The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) by Genesis
The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) by Genesis

The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978)

Genesis * Track #12 On Three Sides Live

The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
From a dense forest of tall, dark, pinewood
Mount Ida rises like an island
Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child
Hermaphroditus, son of Gods
Afraid of their love, ooh

[Verse 2]
As the dawn creeps up the sky
The hunter caught sight of a doe
In desire for, ooh, conquest
He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before

[Chorus]
"Where are you my father
Give wisdom to your son"

[Verse 3]
And as his strength began to fail
He saw a shimmering lake
A shadow on the dark green depths
Disturbed a strange tranquillity

[Chorus]
"The waters are disturbed
Some creature has been stirred"

[Verse 4]
As he rushed to quench his thirst
A fountain spring appeared before him
And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist
A liquid voice called, "Son of Gods
Drink from my spring", ooh

[Verse 5]
The water tasted strangely sweet
Behind him the voice called again
He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone
And as he did, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake

[Chorus]
"We shall be one
We shall be joined as one"

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
"Away from me cold-blooded woman
Your thirst is not mine"
"Nothing will cause us to part
Hear me, o Gods"
Unearthly calm descended from the sky
Ohh
And then their flesh and bones were strangely merged
Forever to be joined as one

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 6]
The creature crawled into the lake
A fading voice was heard
"And I beg, yes I beg, that all who touch this spring
May share my fate"

[Chorus]
"We are the one
We are the one"

[Outro]
Both had given everything they had
Ohh
A lover's dream had been fulfilled at last
Forever last beneath the lake

The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) Q&A

Who wrote The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978)'s ?

The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) was written by Mike Rutherford & Tony Banks & Phil Collins & Steve Hackett & Peter Gabriel.

Who produced The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978)'s ?

The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) was produced by Genesis.

When did Genesis release The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978)?

Genesis released The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978) on Fri Jun 04 1982.

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