Genesis - We can´t dance - 1991

Último trabajo de estudio con Phil Collins al frente, ya que la grifa Genesis reaparecería con Tony Banks y Michael Rutherford acompañados de otro vocalista (Ray Wilson) en el álbum "Calling all stations" de 1997. 

Excelentes canciones rock/pop como corresponde a un trío de músicos con mucho oficio, donde quedan sólo unas pocas reminiscencias o guiños del pasado progresivo de la banda ("Living forever", "Fading lights").

LIVING FOREVER

" Living Forever "

 (Banks / Collins / Rutherford, main lyricist Banks) 

 I'm feeling so confused today

 They've gone and changed the rules again

 Cos in my life I'm trying hard

 To do it all so I can remain

 Healthy and sane

 I'll live forever, always one more tomorrow

 Living forever, always one more tomorrow

 I heard it on the radio

 Too much of what they said wasn't so

 And now we've got to do those things

 That they thought before were so wrong

 To be healthy and strong

 And live forever, always one more tomorrow

 Living forever, always one more tomorrow

 I know we don't need you

 I know we don't believe you

 You don't really have the answers

 You think you know better

 You think it really matters

 You just want to rule over everybody's lives

 I think i'll change my life today

 Gone are the times of taking care

 And I really don't need a reason why

 All I need is all in a day

 Survive in a way

 Or just till tomorrow, there's always one more tomorrow

FADING LIGHTS

El swing de "I can´t dance" o el clima especial de "Dreaming while you sleep" son algunos de los puntos altos de ésta entrega, así como la emotividad de la historia detrás de "Driving the last spike".

DRIVING THE LAST SPIKE

 " Driving The Last Spike "

 (Banks / Collins / Rutherford, main lyricist Collins) 

 In the early 1800's

 Large groups of mainly unskilled labourers built England's Railways

 The cost in human terms alone was very high... 

 Leaving my family behind me

 Not knowing what lay ahead

 Waving goodbye, as I left them in tears

 Remembering all we'd said

 I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers

 I asked Him for guidance and strength

 But the simple beliefs of a simple man

 Lay in His hands, and on my head

 I gave everything that they wanted

 But still they wanted more

 We sweat and we toiled

 Good men lost their lives

 I don't think they knew what for

 I sold them my heart

 I sold them my soul

 I gave everything I had

 Ah but they couldn't break my spirit

 My dignity fought back

 Fightback

 Can you hear me

 Can you see

 Don't you hear me

 Don't you see

 We worked in gangs for all we were worth

 The young boys pulling the wagons

 We were digging the tunnel, shifting the earth

 It was then that it happened

 No-one knew how the cracks appeared

 But as it fell they all disappeared

 Stone fell like rain

 Can you hear me

 Can you see

 Don't you hear me

 Can you breathe

 The smoke cleared, the dust it settled

 No one knew how many had died

 All around there were broken men

 They'd said it was safe, they'd lied

 You could hear the cries, you could smell the fear

 But good fortune that day was mine

 And it occurred to me the heart of a good man

 It seems is hard to find

 Can you hear me

 Can you see

 Don't you hear me

 Don't you see

 We worked, how we worked like

 The devil for our pay

 Through the wind, through the snow

 And through the rain

 Blasting and cutting through Gods country like a knife

 Sweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better life

 Ah but I can hear my childrens' cry

 I can see the tears in their eyes

 Memories of those i've left behind

 Still ringing in my ears

 Will I ever go back again

 Will I ever see her face again

 I'll never forget that night

 As they waved goodbye to their fathers

 We came from the North

 And we came from the South

 With picks and with spades

 And a new kind of order

 Showing no fear of what lies up ahead

 They'll never see the likes of us again

 Driving the last spike

 Lifting and laying the track

 With blistering hands

 The sun burning your back

 Oh but I can hear my childrens' cry

 I can see the tears in their eyes

 Memories of those i've left behind

 Still ringing in my ears

 Well i'll always remember that night

 As they waved goodbye to their fathers

 We followed the rail, we slept under the stars

 Digging in darkness, and living with danger

 Showing no fear of what lies up ahead

 They'll never see the likes of us again

 Can you hear me

 Can you see

 Don't you hear me

 Don't you see

La crítica a los telepredicadores con mucho humor estilo Collins es otro punto alto en "Jesus he knows me".

Y no faltan las baladas como "Tell me why", "Hold on my heart" (excelente).  

