From the album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" by Genesis Running Time: 8:15 Standard tuning - Key of E flat minor (Ebm) Chord - Fingering Chord Name Scale position Bm - x24432 B minor bVI A - x02220 A major bV G - 320033 G major III Ebm - x68876 E flat minor Root Bbm - 688666 B flat minor V B - x24442 B major bVI C# - x46664 C sharp major bVII Eb - x68886 E flat major Root Ab - 466544 A flat major IV C#m - x46654 C sharp minor bVII F# - 244322 F sharp major bIII Eb(no5)- x6x87x Eb major no 5th Root F7 - 131241 F dominant 7th II Fm7 - 131141 F minor 7th II Ebm7 - x68676 Eb minor 7th Root Bb - 688766 B flat major V Abm7 - 464474 Ab minor 7th IV E - x79997 E major bII Amaj7 - 5x665x A major 7th bV Abm(9) - 468444 Ab minor add 9th IV C#m6 - x48654 C# minor add 6th bVII C#6 - x48664 C# major add 6th bVII Ddim(7)- x56767 D diminished 7th VII F - 133211 F major II Ddim - x56764 D diminished VII Fm7(no5) 1x31x1 Fm7 no 5th II Abm - 466444 A flat minor IV Ebsus4 - x799a7 Eb suspend 4th Root NOTE: The note after the chord name marks that the bass note is different from the root note of the chord. For example, "Abm/Eb" means this is still recognized as an Abm chord, but the bass plays an Eb. -------- INTRO I got sunshine in my stomach Like I just rocked my baby to sleep. I got sunshine in my stomach But I can't keep me from creeping sleep, Sleep, deep in the deep. Bm/F# - Hold -------- VERSE INTRO / -------- VERSE Ebm Bbm - 2x Rockface moves to press my skin White liquid turn sour within Turn fast - turn sour Turn sweat - turn sour. Must tell myself that I'm not here. I'm drowning in a liquid fear. Bottled in a strong compression, My distortion shows obsession -------- BRIDGE In the cave Get me out of this cave! -------- CHORUS If I keep my self-control, I'll be safe in my soul. And the childhood belief Brings a moment's relief, But my cynic soon returns And the lifeboat burns. My spirit just never learns. -------- VERSE Stalactites, stalagmites Shut me in, lock me tight. Lips are dry, throat is dry. Feel like burning, stomach churning, I'm dressed up in a white costume Padding out leftover room. Body stretching, feel the wretching -------- BRIDGE In the cage Get me out of the cage! -------- CHORUS In the glare of a light, I see a strange kind of sight; Of cages joined to form a star Each person can't go very far; All tied to their things They're netted by their strings, Free to flutter in memories of their wasted wings. -------- SOLO (Bear with me here. I'll try to space the chords depending on timing, but ultimately you'll have to listen to the song to figure it out.) Eb(no5) - 4x / / / / / / / / / - 7x / / (9)/ / (9)/ / / / / Ddim(7) Ebm - 2x Hold Eb note -------- VAMP Outside the cage I see my Brother John, He turns his head so slowly round. I cry out Help! before he can be gone, And he looks at me without a sound. And I shout out 'John please help me!' But he does not even want to try to speak. I'm helpless in my violent rage And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek, And I watch him turn away and leave the cage. My little runaway. / / - fade into verse. (HOLD Eb note.) Raindrops keep falling on my head, they keep falling on my... -------- VERSE In a trap, feel a strap Holding still. Pinned for kill. Chances narrow that I'll make it, In the cushioned straight-jacket. Just like 22nd Street, They got me by my neck and feet. Pressures building, can't take more. My headaches charge, earaches roar. -------- BRIDGE In this pain, Get me out of this pain! -------- CHORUS If I could change to liquid, I could fill the cracks up in the rocks. I know that I am solid And I am my own bad luck. Outside John disappears, my cage dissolves, without any reason my body revolves. -------- ENDING Keep on turning, Keep on turning, Turning around, spinning around. Ebm Bbm - repeatedly. End on Ebm.

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque une lutte intérieure intense et un sentiment d'emprisonnement. Le protagoniste se décrit en proie à des angoisses dévorantes et se sent comme enfermé dans une cage, où les sensations de peur et de douleur deviennent omniprésentes. Il cherche désespérément une issue, tout en exprimant sa révolte face à sa situation. Les images de stalactites et de stalagmites symbolisent une représentation d'isolement, alors que les pensées de liberté se heurtent à la réalité des chaînes qui l’entravent. Le contexte de cette œuvre reflète un voyage émotionnel complexe, illustrant des thèmes de désespoir et de recherche de délivrance. À travers des métaphores puissantes, la chanson dépeint la lutte entre le désir d'évasion et les limitations imposées par la vie. C'est une immersion dans des sentiments universels, où chacun peut ressentir cette quête de liberté et de paix intérieure.