Song | In The Cage |
Artist | Genesis |
Album | Genesis Archive 1967–75 |
Download | Image LRC TXT |
I got sunshine in my stomach | |
Like I just rocked my baby to sleep | |
I got sunshine in my stomach | |
But I can't keep me from creeping sleep | |
Sleep, deep in the deep | |
Rockface moves to press my skin | |
White liquids turn sour within | |
Turn fast-turn sour | |
Turn sweat-turn sour | |
Must tell myself that I'm not here | |
I'm drowning in a lake of fear | |
Bottled in a strong compression | |
My distortion shows obsession | |
In the cave | |
Get me out of this cave! | |
If I keep self-control | |
I'll be safe in my soul | |
And the childhood belief | |
Brings a moments relief | |
But my cynic soon returns | |
And the lifeboat burns | |
My spirit just never learns | |
Stalactities, Stalagmites | |
Shut me in, lock me tight | |
Lips are dry, food is dry | |
Feel like burning, stomach churning | |
I'm dressed up in a white costume | |
Padding out left-over room | |
Body stretching, feel the wretching | |
In the cage | |
Get me out of this cage! | |
In the glare of a light | |
I see a strange kind of sight | |
Of cages joined to form a star | |
Each person can't go very far | |
All tied to their things | |
They are netted by their strings | |
Free to flutter in memories of their wasted wings | |
Outside the cage I see my brother John | |
He turns his head so slowly round | |
I cry out "Help!" before he can be gone | |
And he looks at me without a sound | |
And I shout out "John, please help me!" | |
But he does not even want to try to speak | |
I'm helpless in my violent rage | |
And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek | |
And I watch him turn again and leave the cage | |
My little runaway | |
In a trap, feel a strap | |
Holding still, Pinned for kill | |
Chances narrow that I'll make it | |
In the cushioned straightjacket | |
Just like 22nd street | |
And they got me by their neck and feet | |
Pressure's building, can't take more | |
My headache's charge, my earache's roar | |
in this pain | |
Get me out of this pain! | |
If I could turn to liquid | |
I could fill the cracks up in the rock | |
But I know that I am solid | |
And I am my own bad luck | |
Outside John disappears and my cage dissolves | |
And without any reason my body revolves | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Turning around | |
Just spinning around | |
Down, down, down ... |
I got sunshine in my stomach | |
Like I just rocked my baby to sleep | |
I got sunshine in my stomach | |
But I can' t keep me from creeping sleep | |
Sleep, deep in the deep | |
Rockface moves to press my skin | |
White liquids turn sour within | |
Turn fastturn sour | |
Turn sweatturn sour | |
Must tell myself that I' m not here | |
I' m drowning in a lake of fear | |
Bottled in a strong compression | |
My distortion shows obsession | |
In the cave | |
Get me out of this cave! | |
If I keep selfcontrol | |
I' ll be safe in my soul | |
And the childhood belief | |
Brings a moments relief | |
But my cynic soon returns | |
And the lifeboat burns | |
My spirit just never learns | |
Stalactities, Stalagmites | |
Shut me in, lock me tight | |
Lips are dry, food is dry | |
Feel like burning, stomach churning | |
I' m dressed up in a white costume | |
Padding out leftover room | |
Body stretching, feel the wretching | |
In the cage | |
Get me out of this cage! | |
In the glare of a light | |
I see a strange kind of sight | |
Of cages joined to form a star | |
Each person can' t go very far | |
All tied to their things | |
They are netted by their strings | |
Free to flutter in memories of their wasted wings | |
Outside the cage I see my brother John | |
He turns his head so slowly round | |
I cry out " Help!" before he can be gone | |
And he looks at me without a sound | |
And I shout out " John, please help me!" | |
But he does not even want to try to speak | |
I' m helpless in my violent rage | |
And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek | |
And I watch him turn again and leave the cage | |
My little runaway | |
In a trap, feel a strap | |
Holding still, Pinned for kill | |
Chances narrow that I' ll make it | |
In the cushioned straightjacket | |
Just like 22nd street | |
And they got me by their neck and feet | |
Pressure' s building, can' t take more | |
My headache' s charge, my earache' s roar | |
in this pain | |
Get me out of this pain! | |
If I could turn to liquid | |
I could fill the cracks up in the rock | |
But I know that I am solid | |
And I am my own bad luck | |
Outside John disappears and my cage dissolves | |
And without any reason my body revolves | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Turning around | |
Just spinning around | |
Down, down, down ... |
I got sunshine in my stomach | |
Like I just rocked my baby to sleep | |
I got sunshine in my stomach | |
But I can' t keep me from creeping sleep | |
Sleep, deep in the deep | |
Rockface moves to press my skin | |
White liquids turn sour within | |
Turn fastturn sour | |
Turn sweatturn sour | |
Must tell myself that I' m not here | |
I' m drowning in a lake of fear | |
Bottled in a strong compression | |
My distortion shows obsession | |
In the cave | |
Get me out of this cave! | |
If I keep selfcontrol | |
I' ll be safe in my soul | |
And the childhood belief | |
Brings a moments relief | |
But my cynic soon returns | |
And the lifeboat burns | |
My spirit just never learns | |
Stalactities, Stalagmites | |
Shut me in, lock me tight | |
Lips are dry, food is dry | |
Feel like burning, stomach churning | |
I' m dressed up in a white costume | |
Padding out leftover room | |
Body stretching, feel the wretching | |
In the cage | |
Get me out of this cage! | |
In the glare of a light | |
I see a strange kind of sight | |
Of cages joined to form a star | |
Each person can' t go very far | |
All tied to their things | |
They are netted by their strings | |
Free to flutter in memories of their wasted wings | |
Outside the cage I see my brother John | |
He turns his head so slowly round | |
I cry out " Help!" before he can be gone | |
And he looks at me without a sound | |
And I shout out " John, please help me!" | |
But he does not even want to try to speak | |
I' m helpless in my violent rage | |
And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek | |
And I watch him turn again and leave the cage | |
My little runaway | |
In a trap, feel a strap | |
Holding still, Pinned for kill | |
Chances narrow that I' ll make it | |
In the cushioned straightjacket | |
Just like 22nd street | |
And they got me by their neck and feet | |
Pressure' s building, can' t take more | |
My headache' s charge, my earache' s roar | |
in this pain | |
Get me out of this pain! | |
If I could turn to liquid | |
I could fill the cracks up in the rock | |
But I know that I am solid | |
And I am my own bad luck | |
Outside John disappears and my cage dissolves | |
And without any reason my body revolves | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Keep on turning | |
Turning around | |
Just spinning around | |
Down, down, down ... |