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A Trick of the Tail Lyrics by Genesis

Platinum Collection

1976

[Verse 1]
Bored of the life in the city of gold
He'd left and let nobody know
Gone were the towers he had known from a child
Along with a dream of a life
He traveled the wide open road
The blinkered arcade
In search of another to share in his life
Nowhere, everyone looked so strange to him
[Chorus]
They got no horns and they got no tail
They don't even know of our existence (They don't even know)
Am I wrong to believe in the city of gold
That lies in the deep distance? He cried (They don't even know)
[Verse 2]
And wept as they led him away to a cage
"Beast that can talk," read the sign
The creatures, they pushed and they prodded his frame
And questioned his story again
But soon they grew bored of their prey
The beast that can talk?
More like a freak or publicity stunt
Oh-oh-oh, no
[Chorus]
They got no horns and they got no tail
They don't even know of our existence (They don't even know)
Am I wrong to believe in the city of gold
That lies in the deep distance? He cried (They don't even know)
[Bridge]
And broke down the door of the cage and marched on out
He grabbed the creature by the scruff of his neck, pointing out
"There, beyond the bounds of your weak imagination
Lie the noble towers of my city, bright and gold
Let me take you there, show you a living story
Let me show you others such as me
Why did I ever leave?"
[Chorus]
They got no horns and they got no tail
They don't even know of our existence (They don't even know)
Am I wrong to believe in the city of gold
That lies in the deep distance? (They don't even know)
He cried and wept
[Verse 3]
And so we set out with the beast and his horns
And his crazy description of home
After many days journey, we came to a peak
Where the beast gazed abroad and cried out
We followed his gaze and we thought
That maybe we saw a spire of gold
No, a trick of the eye, that's all
But the beast was gone and a voice was heard
[Chorus]
"They got no horns and they got no tail
They don't even know of our existence (They don't even know)
Am I wrong to believe in the city of gold
That lies in the deep distance?" (Hello friend, welcome home)
Credits
Genesis

Genesis

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