Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off
Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes
As the sound of motorcars fades in the night time
I swear I saw your face change, it didn't seem quite right
And it's hello babe, with your guardian eyes so blue
Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true

Coming closer with our eyes, a distance falls around our bodies
Out in the garden, the moon seems very bright
Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly
The seventh walks in front with a cross held high in hand
And it's hey babe your supper's waiting for you
Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true?

I've been so far from here
Far from your warm arms
It's good to feel you again
It's been a long long time
Hasn't it?

I know a farmer who looks after the farm
With water clear, he cares for all his harvest
I know a fireman who looks after the fire

You, can't you see he's fooled you all
Yes, he's here again
Can't you see he's fooled you all?
Share his peace, sign the lease
He's a supersonic scientist
He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man
Look, look into my mouth he cries
And all the children lost down many paths
I bet my life you'll walk inside
Hand in hand
Gland in gland
With a spoonful of miracle
He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary
We will rock you, rock you little snake
We will keep you snug and warm

Wearing feelings on our faces while our faces took a rest
We walked across the fields to see the children of the West
But we saw a host of dark skinned warriors standing still below the ground

Waiting for battle

The fight's begun, they've been released
Killing foe for peace, bang, bang, bang
Bang, bang, bang
And they've given me a wonderful potion
'Cause I cannot contain my emotion
And even though I'm feeling good
Something tells me I'd better activate my prayer capsule

Today's a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate
The order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord

Wandering in the chaos the battle has left
We climb up the mountain of human flesh
To a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life
A young figure sits still by a pool
He's been stamped "Human Bacon" by some butchery tool
He is you

Social Security took care of this lad
We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower
A flower?

If you go down to Willow Farm
To look for butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies
Open your eyes, it's full of surprise
Everyone lies like the fox on the rocks
And the musical box
Oh, there's Mum and Dad, and good and bad
And everyone's happy to be here

There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag
He used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag
The frog was a prince
The prince was a brick, the brick was an egg, the egg was a bird
(Fly away you sweet little thing, they're hard on your tail)
Hadn't you heard? (they're going to change you into a human being!)
Yes, we're happy as fish and gorgeous as geese
And wonderfully clean in the morning

We've got everything, we're growing everything
We've got some in, we've got some out
We've got some wild things floating about
Everyone, we're changing everyone
You name them all, we've had them here
And the real stars are still to appear
(All change!)

Feel your body melt
Mum to mud to mad to dad
Dad diddley office, Dad diddley office
You're all full of ball
Dad to dam to dumb to mum
Mum diddley washing, Mum diddley washing
You're all full of ball

Let me hear your lies, we're living this up to the eyes
Ooh, aah, na-na-na
Momma I want you now

And as you listen to my voice
To look for hidden doors, tidy floors, more applause
You've been here all the time
Like it or not, like what you got
You're under the soil (the soil, the soil)
Yes, deep in the soil (the soil, the soil, the soil!)
So we'll end with a whistle and end with a bang
And all of us fit in our places

With the guards of Magog, swarming around
The Pied Piper takes his children underground
Dragons coming out of the sea
Shimmering silver head of wisdom looking at me
He brings down the fire from the skies
You can tell he's doing well by the look in human eyes
Better not compromise, it won't be easy

666 is no longer alone
He's getting out the marrow in your backbone
And the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock and roll
Gonna blow right down inside your soul
Pythagoras with the looking glass reflects the full moon
In blood, he's writing the lyrics of a brand-new tune

And it's hey babe, with your guardian eyes so blue
Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true?
I've been so far from here, far from your loving arms
Now I'm back again
And babe, it's gonna work out fine

Can't you feel our souls ignite?
Shedding ever-changing colours
In the darkness of the fading night
Like the river joins the ocean
As the germ in a seed grows
We have finally been freed to get back home

There's an angel standing in the sun
And he's crying with a loud voice
"This is the supper of the mighty one"
Lord of Lords, King of Kings
Has returned to lead his children home
To take them to the new Jerusalem


