{"id":618,"date":"2013-09-04T16:09:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/foxtrt-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2013-09-04T16:09:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:09:59","slug":"foxtrt-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/foxtrt-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxtrot &#8211; Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"4\" style=\"width: 850px; \">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-187\" alt=\"\" class=\"cke-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2_fox04-5ac.jpg\" style=\"float: left; width: 300px; height: 300px; \" width=\"385\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2_fox04-5ac.jpg 385w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2_fox04-5ac-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2_fox04-5ac-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">FOXTROT<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Peter Gabriel &#8211; lead voice, flute, bass drum, tamborine, oboe<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony Banks &#8211; organ, mellotron, piano, electric piano, 12 string, voices<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Mike Rutherford &#8211; bass, pedal bass, 12 string, cello, voices<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Steve Hacket &#8211; electric guitar, 12 string, 6 string solo<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Phil Collins &#8211; drums, percussion<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>OCTOBER 1972<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWATCHER OF THE SKIES<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWatcher of the skies watcher of all&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHis is a world alone no world is his own,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe whom life can no longer surprise,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRaising his eyes beholds a planet unknown.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tCreatures shaped this planet&#8217;s soil,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNow their reign has come to an end,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHas life again destroyed life,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDo they play elsewhere, do they know&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tmore than their childhood games?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMaybe the lizard&#8217;s shed its tail,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is the end of man&#8217;s long union with Earth.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tJudge not this race by empty remains&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you judge God by his creatures when they are dead?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor now, the lizard&#8217;s shed it&#8217;s tail&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is the end of man&#8217;s long union with Earth.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom life alone to life as one,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThink not your journey&#8217;s done&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor though your ship be sturdy, no&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMercy has the sea,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWill you survive on the ocean of being?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tCome ancient children hear what I say&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is my parting council for you on your way.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSadly now your thoughts turn to the stars&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere we have gone you know you never can go.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWatcher of the skies watcher of all&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is your fate alone, this fate is your own.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTIME TABLE<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA carved oak table,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTells a tale&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOf times when kings and queens sipped wine from goblets gold,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd the brave would lead their ladies from out of the room&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tto arbours cool.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA time of valour, and legends born&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA time when honour meant much more to a man than life&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd the days knew only strife to tell right from wrong&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThrough lance and sword.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy, why can we never be sure till we die&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOr have killed for an answer,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy, why do we suffer each race to believe&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat no race has been grander&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt seems because through time and space&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThough names may change each face retains the mask it wore.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA dusty table&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMusty smells&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTarnished silver lies discarded upon the floor&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOnly feeble light descends through a film of grey&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat scars the panes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGone the carving,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd those who left their mark,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGone the kings and queens now only the rats hold sway&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd the weak must die according to nature&#8217;s law&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAs old as they.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy, why can we never be sure till we die&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOr have killed for an answer,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy, why do we suffer each race to believe&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat no race has been grander&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt seems because through time and space&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThough names may change each face retains the mask it wore.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGET &#8216;EM OUT BY FRIDAY<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tJOHN PEBBLE OF STYX ENTERPRISES&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Get &#8217;em out by Friday!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou don&#8217;t get paid till the last one&#8217;s well on his way.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGet &#8217;em out by Friday!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMARK HALL OF STYX ENTERPRISES (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS &#8216;THE WINKLER&#8217;)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\thouse and all the others in the road,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIn the interest of humanity we&#8217;ve found a better place for you&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tto go, go-woh, go-woh&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMRS. BARROW (A TENANT)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Oh no, this I can&#8217;t believe,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOh Mary, they&#8217;re asking us to leave.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMR. PEBBLE&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Get &#8217;em out by Friday!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve told you before, &#8216;s good many gone if we let them stay.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd if it isn&#8217;t easy,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon run away.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMRS. BARROW&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;After all this time, they ask us to leave,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd I told them we could pay double the rent.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI don&#8217;t know why it seemed so funny,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSeeing as how they&#8217;d take more money.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe winkler called again, he came here this morning,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA block of flats with central heating.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI think we&#8217;re going to find it hard.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMR. PEBBLE&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Now we&#8217;ve got them!