Mad Man Moon Lyrics - A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis

Was it summer when the river ran dry, 

Or was it just another dam. 

When the evil of a snowflake in June 

Could still be a source of relief. 

O how I love you, I once cried long ago, 

But I was the one who decided to go. 

To search beyond the final crest, 

Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high. 

So I pretended to have wings for my arms 

And took off in the air. 

I flew to places which the clouds never see, 

Too close to the deserts of sand, 

Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies 

Forced me to land and take a disguise. 

I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back 

If I could find a horse not made of sand. 

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If this desert's all there'll ever be 

Then tell me what becomes of me. 

A fall of rain? 

That must have been another of your dreams, 

A dream of mad man moon. 

Hey man, 

I'm the sand man. 

And boy have I news for you; 

They're gonna throw you in gaol 

And you know they can't fail 

'Cos sand is thicker than blood. 

But a prison in sand 

Is a haven in hell, 

For a gaol can give you a goal 

goal can find you a role 

On a muddy pitch in Newcastle, 

Where it rains so much 

You can't wait for a touch 

Of sun and sand, sun and sand... 

Within the valley of shadowless death 

They pray for thunderclouds and rain, 

But to the multitude who stand in the rain 

Heaven is where the sun shines. 

The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown 

And thoughts will fly higher till the earth brings them down. 

Forever caught in desert lands one has to learn 

To disbelieve the sea. 

If this desert's all there'll ever be 

Then tell me what becomes of me. 

A fall of rain? 

That must have been another of your dreams, 

A dream of mad man moon.