home from the great escape {Chorus:} The further on I go, oh the less I know I can find only us breathing Only us sleeping Only us dreaming Only us
Something in me, dark and sticky All the time it's getting strong No way of dealing with this feeling Can't go on like this too long {Chorus:} This time
The wretched desert takes its form, the jackal proud and tight In search of you, I feel my way, though the slowest heaving night Whatever fear invents
[Aah, yeah] Jump in the water Sweet little princess Let me introduce his frogness You alone can get him singing He's all puffed up, wanna be your king
I caught sight of my reflection I caught it in the window I saw the darkness in my heart I saw the signs of my undoing They had been there from the start
I stood in this sunsheltered place 'Til I could see the face behind the face All that had gone before had left no trace Down by the railway siding In
Stand Back! Stand Back! What are those dogs doing sniffing at my feet They're on to something, picking up Picking up this heat, this heat {Chorus 1:}
River, river carry me on Living river carry me on River, river carry me on To the place where I come from So deep, so wide, will you take me on your
[Aaaaahi, byeeee] So, you know how people are When it's all gone much too far The way their minds are made Still, there's something you should know That
From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change
not one of us Not one of us No you're not one of us Not one of us Not one of us No you're not one of us There's safety in numbers When you learn to
home from the great escape [Chorus:] The further on I go, oh the less I know I can find only us breathing Only us sleeping Only us dreaming Only us
not one of us Not one of us No you're not one of us Not one of us Not one of us No you're not one of us There's safety in numbers When you learn to divide
Vertaling: Peter Gabriel. Nie een van ons.
Vertaling: Peter Gabriel. Slegs ons.