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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Guitar
Roger King
Roger King
Keyboards
Craig Blundell
Craig Blundell
Drums
Jonas Reingold
Jonas Reingold
Bass
Rob Townsend
Rob Townsend
Saxophone
Nad Sylvan
Nad Sylvan
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Composer
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Songwriter
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Composer
Tony Banks
Tony Banks
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Producer
Benedict Fenner
Benedict Fenner
Recording Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Verse 1]
Early morning Manhattan
Ocean winds blow on the land
Movie-Palace is now undone
The all-night watchmen have had their fun
Sleeping cheaply on the midnight show
It's the same old ending - time to go
Get out!
[Verse 2]
It seems they cannot leave their dream
There's something moving in the sidewalk steam
[Chorus]
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Verse 3]
Nightime flyers feel their pains
Drugstore take down the chains
Metal motion comes in bursts
The gas station can quench that thirst
Suspension cracked on unmade road
The trucker's eyes read 'Overload'
[Verse 4]
And out on the subway
Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Exits into daylight
Spraygun hid
[Chorus]
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Verse 5]
The lamb seems right out of place
Yet the Broadway street scene
Finds a focus in its face
Somehow it's lying there
Brings a stillness to the air
Though man-made light
At night is very bright
There's no whitewashed victim
As the neons dim
To the coat of white
[Verse 6]
Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Wipes his gun
He's forgotten what he did
[Chorus]
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Verse 7]
Suzanne tired, her work all done
Thinks money - honey - be on - neon
Cabman's velvet glove sounds the horn
And the sawdust king spits out his scorn
Wonder-women you can draw your blind!
Don't look at me! I'm not your kind
'Cause I'm Rael!
Something inside me has just begun
Lord knows what I have done
[Chorus]
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
On Broadway
On Broadway
On Broadway
[Outro]
They say the lights are always bright on Broadway
They say there's always magic in the air
Mmm, say the lights are always bright on Broadway
They say there's always magic in the air
In the air
In the air
In the air
Written by: Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks

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