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    (1) Welcome to the annotated lyrics to the epic song that is the 23 minute long opus, "Supper's Ready"! Such a complex work as this can be befuddling to the average listener, and so these noted are provided for the complete lunatic who wishes to know more. The information here is from various sources, some of them cited and others not, as this is not meant to be an academic work. Most sources are as accurate as possible, however, and hopefully there is not too much of the editor's belief imposed onto the structure of the song, as it should be left up to the listener/reader. One of the main sources is The Genesis Discography by members of the online magazine Paperlate, from the section on song meanings, collecting various anecdotes from band members and other sources. Wkipedia and other internet resources were also used. Several books on the band and it's members were used as well. Finally, the story in red that accompanies the lyrics is from a programme handed out during one of the early tours. Peter Gabriel is quoted as saying: "I really felt that I was writing about myself in a lot of ways...". One story Peter would tell to introduce the song at shows went like this: "Old Michael, walked past the pet shop - which was never open - into the park - which was never closed. And in the park was a very smooth, clean green grass. So Michael, took off all his clothes, and began rubbing his flesh into the wet, clean green grass. He accompanies himself with a little tune...It went like this... (Sometimes Phil Collins would pretend he wasn't listening by saying "I'm sorry everybody, I wasn't actually paying attention to what he was saying", then start playing a jazzy little riff on the hi-hat. Peter would then improvise some vocal sounds like "Bom tiddly BAM toodly doobim toodoo" or something like that.) Beneath the ground, the dirty brown writhing things, called worms, interpreted the pitter patter from above as rainfall. Rainfall in worm-world means two things: Mating and Bathtime. Both of these experiences were found thoroughly enjoyable to the worm colony...simultaneously. And within seconds, the entire surface of the park was a mass of dirty, brown, soggy, writhing forms. He was still pleased - Old Michael, and he began whistling a tune this time, to accompany himself. It went like this: (At this point Phil would again play the hi-hat and Peter would whistle a version of the hymn "Jerusalem" [more of which in note (37)] ) Jerusalem Boogie to us perhaps, but to the birds it meant THE SUPPER IS READY!" Who are these birds? And to what does Supper's Ready refer to? Fasten your seatbelt and read onwards... (2) Lover's Leap (sometimes spelled as Lovers Leap or Lovers' Leap), is a toponym given to a number of locations of varying height, usually isolated, with the risk of a fall and the possibility of a deliberate jump. Legends of romantic tragedy are often associated with a Lovers' Leap. Symbolically, it can mean any endeavour of uncertain ending taken upon a pair of lovers - a leap together into the unknown, with all the possible turbulence that could force two lovers apart. It is from this place that our lovers embark on this tale, in as ordinary a setting as a sitting room. (3) The turning off of the television is important, as it illustrates that the events of this apocalyptic tale are taking place in the here-and-now, and not some time in the distant past or far future. (4) Gabriel: "The first sequence was about a scene that happened with me and Jill [Gabriel's then wife]..." John Anthony, the Charisma records house producer, befriended Peter and Jill more than the rest of the band. One night, Anthony went with Jill and Peter to her parent's flat at the Old Barracks in Kensington Palace. G: "It was one night at Jill's parents' house in Kensington, when everyone had gone to bed...we'd just been talking to John...there's this strange room in the house in Kensington...I can never sleep there. It was decorated in turquoise and purple which are colours that are both quite high in the frequency range, and I think it was like an echo chamber for what was going on. It was late at night, and we were tired and all the rest, so it was quite easy for us to hallucinate or whatever...we hadn't been drinking or drugging, but...there was this girl who was an old girlfriend of John's andwas trying to get back at him or something, and she was into magic and that sort of thing..." Anthony: "Jill and I were having a conversation about power and strength and will. Suddenly I was aware that the whole room's atmosphere had changed, Jill had gone into some sort of trance. Suddenly the windows blew in, followed by extreme cold, followed by this psychic phenomenon." G: "...[Jill and I] saw other faces in each other, and I was very frightened, in fact. It was almost as if something else had come into us, and was using us as a meeting point. The curtain flew wide open, though there was no wind, and the room became ice cold..." A: "Neither Peter, Jill, or I were doing drugs or drinking. I realized it was a basic manifestation. I have seen it before, the room was full of cold astral smoke, psychic ether. The thing that scared me was that it started moving in the form of a tourbillion - the great wheel that projects spirits into the astrosphere. It is nothing to do with death. It is a phenomenon that can occur with people with strong psyches. If you go through one there is a good chance that if you come back you will never be the same." (5) G: "And I did feel that I saw figures outside, figures in white cloaks, and the lawn I saw them on wasn't the lawn that was outside. It was just like a Hammer horror film, except it was for real...I was shaking like a leaf, and in a cold sweat. ..Jill suddenly became a medium, and started spouting in a different voice...and it is very strange when someone you live with suddenly starts talking with another voice, and eventually I made a cross with a candlestick and something and held it up to Jill when she was talking in this voice...she sort of reacted like a wild animal. John and I had to hold her down. And the rest of the night we eventually quietened her down, and made her a cup of tea, and tried to talk her through. Then she slept downstairs in the sitting room, but neither I nor John slept a wink that night. Fortunately it hasn't happened since because it terrified her. At the same time, some weird things happened at the place where she worked, and at her house. These notes arrived with dates on them...her birth-date, and another date that was coming up in a month's time. We could only assume it was this girl who was trying to get back at her. We were very frightened when the date came up, and I stayed with Jill all day, checking that she wouldn't be...nothing could happen to her...no one could come and kill her, or something like this. Fortunately, we went past that date, and when twelve'o'clock came, and the day was over, I was very happy. Anyway, that's how I got into thinking about good and evil, and forces working against each other. That's the sort of thing that Supper's Ready was...fed on. This was the thing, you see. This is why I was put into this sate of mind really, only because the cross had worked. The cross, as a thing, meant nothing to me. I did it because I had seen horror films, and...just anything really that might have worked. I had experienced a sense of evil at that point - I don't know how much of this was going on inside my head and how much was actually happening, but it was an experience I could not forget and was the starting point for a song about the struggle between good and evil." Gabriel has also been quoted by some as saying he felt he was "led" to the various sources he used in putting together the lyrics for the song. (6) A highly disciplined scientific religion brings to mind an entity like L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology, or Aleister Crowley's Scientific Illuminism, the latter of which was a huge influence on the cult-like theories combining science and magic in the writings of Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, and Antero Ali. (7) The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man is an interesting character. In the programme we are told that the two lovers come across a town with two characers - the other is a Farmer. Since the Farmer is mentioned in the lyrics, it is assumed that the Fireman is the G.E.S.M. who looks after the "Fire". Although we are not told specifically what the Fire is, we can also make the assumption that it is probably not good, as fire has a habit of burning and destroying things. So, in broad terms, the Farm is the force of nuturing and caring and helping things to grow, and the Fire is the opposite force. This Farm can be connected to the idea of Willow Farm, later in the song. The G.E.S.M. claims that he has found a new ingredient to fight the Fire. The lyrics speak of a "spoonful of miracle." We are told we can share the peace he offers, but have to sign a lease to obtain it. We are told that his claims are actually a lie, and that he is fooling everyone. This makes him a False Prophet of Peace. The very fact that he is claiming to offer a sanctuary that will last forever guaranteed in an uncertain world where nothing can really be guaranteed is, in itself impossible for any man. (This doesn't stop a lot of businesses from having a similar approach...) The children though, hand-in-hand and gland-in-gland (denoting sexual conjoining?) want to believe and are more easily swayed, and so will go where his words direct them ("look into my mouth he cried... I'll bet my life you'll walk inside") This is the kind of behaviour expected of the Anti-Christ in biblical literature. (8) What could this new ingredient be, that can fight the Fires of destruction? (9) 1. A petty falsehood; a fib. 2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle. [Origin unknown.] (10) The Farmer seems to tend his farm with clear water. Is this the true way of fighting fire? Compare with the character in the song Stagnation who kneels down to drink some water that has hopefully not been contaminated by nuclear destruction. Also, compare with the lyrics of Gabriel's later solo song "San Jacinto", where the indian pledges to continue to drink from the stream. (11) The G.E.S.M. is apparently stoking the fires of destruction whilst offering a cure for it's ills. Compare with modern business practices. (12) An interesting interpretation of a super-sonic scientist would be a musician... (13) Who are these children? Could they be your average every-day generation of children exposed to advertising and music, who want to believe in something? (14) These lines are apparently sung by those children "lost down many paths". The symbol of the snake is usually connected to the serpent in the Garden of Eden who tempted Eve to eat the Apple from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This snake is apparently being rocked - which could mean as in a gently swaying motion to aid in sleep or as in a rock band pacifying it's listeners. (Cobras are supposed to be charmed by the flute music that "soothes the savage beast".) Also, compare Jim Morrisson of the Doors' "ride the snake" motif. Is it the children of every generation that continues to keep the snake snug and warm? (15) Ikhnaton is a rare usage of the name of an Egyptian Pharoah intitially named Amenhotep IV, (meaning "the spirit of Amon is satisfied") but changed to Akhenaten, or Ikhnaton (meaning "servant of the Aten") to emphasize his allegiance to the newer cult of Aten which he attempted to make the sole religion of Egypt. Akhenaten's chief wife was Nefertiti, made world-famous by the discovery of her exquisitely moulded and painted bust, now displayed in the Altes Museum of Berlin. Ikhnaton has been called by historian "the first individual in history", as well as the first monotheist, first scientist, and first romantic. On the contrary, Nicholas Reeves in his book Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet portrays a totally different image of Pharaoh, seeing his religious reformations as mere attempts for centralizing power and solidify his role as "divine monarch". Akhenaten is known to have initiated at least one campaign into Nubia Ikhnaton's fanaticism was his undoing. He defaced every monument carved with the name of Amon, previously the greatest god of Egypt. The Aten cult died with Ikhnaton because the sentiments of the priesthood and the people were outraged by his destruction of their traditions and by his terror-filled reign. Compare Ikhnaton's reign to the actions of the Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man, and ask why he would call forth Ikhnaton and his "merry" band of warriors to attack all those who aren't under the sway of his religion.? (16) The programme has Itsacon spelled Its-a-Con.

