Genesis - Lilywhite Lilith Lyrics

Song is still amazing.......listening to this album for 45 years......all Peter Gabriel early genesis music is timeless work of art

The chamber was in confusion
All the voices shouting loud
I could only just hear a voice quite near say
"Please help me through the crowd"

Said if I helped her through she could help me too
But I could see that she was wholly blind
From her pale face and her pale skin
A moonlight shined

Lilywhite Lilith
She gonna take you through the tunnel of night
Lilywhite Lilith
She gonna lead you right

When I'd led her through the people
The angry noise began to grow
She said, "Let me feel the way the breezes blow
And I'll show you where to go"

So I followed her into a big round cave
She said, "They're coming for you, now don't be afraid"
Then she sat me down on a cold stone throne
Carved in jade

Lilywhite Lilith
She gonna take you through the tunnel of night
Lilywhite Lilith
She gonna lead you right


She leaves me in my darkness
I have to face, face my fear
And the darkness closes in on me
I can hear a whirring sound growing near

I can see the corner of the tunnel
Lit up by whatever's coming here
Two golden globes float into the room
And a blaze of white light fills the air

This honestly gives me chills. Like, after finishing Chamber of 32 Doors and the first half of album... In this song it feels sort of like I just entered some backdoor of the Matrix and took a look at our world from the inside out. Maybe because this song feels like a reflection or a twin brother of "Broadway Melody of 1974" which I've heard a lot of times before. It is like "Broadway Melody" but from a parallel universe. It's strange.

Damn good music though. I love this album.

Mike on the bass. Marvelous.

The vocal blend of Pete and Phil is just fantastic on this one 😎

il complesso migliore di sempre...mitici genesis .non smettero ' mai di amarvi

the remasters 94 are the best ever i like the most
not these remixes which are just best except for the drums to me

like i said, i was there ! king biscuit flower hour! ...got laid!

Vibrant 70ties score! Genesis has life to survive over the time!.
I have the double vinyl album, the 2xCD álbum and now the streaming.

This band was totally amazing in the Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett era...

Listening to all Genesis Cd's in order of release . This CD Bway finally picked up the pace

Un Titre excellent mais court parce qu'il est enchaîné avec "Waiting Room" bien "barré" mais trop top !

Hard Progressive Rock.. Always thought this song was harder then Back in NYC...Dont know why people say it's the hardest they ever did!

A little look ahead into post Genesis Peter Gabriel...

I love you who love Genesis

Genesis the best band ever!

104k not so much! I'm disappointed

The best ever

Mike’s high distorted bass sound so badass

What lyrics!

A great song.

canzoncina accattivante con arrangiamento semplice, ritornello cantabile, perfetta per un singolo, niente di più

mbe mica tanto

che affermazione superficiale... se ne apprezzassi la profondità ne saresti spaventato

Giorgio broletti,ma che stai a di??????

This is my new favorite song!

How strong this song is !!!!

One of my favorites.. love PG

Das unterschreibe ich...

the lamb

Uh, what? No wonder punk wanted to destroy all this bloated pomposity.

Punk was a myth just clever marketing

Thank you, needed to be said, Peter still thinks his shit don't stink.

Oroborus I could out-Punk you any day of the week, matey, and I fucking LOVE this album! Most Punk was shit.
Just like most Prog was shit, and the most of ANY genre was shit. But the BEST...the best of ANY genre will be glorious, because it all comes from the same musical connection to human creativity.
Anyone who denies themselves the BEST in any genre of music is a fool.

Rezz Atrana So “Punk was weak monotonous garbage”?
You’re not listening to best then! Go listen to Black Flag, The Fall, Minutemen, The Rezillos etc etc

punk was mainly pose, even sid vicious got chicken shit when mercury got mad with him, freddie would have beat the shit out of him so it was smart for sid not to further upset him

Three people - and possibly more since the moment I wrote this msg - need to rehumanize themselves.

Dédicacé à Gabriel.....

awesome song, like whole double-lp : The lamb lies down on Broadway

Man, why is that song so short ? I love it !

part of an EPIC concept album

Thunderbird the original version (titled "the light") was over nine minutes. It's recorded on a live bootleg from the 71 tour.

lillywhite <3

LILITH <3

Sober is the old E-F jam

Not at background voices. It's clearly Phil. He'd do many bkgr voices at Peter's era.

Phil Collins took over after this album. This is Petey singing

Wasn't he Peter Gabriel?

Brilliant! You nailed it.

I love this album...Thanks to my brother. Thanks Bro

Is it me or is this song one of the most underrated songs of its time....

That same part is also present as the ending segment of Genesis' 'Fly on a Windshield', from the same album. Also,the middle section of Pink Floyd's 'Money' - Gilmour's solo - sounds directly inspired by Booker T. and the MGs 'Green Onions'.

exactly.

The main groove of Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir' also has a similar sparse, tense, minor key w/ a minor sixth feel.

Every now and then when zapping through my ipod I get these fleeting moments when I seem to hear stuff that inspired/was the germinal source of other stuff. Right now I can't remember, but I'll get back to you when I do'. Peace.

Great tune.Great triadic -based chorus; at 1:27 that recurring Dramatic Floydian part, that from1:45 onwards turns into this groove that likely is where Tool got inspired to write their song "Sober".

1:27 is where it's at..

i wish i could analyse music like that

The song is serious!!!!!!!!

Collins background voices (sec. 30) and Hackett's guitar riff (sec.38) are simply superb. I can't stop listening to that :)

there is more than music composition here - there was a visitation of the gods. I know this is true because "calling all stations" sucks ass. They came and left. A very few artists were blessed but now the light has gone out of the world.