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve always said that cash cash cash can do anything well.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWork can be rewarding&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you excel-sell-sell-sell.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMR. HALL&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Here we are in Harlow New Town, did you recognise your block&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tacross the square, over there,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSadly since last time we spoke, we&#8217;ve found we&#8217;ve had to raise&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe rent again,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tjust a bit.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMRS. BARROW&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Oh no, this I can&#8217;t believe&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOh Mary, and we agreed to leave.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(a passage of time)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t18\/9\/2012 T.V. FLASH ON ALL DIAL-A-PROGRAM SERVICES&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is an announcement from Genetic Control:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\thumanoid height.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tEXTRACT FROM CONVERSATION OF JOE ORDINARY IN LOCAL PUBORAMA&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I hear the directors of Genetic Control have been buying all the&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tproperties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s said now that people will be shorter in height,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthey can fit twice as many in the same building site.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(they say it&#8217;s alright),&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBeginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tin the interest of humanity, they&#8217;ve been told they must go,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\ttold they must go-go-go-go.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSIR JOHN DE PEBBLE OF UNITED BLACKSPRINGS INTERNATIONAL&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I think I&#8217;ve fixed a new deal&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA dozen properties &#8211; we&#8217;ll buy at five and sell at thirty four,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSome are still inhabited,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s time to send the winkler to see them,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\the&#8217;ll have to work some more.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMEMO FROM SATIN PETER OF ROCK DEVELOPMENT LTD.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith land in your hand, you&#8217;ll be happy on earth&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThen invest in the Church for your heaven.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tCAN-UTILITY AND THE COASTLINERS<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe scattered pages of a book by the sea&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHeld by the sand, washed by the waves&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA shadow forms cast by a cloud,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSkimming by as eyes of the past, but the rising tide&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAbsorbs them effortlessly claiming.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThey told of one who tired of all singing,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Praise him, praise him.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;We heed not flatterers,&#8221; he cried,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;By our command, waters retreat,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tShow my power, halt at my feet,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut the cause was lost,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNow cold winds blow.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor from the north overcast ranks advance&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFear of the storm accusing with rage and scorn.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe waves surround the sinking throne&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSinging &#8220;Crown him, crown him,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Those who love our majesty show themselves!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAll bent their knees.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut he forced a smile even though&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHis hopes lay dashed where offerings fell (where they fell).&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Nothing can my peace destroy as long as none smile.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMore opened ears and opened eyes,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd soon they dared to laugh.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSee a little man with his face turning red&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThough his story&#8217;s often told you can tell he&#8217;s dead.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHORIZONS &#8211; Instrumental<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSUPPER&#8217;S READY<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\ti. LOVERS&#8217; LEAP&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWalking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSitting beside you, I look into your eyes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAs the sound of motor cars fades in the night time,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI swear I saw your face change, it didn&#8217;t seem quite right.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8230;And it&#8217;s hello babe with your guardian eyes so blue&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHey my baby don&#8217;t you know our love is true.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tComing closer with our eyes, a distance falls around our bodies.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOut in the garden, the moon seems very bright,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSix saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe seventh walks in front with a cross held high in hand.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8230;And it&#8217;s hey babe your supper&#8217;s waiting for you.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHey my baby, don&#8217;t you know our love is true.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve been so far from here,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFar from your warm arms.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s good to feel you again,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s been a long long time. Hasn&#8217;t it?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tii. THE GUARANTEED ETERNAL SANCTUARY MAN&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI know a farmer who looks after the farm.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith water clear, he cares for all his harvest.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI know a fireman who looks after the fire.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou, can&#8217;t you see he&#8217;s fooled you all.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYes, he&#8217;s here again, can&#8217;t you see he&#8217;s fooled you all.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tShare his peace,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSign the lease.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe&#8217;s a supersonic scientist,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe&#8217;s the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLook, look into my mouth he cries,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd all the children lost down many paths,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI bet my life you&#8217;ll walk inside&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHand in hand,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tgland in gland&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith a spoonful of miracle,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe&#8217;s the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe will rock you, rock you little snake,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe will keep you snug and warm.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tiii. IKHNATON AND ITSACON AND THEIR BAND OF MERRY MEN&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWearing feelings on our faces while our faces took a rest,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe walked across the fields to see the children of the West,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut we saw a host of dark skinned warriors&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tstanding still below the ground,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWaiting for battle.