    (17) Once again we have the G.E.S.M. offering eternal life, but only if they are a part of his religion. Compare with modern Church practices.

    (18) To activate one's prayer capsule is an interesting science-fiction type of phrase. It also implies that the followers of the G.E.S.M.'s relgion no longer rely on personal initiative to send thoughts and well wishes to those around them in prayer - all they have to do is pop a pill, and their prayers are sent. Compare this to the current practice in medicine, where instead of costing a fortune in insurance to have regular visits to a psycho-analyst, the chemical companies make it cheaper to simply hand out prozac or similar antidepressants.

    (19) This was a phrase that the bandmembers of Genesis heard their first producer Jonathan King utter on more than one occasion. (20) An interesting phrase, which seems to imply that Social Security, usually the public insurance that helps people in their waning years, is actually the thing that has "taken care" of this lad, as in a phrase often used in movies, to "take care" of a character, or to get rid of them. Compare with modern theories of Social Security, which competely opposite of the thing which it claims to do, predict a rather dire future for upcoming generations. (21) The Myth of Narcissus: Hellenic version This is a moral tale in which the proud and unfeeling Narcissus is punished by the gods for having spurned all his female pursuers. It is thought to have been intended as a cautionary tale addressed to young men. Until recently, the only source for this version was a segment in Pausanias (9.31.7), about 150 years after Ovid. A very similar account was discovered among the Oxyrhynchus papyri in 2004, an account that predates Ovid's version by at least fifty years. In this story, Ameinias, a young man, loved Narcissus but was scorned. As a way of rebuffing Ameinias, Narcissus gave him a sword, which Ameinias used to kill himself on Narcissus' doorstep; he prayed to Nemesis that Narcissus would one day know the pain of unrequited love. This curse was fulfilled when Narcissus became entranced by his own reflection in a pool. He only realized that it was his reflection after trying to kiss it. As he leaned forward to look at himself in the pool of water, he fell in and drowned. Roman version In the tale told by Ovid, Echo, a nymph, falls in love with a vain youth named Narcissus, who was the son of the blue Nymph Leirope of Thespia. The river god Cephisus had once encircled Leirope with the windings of his streams, and thus trapping her, had seduced the nymph. Concerned about the baby's welfare, Leirope went to consult the prophet Teiresias regarding her son's future. Teiresias told the nymph that Narcissus "would live to a ripe old age, as long as he never knew himself." One day when Narcissus was out hunting stags, Echo stealthily followed the handsome youth through the woods, longing to address him but unable to speak first. When Narcissus finally heard footsteps and shouted "Who's there?", Echo answered "Who's there?" And so it went, until finally Echo showed herself and rushed to embrace the lovely youth. He pulled away from the nymph and vainly told her to leave him alone. Narcissus left Echo heartbroken and she spent the rest of her life in lonely glens, pining away for the love she never knew, until only her voice remained. Eventually he became thirsty and went to drink from a stream. As he saw his reflection, he fell in love with it, not knowing that it was him. As he bent down to kiss it, it seemed to "run away" and he was heart broken. He grew thirstier but he wouldn't touch the water for fear of damaging his reflection, so he eventually died of thirst and self love, staring at his own reflection. In pity the gods changed Narcissus into a lovely flower bending its head over…The narcissus flower grew where he died. This is the point during the live shows of Supper's Ready when Peter Gabriel would don the famous "flower mask", by Gabriel's own admission, partly inspired by the BBC children's programme The Flower Pot Men. (22) This is one of the first instances of Peter Gabriel's explorations into the transformation and transmutaion of things, which The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway would be his pinnacle statement with Genesis. Everyone lies here. Why? Is it because false things transmute into true things and back again? The fox on the rocks is here, with a rather obscure german spelling to have it match the spelling of rocks - another transformation. The Musical Box is mentioned, and in the lyrics of that song "...the Nurse will tell you lies, of a Kingdom beyond the Skies" (23) From an interview in 1980: G: "The land [on the farm where I lived as a child] used to belong to my grandfather, and there is a big house, Coxhill, which is lived in by a guru now. It's the house where I imagined the story of 'Musical Box' taking place, a big Victorian manor with wood paneling, a billiard room, and croquet lawn. I used to look at the dragonflies - butterflies, flutterbies, gutterflies! They used to fly around the river on the farm and now, fifteen years later, they have all dissapeared, which is sad." (24) Is this, then, the goal of all this transformation? Humanism? The line "happy as geese" seems to be connected with note (27) (25) The "All Change!" whistle is what they used to do (and occasionally still do) at train stations when you disembarked for a connection from a different platform. (26) Compare with the line "nobody needs to discover me - I'm back again.." from Trespass. Having been in this place all along, and being a seed under the soil waiting for Spring to germinate, it would appear that the soil is some kind of purgatory. (27) Apocalypse (Greek: Ἀποκάλυψις Apokálypsis; "lifting of the veil") is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the majority of humankind. Today the term is often used to refer to the end of the world, which may be a shortening of the phrase apokalupsis eschaton which literally means "revelation at the end of the æon, or age". We are told in the programme that it is specifically the apocalypse of St. John which is happening in full progress that the lovers return to, seeing the process anew, perhaps, after going through the transformational changes in Willow Farm, and becoming seeds. What is the nature of these seeds? Into what will they grow? 9/8 refers to the musical time signature of this part of the song. That's nine eighth notes every measure. Note that "the delicious talents of Gabble Rachet" is replaced on the programme by "the delicious talents of wild geese". In Brewer's Dictionray of Phrase and Fable, under the entry for Gabble Rachet it says: See Gabriel's Hounds! Under the entry for Gabriel's Hounds it says: "Gabriel's Hounds, also called Gabble rachet. Wild geese. The noise of geese in flight is like that of a pack of hounds in full cry. The legend is that they are the sould of unbaptized children wandering through the air till the Day of Judgement." The early backing vocals in the band were jokingly refered to as "The Hounds." (28) In the reissue interviews, Gabriel tells us that one of the explorations in making this piece was numerology, and that if you equate a numerical value for each letter of the