Upcoming Concerts for Peter Gabriel

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Allan Schwartzberg
Allan Schwartzberg
Drums
Dick Wagner
Dick Wagner
Guitar
Jimmy Maelen
Jimmy Maelen
Percussion
Jozef Chirowski
Jozef Chirowski
Keyboards
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Michael Gibbs
Michael Gibbs
Conductor
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
Michael Gibbs
Michael Gibbs
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Ezrin
Bob Ezrin
Producer
Brian Christian
Brian Christian
Recording Engineer
Dan Roe
Dan Roe
Assistant Engineer
De Harris
De Harris
Recording Engineer
Edel Griffith
Edel Griffith
Assistant Engineer
Jim Frank
Jim Frank
Recording Engineer
Keith Grant
Keith Grant
Recording Engineer
Richard Chappell
Richard Chappell
Additional Engineer
Robert Hrycyna
Robert Hrycyna
Recording Engineer
Robert Stasiak
Robert Stasiak
Recording Engineer
Rod O'Brien
Rod O'Brien
Recording Engineer
Tony Cousins
Tony Cousins
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When the night shows
The signals grow on radios
All the strange things
They come and go as early warnings
Stranded starfish have no place to hide
Still waiting for the swollen Easter tide
There's no point in direction
We cannot even choose a side
[Verse 2]
I took the old track
The hollow shoulder across the waters
On the tall cliffs
They were getting older, sons and daughters
The jaded underworld was riding high
Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky
And as the nail sunk in the cloud
The rain was warm and soaked the crowd
[Verse 3]
Lord, here comes the flood
We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood
If again the seas are silent, in any still alive
It'll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you're runnin' dry
[Verse 4]
When the flood calls
You have no home, you have no walls
In the thunder crash
You're a thousand minds within a flash
Don't be afraid to cry at what you see
The actor's gone, there's only you and me
And if we break before the dawn
They'll use up what we used to be
[Verse 5]
Lord, here comes the flood
We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood
If again the seas are silent, in any still alive
It'll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you're runnin' dry
[Verse 6]
Lord, here comes the flood
We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood
If again the seas are silent, in any still alive
It'll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry
[Verse 7]
Drink up, dreamers, you're runnin' dry
Written by: Peter Gabriel
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