The Light Dies Down on Broadway

Anthony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett

As he walks along the gorge's edge,
He meets a sense of yesteryear.
A window in the bank above his head
Reveals his home amidst the streets.

Subway sounds, the sounds of complaint
The smell of acid on his gun of paint.
As it carves out anger in a blood-red band,
Destroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand�
My home.
Is this the way out from this endless scene?
Or just an entrance to another dream?
And the light dies down on Broadway.

But as the skylight beckons him to leave,
He hears a scream fro far below.
Within the raging water, writhes the form
Of brother John, he cries for help.

The gate is fading now, but open wide,
But John is drowning, I must decide
Between the freedom I had in the rat-race,
Or to stay forever in this forsaken place�
Hey John!
He makes for the river and the gate is gone,
Back to the void where it came from.
And the light dies down on Broadway.

Trivia about the song The Light Dies Down on Broadway by Genesis

When was the song “The Light Dies Down on Broadway” released by Genesis?
The song The Light Dies Down on Broadway was released in 1998, on the album “Genesis Archive 1: 1967-75”.
Who composed the song “The Light Dies Down on Broadway” by Genesis?
The song “The Light Dies Down on Broadway” by Genesis was composed by Anthony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett.

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