western alphabet you get 1-26. Therefore the value of the letter F would be 6. The letter O would be 15 (1+5 =6) and the letter X would be 24 (2+4=6). He said this was part of trying to illustrate the mixing of the pagan and christian worlds. (29) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gog_and_Magog (30) The legend of the Pied Piper: The Pied Piper of Hamelin' is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning. In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a man dressed in pied garments appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the townsmen a solution for their problem with the rats. The townsmen in turn promised to pay him for the removal of the rats. The man accepted, and thus played a musical pipe to lure the rats with a song into the Weser River, where all of them drowned. Despite his success, the people reneged on their promise and refused to pay the rat-catcher. The man left the town angrily, but returned some time later, seeking revenge. On St. John's Day while the inhabitants were in church, he played his pipe again, this time attracting the children of Hamelin. One hundred and thirty boys and girls followed him out of the town, where they were lured into a cave and never seen again. Depending on the version, at most two children remained behind (one of whom was lame and could not follow quickly enough, the other one was deaf and followed the other children out of curiosity) who informed the villagers of what had happened when they came out of the church. Other versions (but not the traditional ones) claim that the Piper lured the children into the river and let them drown like the rats or led the children to a cave on Köppen Hill or Koppelberg Hill (outside of Hamelin) or a place called Koppenberg Mountain and returned them after payment or that he returned the children after the villagers paid several times the original amount of gold. Some researchers believe that the tale has inspired the common English phrase "pay the piper", although others disagree. To "pay the piper" means to face the inevitable consequences of one's actions, possibly alluding to the story where the villagers broke their promise to pay the Piper for his assistance in ridding the town of the rats. The phrase sometimes refers to a financial transaction but often does not. Compare this to the music industry attempting to sell records to the youth, and the differences between "underground" music and mainstream music. A further mention could be the fact that Pink Floyd's first release was entitled "Piper at the Gates of Dawn", and that they are often though of as one of the pioneers of underground psychedelic music. (31) Compare these lines from the Book of Revelations - 13:1 And, I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a Human(s); and the number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six - - 666. (32) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast (33) To have a backbone is commonly understood as having characteristics whcih make one tough, and able to survive difficult times. To be getting the marrow out of someone's backbone would be to make them weaker. (34) The seven trumpets is a reference to the Book of Revelations - 8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. The seven seals is a concept of Christian eschatology, which comes from the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, where a book with seven seals is described in Revelation 5:1. The seven seals are opened by The Lamb (presumably Jesus), one by one. Each opening of a seal is followed by some event or series of events. When each of the first four seals are opened, a horse and its rider appear and are described. These are commonly referred to as the four horsemen / four horses of the Apocalypse. The opening of the fifth seal is followed by a vision of those that were "slain for the word of God" (Revelation 6:9) When the sixth seal is opened, there is a "great earthquake," and signs appear in heaven. (Revelation 6:12-6:14) Also, 144,000 servants of God are "sealed ... in their foreheads" in Revelation 7. When the seventh seal seal is opened, seven angels with trumpets begin to sound, one by one. The events of the seventh seal are further subdivided by the events following each angel sounding their trumpet. This seal is opened in Revelation 8, and the seventh angel does not sound until Revelation 11. The seven trumpets in Supper's Ready appear to be playing rock-and-roll and causing quite a sensation... (35) Pythagoras and his students believed that everything was related to mathematics and that numbers were the ultimate reality and, through mathematics, everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles. According to Iamblichus, Pythagoras once said that "number is the ruler of forms and ideas and the cause of gods and demons." Compare this with Peter's programme where Pythagoras - a greek extra in this drama - is deliriously happy that he has measured out just enought milk and honey on his cornflakes - a measurement of taste? Is there really no accounting for taste? Scientifically speaking - yes. Also, if number is the cause of gods and demons, then compare this with note (32). Pythagoras was very interested in music, and so were his followers. The Pythagoreans were musicians as well as mathematicians. Pythagorean tuning is the basis of modern western musical scales. The Pythagoreans elaborated on a theory of numbers, the exact meaning of which is still debated among scholars. Pythagoras believed in something called the "harmony of the spheres." He believed that the planets and stars moved according to mathematical equations, which corresponded to musical notes and thus produced a symphony Religiously, Pythagoras was a believer of metempsychosis. He believed in transmigration, or the reincarnation of the soul again and again into the bodies of humans, animals, or vegetables until it became moral. Compare this belief with the events occuring during "Willow Farm" A legend, taken from Brewer's Dictionary, describes his writing on the moon: Pythagoras asserted he could write on the moon. His plan of operation was to write on a looking-glass in blood, and place it opposite the moon, when the inscription would appear photographed or reflected on the moon's disc. (36) Some think that "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" is a folklore variation of the logical tautology that "X = X" and that in this context is a reference to certainty and faith--being absolutely convinced of the ultimate victory of good over evil and that a God and Heaven do indeed exist. The Egg symbolism continues in other Genesis lyrics and indeed into all of Peter Gabriel's solo work, and will be discussed in detail later. (37) "And did those feet..." is, of course, the first part of name of the poem "And did those feet in ancient time", by William Blake. Today it is best known as the hymn "Jerusalem", with music written by C. Hubert H. Parry in 1916, and popularized during World War I. That music is performed in part as "Jerusalem Boogie" by the band during the live show of Supper's Ready (see note (1) ), and a version of it performed by Emerson Lake and Palmer on their album "Brain Salad Surgery". And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen?

