Genesis - Lilywhite Lilith video free download


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He stands by a middle-aged woman, with a very pale skin who is quietly talking to herself. He discovers she is blind and asking for a guide. "What's the use of a guide if you got nowhere to go" asks Rael. "I've got somewhere to go," she replies "if you take me through the noise, I'll show you. I'm a creature of the caves and I follow the way the breezes blow."

He leads her across the room and they leave the crowd, who dismiss their departure as certain to fail.

The chamber was in confusion - all the voices shouting loud.

I could only just hear, a voice quite near say, "Please help me

through the crowd"

'Said if I helped her thru' she could help me too, but I could

see that she was wholly blind.

But from her pale face and her pale skin, a moonlight shined.

Lilywhite Lilith,

She gonna take you thru' the tunnel of night

Lilywhite Lilith,

She gonna lead you right.

When through the door, the woman leads Rael down the tunnel. The light of the chamber soon fades and despite her confident step Rael often stumbles in the darkness.

After a long walk they arrive in what Rael judges to be a big round cave, and she speaks a second time asking him to sit down. It feels like a cold stone throne.

"Rael, sit here. They will come for you soon. Don't be afraid." And failing to explain any more she walks off. He faces his fear once again.

When I'd led her through the people, the angry noise began to grow.

She said "Let me feel the way the breezes blow, and I'll show

you where to go."

So I followed her into a big round cave, she said "They're

coming for you, now don't be afraid."

Then she sat me down on a cold stone throne, carved in jade.

Lilywhite Lilith,

She gonna take you thru' the tunnel of night.

Lilywhite Lilith,

She gonna lead you right.

A tunnel is lit up to the left of him, and he begins to shake. As it grows brighter, he hears a non-metallic whirring sound. The light is getting painfully bright, reflecting as white off the walls until his vision is lost in a sort of snow blindness.

She leaves me in my darkness,

I have to face, face my fear,

And the darkness closes in on me,

I can hear a whirring sound growing near.

I can see the corner of the tunnel,

Lit up by whatever's coming here.

Two golden globes float into the room

And a blaze of white light fills the air.

Comments

9 years ago

PsychedelicBabe

Reminiscing

9 years ago

kirsi salonen

awesome song, like whole double-lp : The lamb lies down on Broadway

9 years ago

Fabrizio Bordone

Genesis - Lilywhite Lilith

9 years ago

Thunderbird1990

Man, why is that song so short ? I love it !

9 years ago

nick tarantol

no comment

10 years ago

llama guru

lillywhite <3

10 years ago

Foxdie87fg

LILITH <3

10 years ago

Craig Koebelin

Sober is the old E-F jam

11 years ago

Rezz Atrana

Your avatar is epic! Love camel :D

11 years ago

ensaimo

Not at background voices. It's clearly Phil. He'd do many bkgr voices at Peter's era.

11 years ago

Cxaxukluth666

Wasn't he Peter Gabriel?

11 years ago

Reggie Postlethwaite

Brilliant! You nailed it.

11 years ago

72Z15SS

I love this album...Thanks to my brother. Thanks Bro

11 years ago

Faye neville

Is it me or is this song one of the most underrated songs of its time....

11 years ago

egyptianminor

That same part is also present as the ending segment of Genesis' 'Fly on a Windshield', from the same album. Also,the middle section of Pink Floyd's 'Money' - Gilmour's solo - sounds directly inspired by Booker T. and the MGs 'Green Onions'.

11 years ago

dar9501

exactly.

11 years ago

egyptianminor

The main groove of Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir' also has a similar sparse, tense, minor key w/ a minor sixth feel.

11 years ago

egyptianminor

Every now and then when zapping through my ipod I get these fleeting moments when I seem to hear stuff that inspired/was the germinal source of other stuff. Right now I can't remember, but I'll get back to you when I do'. Peace.

11 years ago

egyptianminor

Great tune.Great triadic -based chorus; at 1:27 that recurring Dramatic Floydian part, that from1:45 onwards turns into this groove that likely is where Tool got inspired to write their song "Sober".

12 years ago

leofunkhowser33

The song is serious!!!!!!!!

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