel had stated:
"I wanted to show how all violent revolutions inevitably end up with a dictator in power"
Trespass by Genesis 1970
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Re: Trespass by Genesis 1970
The Knife was one of the concert favorites with fans.
Here's the cover photo from the single:
Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Steve Hackett.
What's unusual is that Phil Collins and Steve Hackett did not perform on the track. Previous members John Mayhew (drums and backing vocals) and Anthony Phillips (guitar & backing vocals) are on the track.
The Knife
Here's the cover photo from the single:
Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Steve Hackett.
What's unusual is that Phil Collins and Steve Hackett did not perform on the track. Previous members John Mayhew (drums and backing vocals) and Anthony Phillips (guitar & backing vocals) are on the track.
The Knife