Gabriel, Peter - I Grieve Lyrics






it was only one hour ago
it was all so different then
there's nothing yet has really sunk in
looks like it always did
this flesh and bone
it's just the way that you would tied in
now there's no-one home

i grieve for you
you leave me
'so hard to move on
still loving what's gone
they say life carries on
carries on and on and on and on

the news that truly shocks is the empty empty page
while the final rattle rocks its empty empty cage
and i can't handle this

i grieve for you
you leave me
let it out and move on
missing what's gone
they say life carries on
they say life carries on and on and on

life carries on
in the people i meet
in everyone that's out on the street
in all the dogs and cats
in the flies and rats
in the rot and the rust
in the ashes and the dust
life carries on and on and on and on
life carries on and on and on

it's just the car that we ride in
a home we reside in
the face that we hide in
the way we are tied in
and life carries on and on and on and on
life carries on and on and on

did I dream this belief?
or did i believe this dream?
now i can find relief
i grieve





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  1. c.... r....

    R.I.P. father. 1/10/2000. i still miss what's gone. Haven't been able to overcome the loss. Just learnt to live with it.

  2. b.... c....

    I lost my husband almost 3 months ago... I’m in agony. This song captures my inner feelings 💔

  3. C.... L....

    I lost my brother 38 years ago and beloved Pa 2 years ago............ sometimes it's hard to move on, life carries on but it's never the same ........... Peter sums it up for me xo

  4. M.... C....

    That last note---exactly how it feels.

    M.... C....

    Megan C {{{Hugs}}} and Prayers. Yah bless you.

  5. E.... S....

    Rest in peace and love and blessings to you, Daddy.

    Stephen Dale Schultz BORN 9/2/1957, Died, 11/12/2019.
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    E.... S....

    Ainsley Schultz So sorry for your very recent loss, praying for you and your family.

  6. R.... I....

    the day my aunty died all feelings and emotions in me died

    R.... I....

    Rishbam Iwhuruohna So sorry:( Praying for you. Sometimes grief and loss can be numbing.

  7. J.... W....

    I’m thinking if my precious late husband. Gone too early

  8. B.... R....

    Last year I lost my best friend. He was married with 4 kiddos. Died of of a sudden brain hemorrhage . I listened to this song that day. I’ve listened to it many times since then. It brings healing

    B.... R....

    Ben Rayls So sorry for the loss of your best friend. Praying for you and his family. This song is music therapy. May Yah bless you.

  9. S.... ....

    Clark should have chose his Father, fuck Lana.

  10. D.... S....

    The song I recited at my wife's funeral, and now my beloved sister.

    D.... S....

    Denis Simard This song captures everything so perfectly. So sorry for your very significant losses.

    D.... S....

    @Marie B Thank you.

  11. M.... ....

    Father, it's been 1 year. I miss you.

  12. W.... ....

    The hardest lesson for me was that life doesn't stop when you get hit hard. Birds still sing. Kids go to school. And you just had your life changed forever.

    W.... ....

    Wildcatbeer This hits me hard.

    W.... ....

    It can feel cruel, but then at other times can feel comforting.

  13. L.... A....

    for all of us
    keep moving
    keep love
    flowing
    we r forever

  14. R.... V....

    In loving memory of my Mamã who passed away last year,and loving memory of my husband who passed away this year..may the rest in Eternal Peace 🙏💔

    R.... V....

    Rene Villegas Hugs and prayers, Yah bless you and comfort you.

  15. C.... D....

    I remember when he said we would always think of 9/11 when we heard this. Who knew it would become his song.

  16. d.... ....

    I GRIEVE! I lost my only brother, my only best friend and my life will NEVER be the same! How long will I GRIEVE? Until I see you again, BROTHER! I love you Kevin!!!

    d.... ....

    So, so sorry!

    d.... ....

    With time, it will become more bearable.

    d.... ....

    Praying for you. So sorry for your loss.

