Genesis - In the Cage (Medley – Cinema Show/Slippermen) Lyrics
I got sunshine in my stomachLike I just rocked my baby to sleep.I got sunshine in my stomachBut I can't keep me from creeping sleep,Sleep, deep in the deep.Rockface moves to press my skinWhite liquid turn sour withinTurn fast - turn sourTurn sweat - turn sour.Must tell myself that I'm not here.I'm drowning in a liquid fear.Bottled in a strong compression,My distortion shows obsessionIn the cave.Get me out of this cave!If I keep my self-control,I'll be safe in my soul.And the childhood beliefBrings a moment's relief,But my cynic soon returnsAnd the lifeboat burns.My spirit just never learns.Stalactites, stalagmitesShut me in, lock me tight.Lips are dry, throat is dry.Feel like burning, stomach churning,I'm dressed up in a white costumePadding out leftover room.Body stretching, feel the wretchingIn the cageGet me out of the cage!In the glare of a light,I see a strange kind of sight;Of cages joined to form a starEach person can't go very far;All tied to their thingsThey're 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 rageAnd a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek,And I watch him turn away and leave the cage.My little runaway.(Raindrops keep failing on my head, they keep falling on my...)In a trap, feel a strapHolding still. Pinned for kill.Chances narrow that I'll make it,In the cushioned straight-jacket.Just like 22nd Street,They got me by my neck and feet.Pressures building, can't take more.My headaches charge, earaches roar.In this painGet me out of this pain.If I could change to liquid,I could fill the cracks up in the rocks.I know that I am solidAnd I am my own bad luck.Outside John disappears, my cage dissolves,without any reason my body revolves.Keep on turning,Keep on turning,Turning around,spinning around.(round, round, round, round...)--- Instrumental: Cinema Show/Slipperman ---
