Supper’s Ready

Lyrics

[Part I: Lover's Leap] [Verse 1: Peter Gabriel] Walking across the sitting room I turn the television off Sitting beside you I look into your eyes As the sound of motor cars Fades in the nighttime I swear I saw your face change It didn't seem quite right [Chorus: Peter Gabriel] And it's, "Hello, babe With your guardian eyes so blue Hey, my baby Don't you know our love is true?" [Verse 2: Peter Gabriel] Coming closer with our eyes A distance falls around our bodies Out in the garden The moon seems very bright Six saintly shrouded men Move across the lawn slowly The seventh walks in front With a cross held high in hand [Chorus: Peter Gabriel] And it's, "Hey, babe Your supper's waiting for you Hey, my baby Don't you know our love is true?" [Post-Chorus: Peter Gabriel] I've been so far from here Far from your warm arms It's good to feel you again It's been a long, long time, hasn't it? [Interlude: Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford] (Ahh, ah, ah-ah-ah Ahh, ah, ah-ah-ah Ahh, ah, ah-ah-ah Ahh, ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah) [Instrumental Break] [Part II: The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man] [Bridge: Peter Gabriel & Phil Collins] I know a farmer who looks after the farm With water clear, he cares for all his harvest I know a fireman who looks after the fire, ahh [Verse 3: Peter Gabriel] You, can't you see he's fooled you all? Yes, he's here again (Ahh) Can't you see he's fooled you all? Share his peace, sign the lease (Ahh-ahh) He's a supersonic scientist (Ahh-ahh) He's a guaranteed eternal sanctuary man (Ahh) [Verse 4: Peter Gabriel] "Look, look into my mouth," he cries "And all the children lost down many paths (Ahh) I bet my life you'll walk inside" Hand in hand, gland in gland (Ahh-ahh) With a spoonful of miracle (Ahh-ahh) He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary— (Ahh) [Interlude] (We will rock you, rock you little snake We will keep you snug and warm) [Part III: Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men] [Verse 5: Peter Gabriel] Wearing feelings on our faces While our faces took a rest We walked across the fields To see the children of the West But we saw a host of dark-skinned warriors Standing still below the ground Waiting for battle! [Verse 6: Peter Gabriel] Fight's begun, they've been released Killing foe for peace Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang And they're giving me a wonderful potion 'Cause I cannot contain my emotion And even though I'm feeling good Something tells me I'd better Activate my prayer capsule [Guitar Solo] [Verse 7: Peter Gabriel] Today is a day to celebrate The foe have met their fate The order for rejoicing and dancing Has come from our warlord [Instrumental Break] [Part IV: How Dare I Be So Beautiful?] [Verse 8: Peter Gabriel] Wandering in the chaos the battle has left We climb up a mountain of human flesh To a plateau of green grass And green trees full of life A young figure sits still by a pool He's been stamped "Human Bacon" By some butchery tool, he is you Social Security took care of this lad We watch in reverence as Narcissus is turned to a flower A flower? [Part V: Willow Farm] [Verse 9: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins] If you go down to Willow Farm To look for butterflies or flutter-byes or gutter-flies Open your eyes, it's full of surprise Everyone lies like the fox on the rocks And the musical box Oh, there's mum and dad and good and bad (Ah-ah-ahh, ah-ahh) And everyone's happy to be here [Verse 10: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins] There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag He used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag The frog was a prince, the prince was a brick The brick was an egg, the egg was a bird (Fly away, you sweet little thing, they're hard on your tail) Haven't you heard? (They're going to change you into a human being! *laughter*) Yes, we're happy as fish and gorgeous as geese (Ooh-na-na-na) And wonderfully clean in the morning (Ooh-na-na-na) [Bridge: Peter Gabriel] We've got everything, we're growing everything We've got some in, we've got some out We've got some wild things floating about Everyone, we're changing everyone You name them all, we've had them here And the real stars are still to appear (*whistle* All change!) [Verse 11: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins] Feel your body melt Mum to mud to mad to dad Dad-diddley-office, dad-diddley-office You're all full of ball Dad to dam to dum to mum Mum-diddley-washing, mum-diddley-washing Woo, you're all full of ball Let me hear your lies We're living this up to the eyes, ooey-ooey-ah Ooh-ah-ah-ahh, na-na-na Mama, I want you now (Na-ah) [Verse 12: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford] And as you listen to my voice (Ooh-na-na) To look for hidden doors, tidy floors, more applause (Na-na-ah, na-ah) You've been here all the time, like it or not (Ooh-ah, ooh-ah) Like what you got, you're under the soil (Ooh-ah, ooh-ah) (The soil, the soil) Yes, deep in the soil (The soil, the soil, the soil, the soil) So we'll end with a whistle and end with a bang (*whistle, bang*) (Ooh-ah) And all of us fit in our places (Ooh-ah) [Part VI: Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)] [Flute Solo] [Verse 13: Peter Gabriel] With the guards of Magog swarming around The Pied Piper takes his children underground Dragons coming out of the sea Shimmering silver head of wisdom looking at me He brings down the fire from the skies You can tell he's doing well by the look in human eyes Better not compromise, it won't be easy [Instrumental Break] [Verse 14: Peter Gabriel] 666 is no longer alone He's getting out the marrow in your backbone And the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock 'n' roll Gonna blow right down inside your soul Pythagoras with the looking glass reflects the full moon In blood, he's writing the lyrics of a brand new tune [Chorus: Peter Gabriel] And it's, "Hey, babe With your guardian eyes so blue Hey, my baby Don't you know our love is true?" [Post-Chorus: Peter Gabriel] I've been so far from here Far from your loving arms Now, I'm back again And babe, it's gonna work out fine [Part VII: As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)] [Verse 15: Peter Gabriel] Can't you feel our souls ignite? Shedding ever-changing colours In the darkness of the fading night Like the river joins the ocean As the germ in a seed grows We've finally been freed to get back home [Verse 16: Peter Gabriel] There's an angel standing in the Sun And he's crying with a loud voice "This is the supper of the mighty one" Lord of lords, king of kings Has returned to lead his children home To take them to the New Jerusalem! [Instrumental Outro]