  17. J.... D....

    240p u are doing a great great song bad

  18. C.... M....

    It's been 3 years since my father passed. It still hurts everyday 😢. I'll grieve for the rest of my life.

  19. X.... ....

    R.I.P. George David Carter 2nd 1954 - 2019
    It is said that we leave a piece of ourselves with everyone we've met, The part of me that's with him is happy knowing he's not in pain anymore. The part of me that's still here will miss him until that day when we meet again, and he smirks and gives me a hug, and everything's okay again. Until then I'll miss him whenever something reminds me of him..

  20. D.... N....

    The ideal soundtrack to E3 2019.

  21. D.... W....

    I still grieve for you. Yes I do ♡

  22. C.... ....

    My grandmother passed this morning of Cancer. Hardest thing I've ever had to watch. This song, rang so true with my Grandfather's passing 11 years ago. Rings just as true for hers. I'm heartbroken.

  23. M.... S....

    This song sums up how i feel everyday over the last 20 yrs after i lost My Grandfather everyday the sorrow & pain away what little of my heart thats left, 😪💔

  24. K.... K....

    A ja wróciłem do Miasta Aniołów po kilku dobrych latach i na prawdę bierze mnie na wspomnienia mimo że nikogo nie straciłem od tamtego czasu

  25. R.... D....

    4:57 My favorite part..... Life carries on & on....

  26. E.... M....

    been a year since dad died... some things your just not meant to ever get over i suppose.....

  27. R.... R....

    My brother and his 2 young sons brutally murdered on March 9th.
    I listened to it because my German friend sent it to me.

  28. M.... ....

    Capolavoro di Peter 👏👏👏👏👏

  29. P.... N....

    Em homenagem aos alunos e profissionais envolvidas na tragédia em suzano

  30. m.... o....

    Peter said on the Larry King show he rote the song I Grieve when his two daughters were in NYC on 911 and he couldn't get in touch with them

  31. M.... c....

    In loveing memory of my mom. .... love u mom see u again...... 😢

  32. S.... S....

    Right getting ready to lose my girl after 19 yrs by her side, not ready to give up on her. She wants me, carry on after her. I almost, snapped again, but didn't. There was something that pulled me out, of that darkness. Not going to say, what it was. Just knowing there is some kindness, out there, that still exist. It was just bad, as my 2008. Where almost lost everything. But, didn't. Hopefully, when she, goes. I will hopefully will find it again.

  33. J.... A....

    From the emotional toolkit. For my eldest cat that I just had to let pass today at 19 years of age.

  34. A.... S....

    Baruch dayan ha emet...

  35. b.... ....

    Heartbreaking...

  36. B.... E....

    I lost my mother today.

    B.... E....

    Branden Elmer I am so sorry.

  37. D.... R....

    He s amazing to me

  38. J.... K....

    Grief is a journey, not a destination. Once you realize that, Life carries on.

  39. k.... k....

    for Heather It was only one hour ago
    It was all so different then
    Nothing yet has really sunk in
    Looks like it always did
    This flesh and bone
    Is just the way that we are tied in
    But there's no one home
    I grieve, for you
    You leave, me
    So hard to move on
    Still loving what's gone
    They say life carries on
    Carries on and on and on and on
    The news that truly shocks
    Is the empty, empty page
    While the final rattle rocks
    It's empty, empty cage
    And I can't handle this
    I grieve, for you
    You leave, me
    Let it out and move on
    Missing what's gone
    They say life carries on
    They say life carries on and on and on
    Life carries on in the people I meet
    In everyone that's out on the street
    In all the dogs and cats
    In the flies and rats
    In the rot and the rust
    In the ashes and the dust
    Life carries…

  40. D.... K....

    RIP my dear, sweet Buddha kitty. 5-14-18, 5:47pm. He was such a good boy. My heart is broken.

  41. L.... A....

    I met my wife on " In your eyes " and " I grieve " was the song of her funeral ...
    ... for my kids I don't give up ...
    Peter Gabriel sings the soudtrack of my life

  42. d.... m....

    the older you get, the more loved ones you lose. what was once christenings, weddings, birthdays, turns into just funerals.

    d.... m....

