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And Through The Wire Lyrics
And through the wire I hear your voice
And through the wire I touch the power
And through the wire I see your face
It's through the wire
Friday night, you're staying at home I want you
I'm tickling and clicking a metronome I want you
Prowling the waterhole-I wait for the kill I want you
Pressure's building-overspill I want you
And through the wire You are secure
And through the wire We can talk
And through the wire We can walk
It's through the wire
Watchmaker steadies his delicate hand I want you
For barbeque parties on blood red sands I want you
Caught in the strugle tight on the rod I want you
Bring out the devil to bring out the god I want you
And through the wire I hear your voice
And through the wire I touch the power
And through the wire I see your face
It's through the wire
Driving 'round the city rings
Staring at the shape of things
I talk in pictures not in words
Overloaded with everything we said
be careful where you tread
Watch the wire
And through the wire You are secure
And through the wire We can talk
And through the wire We can walk
And through the wire We're clinging like leeches
And through the wire We push out tailormade speeches
And through the wire We get so strange across the border
We get so strange across the border
And through the wire I touch the power
And through the wire I see your face
It's through the wire
I'm tickling and clicking a metronome I want you
Prowling the waterhole-I wait for the kill I want you
Pressure's building-overspill I want you
And through the wire We can talk
And through the wire We can walk
It's through the wire
For barbeque parties on blood red sands I want you
Caught in the strugle tight on the rod I want you
Bring out the devil to bring out the god I want you
And through the wire I touch the power
And through the wire I see your face
It's through the wire
Staring at the shape of things
I talk in pictures not in words
Overloaded with everything we said
be careful where you tread
Watch the wire
And through the wire We can talk
And through the wire We can walk
And through the wire We're clinging like leeches
And through the wire We push out tailormade speeches
And through the wire We get so strange across the border
We get so strange across the border
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I think it's about maintaining a long-distance relationship with a woman, with a lot of time spent on the telephone. These lyrics seem even more relevant today, with the Internet and video conferencing ('And throught the wire I see your face'), and so many new relationships starting up because of the Internet.
"i talk in pictures, not in words."
yes you do, peter. :D
Yes, yes he does. :)
Yes, yes he does. :)
Songs like this are examples of Peter Gabriel at his best. While perhaps not commercially appealing, this is a fantastic song.
oh lord. i'm not sure, but this song might be about.. a guy trying to distract himself from thinking about something (a woman?) he wants with lots of random things?.. that "i want you" sounds so innocent. oh lord.. also, peter's voice sounds awesome in "overloaded with everything we said".
This song is about his friendship with Phil Collins, and the 'underground' means they had to employ to communicate with each other without it exploding across the fanmags. 'Watchmaker steady his delicate hands'.
I don't know what it is about this song, but it's my favorite one from the album.
I think it's about a long-distance relationship. I also think it's a good song, but shouldn't be on the album, or at least in the place it is on the album.