Cover art for Indigo by Peter Gabriel
Jun. 2, 19781 viewer

Indigo Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's too late, this model's out of date
Got every spare part
But there ain't much heart inside here
Not like the start
I was good at the art of survival
I've always tried to keep my troubles deep inside
Where I can hide them
Now I'm open wide

[Verse 2]
When it ends, again I'll see my friends
They'll give me a lift, I've been running adrift, so easy
Shifting the gear, I've got nothing to fear
From a showdown
I'll go down quiet
And the kids downstairs making a hell of a din
I'm all alone getting a quote
For the wages of sin

[Chorus]
Beyond the indigo, indigo
Where the chilly winds, winds will blow
My time is running low and
Gonna cross the dark, dark river
Gonna see my good life-giver
Better cover my yellow liver
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
All right, I'm giving up the fight
I didn't know when I'd be
A stranger again in my own land

The days are okay
But oh, how I hate those long nights
You understand?
Darling, please just hold my hand
You feel so warm in the eye of the storm

[Outro]
I'm going away
I'm going away
I'm going away
See you again someday
Darling, I'm going away
Feel like I'm going away
This time I'm going away

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A song from Peter Gabriel’s second solo album, this track tells the story of a old man coming to terms with his approaching death.

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Recorded At
Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, Holland
Release Date
June 2, 1978
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