    That seems to be true but how do we deal with that truth?

  43. S.... R....

    I think of all the Artist and free thinkers whom lost their lives in the past refusing to forget for we must stand up and keep all that is valuable and always choose good over evil. Humanity over inhumanity

  44. s.... ....

    For my mom....4 years ago today. I love you always, mom...

  45. J.... B....

    Been a huge Gabriel fan since the Genesis days. But this song caught me as my mother passed in 2004. it encapsulated what life is and how we should treat it.
    Take a breath.

  46. D.... S....

    This song is so honest -- my favorite line is *I can't handle this*. My daughter passed nearly 12 years ago and it still tears me up. Cardiac arrest in my arms when she was 22 months old she should be in 8th grade this year. Sometimes i Just need to put this song on...

  47. E.... C....

    We lost our 'Bestest Boy' last night. A sweet, gentle dog named Max.
    I had to keep up a brave face, clean up what needed cleaning, care for my daughter, and be cared for by my sweet, gentle woman.
    As soon as I was alone though, I came here, and cared for myself, letting the tears flow...

  48. J.... K....

    4:57 - Almost sounds like it was written for "Us"

  49. C.... T....

    I know this song well, choked up before it even started playing. For everyone I've lost, and those to come. The empty pages that will never be written.

  50. L.... D....

    You know every time when I hear this song it kinda reminds me of my grandfather because he passed away about six years ago and now my godmother passed away last year in 2017 and I still feel so sad and heartbroken about that because they're not with me no more and now I wish I can just kill myself or commit suicide because I can't stand it anymore of all of the death and passing away it's almost like the world is now turning into a nightmare meaning like that were all in Hell and I don't know why this is happening for the world.

    L.... D....

    Having just buried someone following a suicide on Monday, please don't go with that thought and find someone to talk to.
    We have the Samaritains here in the UK, hope you have some thing similar or can find someone.

  51. W.... A....

    Oh Papa!!!! I miss you!

  52. f.... ....

    Lost my mum 2 months ago...but my wife is more affected than me it seems, and she seems to be breaking away..this song kills me...it's so spot on. The house we live in, the car we drive, l would miss everything so much, our LIFE together...don't..leave...me....

  53. w.... ....

    If you ever wanted to know why Peter left Genesis?=== Exhibit 1.

  54. P.... 9....

    I miss my sister...

  55. e.... ....

    for my grandparents and my cat

  56. a.... d....

    ..i LOVE you, Peter Gabriel..

  57. P.... G....

    smallville

  58. o.... s....

    Its 2018 and i am still listening to this masterpiece by Peter Gabriel.

    👍

  59. B.... ....

    To our beautiful son
    Momma and daddy miss you already. 7/21/18-7/21/18 6lbs 2oz our little miracle angel
    Julian Skywalker Perez

  60. s.... w....

    We are all dying sooner or later

  61. R.... D....

    RIP Mia- my baby

  62. C.... O....

    Flashbacks...

  63. C.... ....

    It was only one hour ago
    It was all so different then
    Nothing yet has really sunk in
    Looks like it always did
    This flesh and bone
    Is just the way that we are tied in
    But there's no one home
    I grieve, for you
    You leave, me
    So hard to move on
    Still loving what's gone
    They say life carries on
    Carries on and on and on and on
    The news that truly shocks
    Is the empty, empty page
    While the final rattle rocks
    It's empty, empty cage
    And I can't handle this
    I grieve, for you
    You leave, me
    Let it out and move on
    Missing what's gone
    They say life carries on
    They say life carries on and on and on
    Life carries on in the people I meet
    In everyone that's out on the street
    In all the dogs and cats
    In the flies and rats
    In the rot and the rust
    In the ashes and the dust
    Life carries on and on and on and on
    Life carries on and on and on
    Life carries on and on and on and on
    Life carries on and on and on
    Just the car that we ride in
    The home we reside in
    The face that we hide in
    The way we are tied in
    As life carries on and on and on and on
    Life carries on and on and on
    Did I dream this belief
    Or did I believe this dream?
    Now I will find relief
    I grieve

  64. M.... ....

    very late to this party, but RIP to my youngest brother Matthew, he was 30 when he passed, this song sums it up for me , this and the part from the movie Gladiator " I will see you again, but not yet!" I love and miss you dude.

