{"id":950,"date":"2019-09-13T08:08:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T08:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/watcher-of-the-skies\/"},"modified":"2019-09-13T08:08:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T08:08:33","slug":"watcher-of-the-skies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/watcher-of-the-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"Watcher of the Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-297\" style=\"margin-right: 9px; margin-left: 9px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fox04-045.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fox04-045.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fox04-045-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fox04-045-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>A truly astounding performance by the band at a peak of inspired creativity. There were few more dramatic moments during a Genesis concert than when Peter Gabriel donned his Famed batwings and glared at the audience with luminous eyes as he became&#8230; the Watcher Of The Skies. Here is the best version they could manage in the studio at this time, and despite the limitations of early Seventies&#8217; technology, it still retains its power and excitement. The Mellotron sets the scene with minor chords filled with menace. The volume drops as Rutherford&#8217;s bass builds up a staccato, insistent rhythm gradually joined by restless drums, ready for Gabriel&#8217;s grand vocal entrance. He tells his tale of the Mysterious One, contemplating the fate of a departed human race, while all around him guitars howl mournfully and the band create a war chant of despair. There are overtones of Gustav Holst&#8217;s &#8216;Mars&#8217; from The Planets Suite, in the band&#8217;s use of strident, single note rhythm, but the theme and the execution is all Genesis. A particularty inspired moment comes when drums and guitar answer Banks&#8217; solo voce chords in a chilling exchange before the almost unbearable momentum is resumed, finally resolved by a great roar from Collins&#8217; rolling tom-toms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-950-1\" autoplay preload=\"none\" style=\"width:25%\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/music\/Watcher%20Of%20The%20Skies.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/music\/Watcher%20Of%20The%20Skies.mp3\">\/music\/Watcher%20Of%20The%20Skies.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lyrics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0WATCHER OF THE SKIES<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Watcher of the skies watcher of all <br \/>His is a world alone no world is his own, <br \/>He whom life can no longer surprise, <br \/>Raising his eyes beholds a planet unknown. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Creatures shaped this planet&#8217;s soil, <br \/>Now their reign has come to an end, <br \/>Has life again destroyed life, <br \/>Do they play elsewhere, do they know <br \/>more than their childhood games? <br \/>Maybe the lizard&#8217;s shed its tail, <br \/>This is the end of man&#8217;s long union with Earth. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Judge not this race by empty remains <br \/>Do you judge God by his creatures when they are dead? <br \/>For now, the lizard&#8217;s shed it&#8217;s tail <br \/>This is the end of man&#8217;s long union with Earth. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>From life alone to life as one, <br \/>Think not your journey&#8217;s done <br \/>For though your ship be sturdy, no <br \/>Mercy has the sea, <br \/>Will you survive on the ocean of being? <br \/>Come ancient children hear what I say <br \/>This is my parting council for you on your way. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Sadly now your thoughts turn to the stars <br \/>Where we have gone you know you never can go. <br \/>Watcher of the skies watcher of all <br \/>This is your fate alone, this fate is your own.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a title=\"Home\" href=\"index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=featured&#038;Itemid=101\">Go back<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A truly astounding performance by the band at a peak of inspired creativity. There were few more dramatic moments during a Genesis concert than when Peter Gabriel donned his Famed batwings and glared at the audience with luminous eyes as he became&#8230; the Watcher Of The Skies. 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