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Land Of Confusion Lyrics

I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street.

Now did you read the news today
They say the dangers gone away
But I can see the fires still alight
They’re burning into the night.

There's too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Just tell me why
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

Ooh superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.

This is the time
This is the place
Where we look for the future
And there's not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

I remember long ago
When the sun was shining
Ooh and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago

I won’t be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We’re not just making promises
That we know we’ll never keep.

Too many men
There's too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Just tell me why
This is a land of confusion.
Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let‘S start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for.
This is the world we live in
And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let’s start showing
Just where our lives are going to.
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I think it's about the general abuse of political power, applying to any such situation throughout the ages

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

It isn't about any particular event or war. It is a relevant at ANY point in time. The video to this song was excellently made. The guitar riff was also taken from The Who, which is subtly hinted with a last minute change made to the original lyrics. "MY GENERATION will set it right"

Oh hells yeah! Particularly when he sings "my generation will put it right........we're not just making promises, that we know WE'LL NEVER KEEP". That sounds an awful lot like the Baby Boomers who promised to change the world for the better but never kept those promises and never really intended to after all.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

It's just about how the major world powers seem intent on damaging our world. Think the spitting image / sartirical video to this song says it all.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

This song talks about the political power of the government and how they make it"the land of confusion". Song is a warning to those in power

No, not really the government. The government is just the result of the societ.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

Best video ever

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

It's about how Ronald Reagan and the Russians were going to blow up the planet in the 1980s. Pretty scary.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

This is one of those songs that was prescient and applies now even more so than when it was made, while also tying into most of human history. It's chef's finger kiss.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

Quozzerx: I don't see how that's possible since the album containing this song was released in 1986 while the Gulf War was 1991.

Cover art for Land Of Confusion lyrics by Genesis

I think quozzerx meant to say Cold War. I think it's an anti-Reagan song. The video for this song is the wierdest I've ever seen, but it's fun to watch. Download it sometime if you haven't seen it. They make fun of Ronald Reagan alot in the video too.

It discuss the greed and uncertainty of the Cold War-era 1980s, but evoke a sense of hope for the future. And indeed its such a cool song

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