 Genius Lyrics
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Phil Collins – That’s Just the Way It Is
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[Verse 1] / All day long, he was fighting for you / And he didn't even know your name / Young men come and young men go / But life goes on just the same / [Pre-Chorus] / And I don'
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Genesis – Way of the World
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If you take the tears from crying eyes / Will the hurt just disappear? / Put a weapon in the hand of a frightened man / Will he show no fear? / So we stand and we watch while the
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Phil Collins – That's All
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Just as I thought it was / Goin alright / I found out I'm wrong when I thought I was right / Its always the same its just a shame thats all / I could say day, and you'd say night
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Phil Collins – That's What You Said
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[Verse 1] / I remember the night you weren't at home / Had to work late is what I heard / That's what you said / I can never forget the way it felt / You needed some time to work
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Genesis – That's All
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“That’s All” was the band’s first of many top ten songs in the US, peaking at #6 in early 1984. It also reached the top 40 in five countries overseas including the UK.
Its genesis
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Leonard Cohen – Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
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On the 2009 Greatest Hits compilation textbook, Leonard wrote:
This song arises from an over-used bed in the Penn Terminal Hotel in 1966. The room is too hot. I can’t open the
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Phil Collins – Father to Son
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The 11th track of the album …But Seriously, the song explores the connection Phil has with his first son Simon Collins.
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Phil Collins – No Way Out
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Everywhere I turn, I hurt someone / But there's nothing I can say to change / The things I've done / Of all the things I hid from you / I cannot hide the shame / And I pray someone
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Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin – Separate Lives (Love Theme from "White Nights")
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“Separate Lives” was featured on the soundtrack to 1985 movie White Nights. It reached the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song.
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Phil Collins – Another Day in Paradise
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A protest song released as the 7th track of 4th album But Seriously in October 1989.
Interestingly, the song was the last #1 of the 1980’s and the first of the 1990’s.
Collins
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Phil Collins – On My Way
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Kenai has begrudgingly accepted Koda’s idea of them travelling together to the salmon run. Koda begins to tell a story about his mother, but Kenai rudely interrupts him and says
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Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover
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Released in 1984 on Bailey’s album Chinese Wall, “Easy Lover” is a collaboration between Phil Collins and Bailey. The song was a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic (#2 in
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Genesis – Never a Time
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There is never a time to say / 'Cause it seems to me we've lost our way / So we carry on down the road / When we live our lives haunted by / All the things we say and do / Keep on
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Joe Budden (Ft. Felicia Temple) – The Way You Love Me
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This song mainly outlines the problems Joe Budden has had in his previous relationships, and their consequences. (i.e. Depression)
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Genesis – Turn It On Again
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One of the defining hit songs released by Genesis, “Turn It On Again” describes part of the Duke story, as the title character falls in love with his television.
The track was an
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Eminem (Ft. Dido) – Stan
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In this song, Eminem corresponds with a crazed fan who becomes increasingly unhinged as the story progresses. This is one of his most well-received singles and was listed at #15 on
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Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
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Taking place in the aftermath of a breakup, “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)” is a power ballad about asking for another chance.
The song details the narrator’s feelings
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NF – Destiny
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On “Destiny,” NF raps about the want to fulfill his destiny, how he’s rising to the top, and how he focuses on the negative. The track was first previewed on his Instagram. The
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Phil Collins – Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
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This is the fourth track on the album …But Seriously, released as a single on the 16th of April 1990. The song is about a person Phil loves deeply but who has abandoned him due to
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Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) [Serious Hits...Live!]
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How can I just let you walk away / Just let you leave without a trace / When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh-ooh / You're the only one who really knew me at all
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Phil Collins – Find a Way to My Heart
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[Verse 1] / Find a way to my heart, and I will always be with you / From wherever you are, I'll be waiting / I'll keep a place in my heart, you will see it shining through / So
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