    And did the Countenance Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark satanic mills?

    Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire!

    I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land. The poem was inspired by the apocryphal story that a young Jesus, accompanied by his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, travelled to England and visited Glastonbury. This legend is linked to an idea in the Book of Revelation ( 3:12 and 21:2) describing a Second Coming wherein Jesus establishes a new Jerusalem. The Christian Church in general, and the English Church in particular, used Jerusalem as a metaphor for Heaven, a place of universal love and peace. The poem therefore implies that the visit of Jesus briefly created heaven in England and this is contrasted with the 'dark Satanic mills'. The term "dark Satanic mills", which entered the English language from this poem, is sometimes interpreted as referring to the early industrial revolution and its destruction of nature. "Aching Men's Feet" refers to this poem. The aching feet of all those still working hard to build a New Jerusalem. It is also a play on words of "Making Ends Meet", which could refer to making one's bills balance, or indeed, making two ends of something meet to form a circle. (38) Souls igniting and shedding ever changing colours brings to mind the interior jacket drawing by Paul Whitehead. It is this act of igniting souls that will make the darkness fade away. (39) Here we are brought back to the Watcher's statement in "Watcher of the Skies" - "Will you survive the Ocean of Being?". The mentioning of a river in Genesis lyrics usually refers to an allegory or metaphor for "The River of Life", or the paths we lead from birth to death. Rivers commonly lead to oceans, and so the River of Life leads to the Ocean of Being. This is a common vision in much poetry and lyrics. King Crimson's "Islands", for instance, addresses the John Donne quote "No man is an island.". Think about such phrases as "two ships passing in the night", refering not to vessels of the sea, but to two people who might have had a great chemistry together, but instead for whatever reason missed each other, or had only a brief time spent together. Or phrases such as "Big fish or Little fish" when talking about business entities with a lot of influence or only a little influence.
    Also compared here is a germ in a seed that grows. This brings to mind the phrase "germ of an idea". Also it is connected with note (26) and (27). (40) Who is free to get back home? All the souls of children lost down many paths? All the seeds growing underground, growing up to reach the Sun? Compare with Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill: "Son," he said, "You can pack your things I've come to take you home." (41) This is a reference to the Book of Revelations: 19:17 I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God. This passage of Scripture refers to the bodies of the wicked dead left-over after the forces of the AntiChrist are supernaturally destroyed - the birds are called to feast on the flesh of the wicked. Hence, the song's title: Supper's Ready. Birds also have a great amount of symbolism in poetry and progressive rock lyrics. (42) So in the end, Peter Gabriel seems to hope, or perhaps believe, that we will all find a place of peace in the massive changes that are occuring to the human race right now in this part of history. Biblically, the New Jerusalem is mentioned in Revelation 21, where it describes Mankind reuniting with God. After completing the lyrics in this section, Gabriel would then pick up and raise an active blacklight tube, holding it near himself, upraised with both hands, as though it were a sword. Gabriel would be the only one lit onstage at this point and would actually appear to be glowing from the combination of blacklight, his reflective white costume and fluorescent makeup. Gabriel considered this effect to be a theatrical way of symbolizing the victory of good/light over evil/darkness. Some believe this "glowing" also reflects a spiritual transformation, changing from a fleshly body to a spiritual one as is depicted in the Biblical Rapture, also referenced in the preceding lyrics, "Can't you feel our souls ignite..". A last word: G: Often I felt that I could talk to the audience through the band's material, and the audience would understand what I was trying to say, and I would have a release, and a conversation with the audience through that. I was singing my heart out there when I used to sing the 'New Jerusalem'...I was singing for my life. I was saying this is good over evil, and...you know, it was an old fashioned gesture, but I meant it and I was fighting. Whew!