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe fight&#8217;s begun, they&#8217;ve been released.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKilling foe for peace&#8230;bang, bang, bang. Bang, bang, bang&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd they&#8217;re giving me a wonderful potion,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;Cos I cannot contain my emotion.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd even though I&#8217;m feeling good,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSomething tells me I&#8217;d better activate my prayer capsule.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tToday&#8217;s a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tiv. HOW DARE I BE SO BEAUTIFUL?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWandering through the chaos the battle has left,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe climb up a mountain of human flesh,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA young figure sits still by a pool,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe&#8217;s been stamped &#8220;Human Bacon&#8221; by some butchery tool.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(He is you)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSocial Security took care of this lad.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA flower?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tv. WILLOW FARM&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIf you go down to Willow Farm,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tto look for butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOpen your eyes, it&#8217;s full of surprise, everyone lies,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tlike the focks on the rocks,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand the musical box.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOh, there&#8217;s Mum &#038; Dad, and good and bad,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand everyone&#8217;s happy to be here.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s Winston Churchill dressed in drag,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\the used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe frog was a prince, the prince was a brick, the brick was an egg,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe egg was a bird.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(Fly away you sweet little thing, they&#8217;re hard on your tail)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHadn&#8217;t you heard?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(They&#8217;re going to change you into a human being!)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYes, we&#8217;re happy as fish and gorgeous as geese,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand wonderfully clean in the morning.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve got everything, we&#8217;re growing everything,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve got some in&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve got some out&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve got some wild things floating about&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tEveryone, we&#8217;re changing everyone,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tyou name them all,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve had them here,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd the real stars are still to appear.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tALL CHANGE!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFeel your body melt;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMum to mud to mad to dad&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDad diddley office, Dad diddley office,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou&#8217;re all full of ball.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDad to dam to dum to mum&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMum diddley washing, Mum diddley washing,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou&#8217;re all full of ball.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLet me hear you lies, we&#8217;re living this up to the eyes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOoee-ooee-ooee-oowaa&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMomma I want you now.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd as you listen to my voice&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo look for hidden doors, tidy floors, more applause.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou&#8217;ve been here all the time,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLike it or not, like what you got,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou&#8217;re under the soil (the soil, the soil),&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYes, deep in the soil (the soil, the soil, the soil!).&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSo we&#8217;ll end with a whistle and end with a bang&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand all of us fit in our places.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tvi. APOCALYPSE IN 9\/8 (CO-STARRING THE DELICIOUS TALENTS OF GABBLE RATCHET)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith the guards of Magog, swarming around,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Pied Piper takes his children underground.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDragons coming out of the sea,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tShimmering silver head of wisdom looking at me.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe brings down the fire from the skies,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou can tell he&#8217;s doing well by the look in human eyes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBetter not compromise.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt won&#8217;t be easy.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t666 is no longer alone,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe&#8217;s getting out the marrow in your back bone,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock and roll,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGonna blow right down inside your soul.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tPythagoras with the looking glass reflects the full moon,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIn blood, he&#8217;s writing the lyrics of a brand new tune.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd it&#8217;s hey babe, with your guardian eyes so blue,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHey my baby, don&#8217;t you know our love is true,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve been so far from here,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFar from your loving arms,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNow I&#8217;m back again, and babe it&#8217;s gonna work out fine.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tvii. AS SURE AS EGGS IS EGGS (ACHING MEN&#8217;S FEET)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tCan&#8217;t you feel our souls ignite&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tShedding ever changing colours, in the darkness of the fading night,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLike the river joins the ocean, as the germ in a seed grows&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe have finally been freed to get back home.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s an angel standing in the sun, and he&#8217;s crying with a loud voice,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;This is the supper of the mighty one&#8221;,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLord of Lords,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKing of Kings,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHas returned to lead his children home,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo take them to the new Jerusalem.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ckimgrsz\" style=\"left: 18px; top: 22px; \">\n<div class=\"preview\">\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<a href=\"index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=featured&#038;Itemid=101\">Go Back<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; FOXTROT &nbsp; Peter Gabriel &#8211; lead voice, flute, bass drum, tamborine, oboe Tony Banks &#8211; organ, mellotron, piano, electric piano, 12 string, voices Mike Rutherford &#8211; bass, pedal bass, 12 string, cello, voices Steve Hacket &#8211; electric guitar, 12 string, 6 string solo Phil Collins &#8211; drums, percussion &nbsp; OCTOBER 1972 WATCHER OF THE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-618","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}