Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Light Dies Down On Broadway, artist - Genesis.
Date of issue: 17.11.1974
Song language: English
The Light Dies Down On Broadway |
As he walks along the gorge’s edge |
He meets a sense of yesteryear |
A window in the bank above his head |
Reveals his home amidst the streets |
Subway sounds, the sounds of complaint |
The smell of acid on his gun of paint |
As it carves out anger in a blood-red band |
Destroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand |
My home |
Is this the way out from the endless scene? |
Or just an entrance to another dream? |
And the light dies down on Broadway |
But as the skylight beckons him to leave |
He hears a scream from far below |
Within the raging water, writhes the form |
Of brother John, he cries for help |
The gate is fading now, but open wide |
But John is drowning, I must decide |
Between the freedom I had in the rat-race |
Or to stay forever in this forsaken place |
Hey John! |
He makes for the river and the gate is gone |
Back to the void where it came from |
And the light dies down on Broadway |