  65. L.... C....

    Jeffrey, my love, I grieve for you.

  66. o.... ....

    For my Jackson , love you bud , see you in heaven

  67. S.... M....

    Beautiful and sad

  68. C.... ....

    just watched an old Episode of NAVY CIS LA and they played "I Grieve" at the end (Season 1), when Agent Dom was killed.

  69. T.... S....

    It’s beautiful to see how this song has moved people..God bless all of you! And I hope you can past your loses 😔🙏🏻

  70. k.... ....

    Dad ❤️

  71. R.... R....

    Lost You 5 months ago, tomorrow. You will always be my best friend.

  72. j.... r....

    I lost my baby girl 4-7-09 she was 19 I miss her ever day.

  73. D.... V....

    The future. I'll always be angry at my loss. Inevitably.

  74. M.... G....

    Peter Gabriel - your artistry in this song has helped me heal after my soul mate died

  75. J.... H....

    Not an underrated album. This album isn't rated at all. And, it is an EXCELLENT album.

  76. J.... R....

    BEAUTIFUL. I can see you listening and feeling and moving, laughing and crying and Loving, in the TEMPLE.! , George

  77. E.... M....

    my daddy died Monday....

  78. c.... p....

    R.I.P. Christopher Lee Paul. 2009

  79. K.... G....

    City of angels is my favorite movie but this song reminds me of my main clone cat named Willy which I recently lost to cancer. I miss him terribly. Music helps the pain. Raindrops taste like tears without the pain.

  80. A.... P....

    che spettacolo questa canzone....che parole....

  81. M.... ....

    I maybe late , but who cares.... lost my youngest brother in 2008   he was only 30    RIP Matthew ..... ill see you again. eventually .   I must have listen to this song every day for like 2 months straight after he passed.  Love you brother.

  82. T.... ....

    Hello darkness my old friend.

  83. H.... E....

    Rest In Peace sweet Bella 9/6/06 - 12/29/17

  84. S.... ....

    Happy Birthday to my Dear Nena who passed in 1999, but I still Love and Miss her! :'( <3

  85. M.... L....

    I understand that many see this as a song about death. It is not. Peter Gabriel wrote this song about his divorce and his inability to reconcile his love and loss... Not so different when you think about it.

  86. D.... N....

    RIP good music - you lived a short but fulfilling life.1923-1946

  87. M.... R....

    Missing my dad Vittorio and my aunt Rita... so hard without you.
    I’m doing the best I can.

  88. T.... R....

    Music is my oxygen but this song helped me more than any other when I lost my mother. I always admired Peter for his talents but when she passed in 2009, I placed him on a pedestal of sorts. His music, this song, body in a cage, etc. has been, and continues to be my therapy. Thank you Peter.

  89. E.... R....

    Rest in peace Efren, GONE but never forgotten...

  90. B.... ....

    RIP My Dearest Friend Pam Pinney Aug 1963 Oct 26 2017 Always smiled through the Cancer I hope i can be strong as you Never be forgotten

  91. K.... B....

    I so love the music of Peter Gabriel.

  92. F.... L....

    One year ago to date my life and wife was taken by kidney cancer! This song is me!! I'm just so blessed to have songs like this to help get through. Thank you Mr. Gabriel

  93. T.... L....

    For my mom Donna who lost her life due to cancer... She turned me into a Peter Gabriel fan 💔💔 i miss you mama

  94. E.... G....

    .. eu não consigo ouví-la apenas uma vez. É linda!!

  95. P.... E....

    Such a heart wrenching song. My husband left me 2 weeks ago and I can only now listen to this song.