Channel: Peter Gabriel

Category: Music

Tags: 1987live in athenssecurityi am willing1982over mepeter gabriellay your hands on mesat in the corner of the garden grillpg4

Description: Peter Gabriel performing Lay Your Hands on Me, from his fourth solo album, live at the Lycabettus theatre in Athens in October 1987. On stage are PG, Tony Levin (bass), David Rhodes (guitar), David Sancious (keyboards) and Manu Katché (drums). "It's a trust exercise. I had spent a long time thinking about how to bridge the border between performer and audience. I thought 'maybe the ultimate thing you could do as a performer would be to fall backwards off the stage.' - pg Listen / buy: smarturl.it/PGLiveInAthens1987 smarturl.it/PeterGabriel4 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill, with the plastic flowers on the window sill No more miracles, loaves and fishes, been so busy with the washing of the dishes Reaction level's much too high – I can do without the stimuli I'm living way beyond my ways and means, living in the zone of the in-betweens I can see the flashes on the frozen ocean, static charge of cold emotion Watched on by the distant eyes - watched on by the silent hidden spies But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well No luck, no golden chances No mitigating circumstances now It's only common sense There are no accidents round here I am willing - lay your hands on me (here) I am ready - lay your hands on me (here) I believe - lay your hands on me, over me Working in gardens, thornless roses, fat men play with their garden hoses Poolside laugh has a cynical bite, sausage speared by the cocktail satellite I walk away from light and sound, down stairways leading underground But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well It's only common sense There are no accidents round here I am willing - lay your hands on me (here) I am ready - lay your hands on me (here) I believe - lay your hands on me , over me, over me, Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me , over me