    Madpropheton November 29, 2008   Link
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    I think it's always helpful to go to the source:

    5.15 - What is Supper's Ready all about? Who is Gabble Ratchet?

    "There was one particular incident that gave me the inspiration for Supper's Ready. There was this room at the top of Jill's (his wife) parents' house. The room was the coldest part of the house. I always used to get the shivers when i went in there. It was covered in strong purple and turquoise wallpaper. Everything was bright purple and turquoise. Anyway, we had this strange evening up there which ended with Jill feeling like she'd been possessed. It was extremely frightening. I don't know how to explain it - it was as if she had had a fit, or something. I experienced a sense of evil at that point - I saw another face in her face. I don't know how much of this was going on inside my head and how much was actually happening, but it was an experience i could not forget and was the starting point for a song about the struggle between good and evil." - peter gabriel

    home.att.net/~los.endos/genesis/faq/faq.htm

    quenteon August 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    I don't think this song is the story of "right versus wrong" as has been described by other posters nor do I think it pushes a Christian religious agenda either... I think it's a study of Transformation and Struggle (on the micro, macro and interpersonal levels), and the realizing that we are all Inputs - yet individually subject to – a great swinging pendulum which we contribute to, yet can never control. Gabriel witnesses Jill’s trip/possession – (the inspiration for the song) which inspires him to explore the way we are all "possessed" on an/the individual level (read: victims) of the "alien” Self which seems to run the show (i.e. addiction, anger, societal and familiar pressures, warfare, etc.).

    The song is the study/conversation of opposing Yin-Yang forces which is very different from the West's GOOD-BAD judgment - it's not religious in a traditional Western sense, though the song references Western religion. These guys are fairly young (not even 30), and they want to discuss heavy subjects in the vernacular most significant to them as a band brought up in a conservative 1950's Christian culture.

    Gabriel understands that the Individual is itself a battleground between great opposing forces. It honestly desires innocence, peace, personal freedom, escape from corruption, free-will on its own terms (Narcissus turns into a flower) yet - though this part of us reaches desperately and futilely out to the Great - we are helplessly/continually overwhelmed by a power greater than ourselves (upbringing, culture, history, time, progress, profit, etc.) to which we contribute though never control. We can not help but be an echo of our heritage. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Landmark is a mirage, a diversion – yet remains a personally timeless aspiration for individuals struggling to realize its power in their lives and by doing so improve the world. It is a fight that Life has programmed and instilled in all of us.

    steinbeckthepearlon June 01, 2007   Link
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    I really love this kind of music. The problem is that im only 15 so i could never see any of the concerts, ive seen a video of the concert in which they play Supper's Ready, it was awesome but no where near as cool as it would be to see them in real life. Im an outcast to my friends in the music world, they all listen to like metal and all that crap. It depresses me that no one my age can open their eyes to such a great genre.

    Rhayaderon July 23, 2008   Link
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    One more thing from the same web site:

    For a more unique explanation, this annotation comes from a program from the Foxtrot or early Selling England tours: i) Lover's Leap

    In which two lovers are lost in each other's eyes, and found again transformed in the bodies of another male and female. ii) The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man

    The lovers come across a town dominated by two characters: one a benevolent farmer, and the other the head of a highly disciplined scientific religion. The latter likes to be known as "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" and claims to contain a secret new ingredient capable of fighting fire. This is a falsehood, an untruth, a whopper and a taradiddle, or to put it in clearer terms; a lie. iii) Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men

    Who the lovers see clad in grays and purples, awaiting to be summoned out of the ground. At the G.E.S.M.'s command they pour forth, from the bowels of the earth, to attack all those without an up-to-date "Eternal Life Licence" which were obtainable at the head office of the G.E.S.M.'s religion. iv) How Dare I Be So Beautiful?