JESUS HE KNOWS ME

  " Jesus He Knows Me "

 (Banks / Collins / Rutherford, main lyricist Collins) 

 You see the face on the TV screen

 Coming at you every Sunday

 See that face on the billboard

 That man is me

 On the cover of the magazine

 There's no question why I'm smiling

 You buy a piece of paradise

 You buy a piece of me

 I'll get you everything you wanted

 I'll get you everything you need

 Don't need to believe in hereafter

 Just believe in me

 Cos Jesus he knows me

 And he knows I'm right

 I've been talking to Jesus all my life

 Oh yes he knows me

 And he knows I'm right 

 And he's been telling me

 Everything is alright

 I believe in the family

 With my ever loving wife beside me

 But she don't know about my girlfriend

 Or the man I met last night

 Do you believe in God

 Cos that's what I'm selling

 And if you wanna get to heaven

 I'll see you right

 You won't even have to leave your house

 Or get outta your chair

 You don't even have to touch that dial

 Cos I'm everywhere

 And Jesus he knows me

 And he knows I'm right

 I've been talking to Jesus all my life

 Oh yes he knows me

 And he knows I'm right

 Well he's been telling me

 Everything's gonna be alright

 Won't find me practising what I'm preaching

 Won't find me making no sacrifice

 But I can get you a pocketful of miracles

 If you promise to be good, try to be nice

 God will take good care of you

 Just do as I say, don't do as I do

 I'm counting my blessings

 I've found true happiness

 Cos I'm getting richer, day by day

 You can find me in the phone book

 Just call my toll free number

 You can do it anyway you want

 Just do it right away

 There'll be no doubt in your mind

 You'll believe everything I'm saying

 If you wanna get closer to him

 Get on your knees and start paying

 Cos Jesus he knows me

 And he knows I'm right

 I've been talking to Jesus all my life

 Oh yes he knows me

 And he knows I'm right

 Well he's been telling me

 Everything's gonna be alright, alright

 Jesus he knows me

 Jesus he knows me, you know...

HOLD ON MY HEART

I CAN´T DANCE

GENESIS

Tony Banks: Teclados

Phil Collins: Percusión, batería, voz.

Mike Rutherford: Bajo, guitarra.

PROGRAMA

(Autoría de las músicas Banks,Collins,Rutherford / Letras de Collins salvo indicadas)

01.No Son Of Mine

02.Jesus He Knows Me

03.Driving The Last Spike

04.I Can't Dance

05.Never A Time (L:Rutherford)

06.Dreaming While You Sleep (L:Rutherford)

07.Tell Me Why

08.Living Forever (L:Banks)

09.Hold on My Heart

10.Way Of The World (L:Rutherford)

11.Since I Lost You

12.Fading Lights (L:Banks)

DREAMING WHILE YOU SLEEP

" Dreaming While You Sleep "

 (Banks / Collins / Rutherford, main lyricist Rutherford) 

 In and out of darkness, in and out of sleep

 Trying to keep my hands upon the wheel

 Never saw the corner in the driving rain

 I never saw her step into the street

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Memories to keep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 I can never understand what went thru my mind

 I didn't stop to see what I had done

 Had to keep on driving deep into the night

 The miles between would somehow put it right

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Memories to keep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 All my life you lie silently there

 All my life in a world so unfair

 All my life and only i'll know why

 And it will live inside of me

 I will never be free all my life

 Trapped in her memory all my life

 Till the day that you open your eyes

 Please open your eyes

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Heard it on the radio, saw it on TV

 But could I take my secret to the grave

 If I had another chance, would I do the same

 Would I still deny that it was me

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Dreaming while you sleep

 Are you dreaming while you sleep?

 All my life i'll be haunted by

 All my life just one moment in time

 All my life until the day I die

 And it will live inside of me

 Oh I will never be free all my life

 Trapped in her memory all my life

 Till the day that you open your eyes

 All of my life - you lie silently there

 All my life - in a world so unfair

 All my life - and only I know why

 And it will live inside of me

 I will never be free all my life

 Trapped in her memory - all my life

 Till the day that you open your eyes

 All of my life

 Just one moment of time, all my life

TELL ME WHY

" Tell Me Why "

 (Banks / Collins / Rutherford, main lyricist Collins) 

 Mothers crying in the street

 Children dying at their feet, tell me why, ooh tell me why

 People starving everywhere

 There's too much food but there's none to spare

 Tell me why, oh tell me why

 Can you see that shaft of sunlight

 Can you see it in my eyes

 I can feel the fire that's burning

 Anger and hope so deep

 So deep within my heart but before my eyes

 For some it's too late

 Cos it seems there's no-one listening

 People sleeping in the streets

 No roof above, no food to eat, tell me why, oh tell me why

 See the questions in their eyes

 Listen to their children's cries

 Tell me why, please tell me why

 If there's a God, is he watching

 Can he give a ray of hope

 So much pain and so much sorrow

 Tell me what does he see

 When he looks at you

 When he looks at me

 What would he say

 Cos it seems there's no-one listening

 Who would think it still could happen

 Even in this time and place

 Politicians, they may save themselves

 Ah but they won't save their face

 So hope against hope it's not too late

 You say there's nothing you can do

 Is there one rule for them and one for you

 Tell me why, just tell my why

 Listen can you see that shaft of sunlight

 Can you see it in my eyes

 I can feel the fire that's burning

 Anger and hope so deep

 So deep within my heart but before my eyes

 For some it's too late

 And it seems there's no-one listening

 Hurry for me, hurry for me

 Hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry...