The Light Dies Down On Broadway (2008 Digital Remaster)

Song The Light Dies Down On Broadway (2008 Digital Remaster)
Artist Genesis
Album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Lyrics

[00:20.25] As he walks along the gorge's edge,
[00:25.87] He meets a sense of yesteryear.
[00:32.27] A window in the bank above his head
[00:38.16] Reveals his home amidst the streets.
[00:45.20] Subway sounds, the sounds of complaint
[00:49.91] The smell of acid on his gun of paint.
[00:54.59] As it carves out anger in a blood-red band,
[00:59.28] Destroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand;
[01:04.56] My home.
[01:10.10] Is this the way out from this endless scene?
[01:15.49] Or just an entrance to another dream?
[01:19.88] And the light dies down on Broadway.
[01:35.26] But as the skylight beckons him to leave,
[01:41.39] He hears a scream fro far below.
[01:48.10] Within the raging water, writhes the form
[01:54.01] Of brother John, he cries for help.
[02:00.66] The gate is fading now, but open wide,
[02:05.41] But John is drowning, I must decide
[02:10.36] Between the freedom I had in the rat-race,
[02:15.70] Or to stay forever in this forsaken place;
[02:20.05] Hey John!
[02:26.03] He makes for the river and the gate is gone,
[02:31.16] Back to the void where it came from.
[02:35.86] And the light dies down on Broadway.