    In which our intrepid heroes investigate the aftermath of the battle and discover a solitary figure, obsessed by his own image. They witness an unusual transmutation, and are pulled into their own reflections in the water. v) Willow Farm

    Climbing out of the pool, they are once again in a different existence. They're right in the middle of a myriad of bright colours, filled with all manner of objects, plants, animals and humans. Life flows freely and everything is mindlessly busy. At random, a whistle blows and every single thing is instantly changed into another. vi) Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)

    At one whistle the lovers become seeds in the soil, where they recognize other seeds to be people from the world in which they had originated. While they wait for Spring, they are returned to their old world to see the Apocalypse of St. John in full progress. The seven trumpeters cause a sensation, the fox keeps throwing sixes, and Pythagoras (a Greek extra) is deliriously happy as he manages to put exactly the right amount of milk and honey on his corn flakes. vii) As Sure as Eggs is Eggs (Aching Mens' Feet)

    Above all else an egg is an egg. 'And did those feet ..............' making ends meet.

    As for Gabble Ratchet - apparently it is the sound of wild geese that heralds the arrival of archangels (or something similar).

    quenteon August 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    Supper's Ready (1) I. Lovers' Leap (2)

    In which two lovers are lost in each other's eyes, and found again transformed in the bodies of another male and female. Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off. (3) Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes. As the sound of motor cars fades in the night time, I swear I saw your face change, (4) it didn't seem quite right. ...And it's hello babe with your guardian eyes so blue Hey my baby don't you know our love is true.

    Coming closer with our eyes, a distance falls around our bodies. Out in the garden, the moon seems very bright, Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly. The seventh walks in front with a cross held high in hand. (5) ...And it's hey babe your supper's waiting for you. Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true.

    I've been so far from here, Far from your warm arms. It's good to feel you again, It's been a long long time. Hasn't it?

    II. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man

    The lovers come across a town dominated by two characters: one a benevolent farmer, and the other the head of a highly disciplined scientific religion. (6) The latter likes to be known as "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" (7) and claims to contain a secret new ingredient capable of fighting fire. (8) This is a falsehood, an untruth, a whopper and a taradiddle, (9) or to put it in clearer terms; a lie. I know a farmer who looks after the farm. (10) With water clear, he cares for all his harvest. I know a fireman who looks after the fire. (11)

    You, can't you see he's fooled you all. Yes, he's here again, can't you see he's fooled you all. Share his peace, Sign the lease. He's a supersonic scientist, (12) He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man. Look, look into my mouth he cries, And all the children lost down many paths, (13) I bet my life you'll walk inside Hand in hand, gland in gland With a spoonful of miracle, He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man.

    We will rock you, rock you little snake, We will keep you snug and warm (14)

    III. Ikhnaton (15) and Itsacon (16) and their Band of Merry Men

    Who the lovers see clad in grays and purples, awaiting to be summoned out of the ground. At the G.E.S.M.'s command they pour forth, from the bowels of the earth, to attack all those without an up-to-date "Eternal Life Licence" which were obtainable at the head office of the G.E.S.M.'s religion. (17)

    Wearing feelings on our faces while our faces took a rest, We walked across the fields to see the children of the West, But we saw a host of dark skinned warriors standing still below the ground, Waiting for battle.

    The fight's begun, they've been released. Killing foe for peace...bang, bang, bang. Bang, bang, bang... And they're giving me a wonderful potion, 'Cos I cannot contain my emotion. And even though I'm feeling good, Something tells me I'd better activate my prayer capsule. (18)

    Today's a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate. The order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord.

    IV. How Dare I Be so Beautiful? (19) In which our intrepid heroes investigate the aftermath of the battle and discover a solitary figure, obsessed by his own image. They witness an unusual transmutation, and are pulled into their own reflections in the water. Wandering through the chaos the battle has left, We climb up a mountain of human flesh, To a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life. A young figure sits still by a pool, He's been stamped "Human Bacon" by some butchery tool. (He is you) Social Security took care of this lad. (20) We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower. A flower? (21)

    V. Willow Farm

    Climbing out of the pool, they are once again in a different existence. They're right in the middle of a myriad of bright colours, filled with all manner of objects, plants, animals and humans. Life flows freely and everything is mindlessly busy. At random, a whistle blows and every single thing is instantly changed into another. (22)

    If you go down to Willow Farm, to look for butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies (23) Open your eyes, it's full of surprise, everyone lies, like the focks on the rocks, and the musical box. Oh, there's Mum & Dad, and good and bad, and everyone's happy to be here.

    There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag, he used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag. The frog was a prince, the prince was a brick, the brick was an egg, the egg was a bird. (Fly away you sweet little thing, they're hard on your tail) Hadn't you heard? (They're going to change you into a human being!) (24) Yes, we're happy as fish and gorgeous as geese, and wonderfully clean in the morning.

    We've got everything, we're growing everything, We've got some in We've got some out We've got some wild things floating about Everyone, we're changing everyone, you name them all, We've had them here, And the real stars are still to appear.

    ALL CHANGE! (25)

    Feel your body melt; Mum to mud to mad to dad Dad diddley office, Dad diddley office, You're all full of ball.

    Dad to dam to dum to mum Mum diddley washing, Mum diddley washing, You're all full of ball.

    Let me hear you lies, we're living this up to the eyes. Ooee-ooee-ooee-oowaa Momma I want you now.

    And as you listen to my voice To look for hidden doors, tidy floors, more applause. You've been here all the time, (26) Like it or not, like what you got, You're under the soil (the soil, the soil), Yes, deep in the soil (the soil, the soil, the soil!). So we'll end with a whistle and end with a bang and all of us fit in our places.

    VI. Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet) (27)

    At one whistle the lovers become seeds in the soil, where they recognize other seeds to be people from the world in which they had originated. While they wait for Spring, they are returned to their old world to see the Apocalypse of St. John in full progress. The seven trumpeters cause a sensation, the fox keeps throwing sixes, (28) and Pythagoras (a Greek extra) is deliriously happy as he manages to put exactly the right amount of milk and honey on his corn flakes.

    With the guards of Magog, (29) swarming around, The Pied Piper takes his children underground. (30) Dragons coming out of the sea, Shimmering silver head of wisdom looking at me. He brings down the fire from the skies, You can tell he's doing well by the look in human eyes. Better not compromise. It won't be easy. (31)

    666 is no longer alone, (32) He's getting out the marrow in your back bone, (33) And the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock and roll, Gonna blow right down inside your soul. (34) Pythagoras with the looking glass reflects the full moon, In blood, he's writing the lyrics of a brand new tune. (35)

    And it's hey babe, with your guardian eyes so blue, Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true, I've been so far from here, Far from your loving arms, Now I'm back again, and babe it's gonna work out fine.

    VII. As Sure as Eggs is Eggs (36) (Aching Men's Feet)

    Above all else an egg is an egg. 'And did those feet ..............' (37) making ends meet.

    Can't you feel our souls ignite Shedding ever changing colours, in the darkness of the fading night, (38) Like the river joins the ocean, as the germ in a seed grows (39) We have finally been freed to get back home. (40)

    There's an angel standing in the sun, and he's crying with a loud voice, "This is the supper of the mighty one", Lord of Lords, King of Kings, (41) Has returned to lead his children home, To take them to the new Jerusalem.

    Jerusalem = A place of peace. (42)

    Madpropheton November 29, 2008   Link
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    This to me is deeply spiritual. I agree it can have different meanings depending on your current state of mind, but here's mine: Losing connection with a loved one (that can be a spouse, or your version of a higher being). Loss of belief. Then a wandering around through life. this is like most of us. We start out as children believeing blindly in love and faith, grow up into young adults and grow cynical, cold, doubtful freaks, then, if lucky, find a redemption somehow, somewhere. This is a common theme in many movies and books. I think this may be Gabriel's take on it.

    pshow99on April 07, 2005   Link
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    I believe it is about mankind reconnecting with his spiritual side, which has been lost through technology. He turns of the "TV", then confronts all the demons that have led us down false empty paths. The GESM is advertising, and the pursuit of money. The path of trying to be something we are not. Over time we lost our humanity, became self centered, and forgot how to love. Of course the song is full of Christian references, but that is our culture, what we identify with. Anyway, after fighting the internal struggle, kicking our addiction to greedy self-indulgent lives, we reconnect with the spiritual. We learn to love again. We rediscover happiness. We are reborn. Or is it simply some dude coming home after a long day, spends a little time with his Wife, has supper, then falls asleep and dreams? No matter how you slice it, a true work of art.

    CidDitherson November 08, 2014   Link
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    Song Fact

    I haven't seen anyone remarking on the line in Willow Farm: 'the fox on the rocks and the musical box'. That inspired Paul Whitehead's most memorable cover image (the idea of a 'foxy lady') and choice of album title, and in turn for Gabriel to appear dressed accordingly in fox head and his wife's dress during a performance of 'The Musical Box'. The word 'FOX' is the number of the beast (Revelation 13) in numerological systems, F=6, O=15=6(0), X=24=6(00). Peter Gabriel says in the 2007 DVD that was indeed his intention.

    The use of Christian symbolism and mythology is obvious elsewhere. The title is of the song is from Revelation 19, resolved by Word of God arriving and taking charge on his White Horse, 'King of King and Lord of Lords'. 'Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.'

    I don't see Christian myth in the other songs of the album, but whether by serendipity or design, they contribute other themes in preparation for Supper's Ready: humans ascending from the Earth in 'Watcher of the Skies' (Arthur C Clarke references); metempsychosis or transfer of faces and consciousness between different times in 'Time Table'; tyranny and abuse of power and reshaping humanity in 'Get Em Out By Friday'; and false prophecy and the power of time and tide over kings in 'Can-Utility and the Coastliners'.

    radio4headon May 22, 2021   Link
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    My Interpretation

    Originally I misheard the climactic verse of 'Apocalypse In 9/8', and I sort of prefer my mishearing.

    '666 is the name of the law'. Everything on Earth has now become corrupted - it won't be easy - evil has complete power and the people are subjugated on pain of the worst Earthly punishments for speaking truth.

    'He's getting out the metal [rather than marrow] in your backbone' - much the same really except with an added connotation of becoming a machine or cybernetic slave.

    'In fact, he's writing the lyrics [of this song] - Oh, they grabbed you too!' where this is said by the male narrator to the songwriter, who is maybe also his female companion with whom he is reunited.

    'He' is either the Beast, or Pythagoras who is into the numerology and mythos of the Beast (as I said elsewhere, Gabriel consciously used the numerology of 'Fox'=666). By building the fear of the evil and tyranny through song we have been aiding its power. This seems to be the ultimate defeat and hopelessness until we hear the tubular bells bring redemption. (See also Breakfast of Champions where the writer is implicated in the plot; this was supposedly influential on LLDOB and incidentally provided the title for 'Blue Monday'.)

    'the lyrics of a brand new tune' still makes less sense to me: it would be lyrics for a tune, and the tune that follows is actually a reprise of 'Lover's Leap'. Or is this verse, rather than continuing the dramatic threat as it appears to be musically, actually the resolution, and the new tune is the love of God? I find that interpretation less satisfactory in terms of telling the story of Revelation, where the supper of the mighty one (which comes later) is the resolution.

    Note the hypothesis that St John experienced his apocalypse under the influence of psilocybin (see John Allegro) - Genesis's songbook was not written under the influence of psychedelics except by proxy!

    radio4headon May 22, 2021   Link

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