Genesis - In The Rapids

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Song Lyrics

He dives down into the cold water. At first he is thrown onto the rocks, and pulled under the water by a fast moving channel, which takes him right past John, down river.


Moving down the water
John is drifting out of sight,
Its only at the turning point
That you find out how you fight.

In the cold, feel the cold
all around
And the rush of crashing water
Surrounds me with its sound.


Rael manages to grab a rock, pull himself to the surface and catch his breath. As John is carried past, Rael throws himself in again and catches hold of his arm. He knocks John unconscious and then locking themselves together, he rides the rapids into the slow running water, where he can swim to safety.

Striking out to reach you
I can`t get through to the other side,
When you`re racing in the rapids
There`s only one way, thats to ride.

Taken down, taken down
by the undertow
I`m spiralled down the river bed,
My fire is burning low.
Catching hold of a rock that`s firm,
I`m waiting for John to be carried past.
We hold together, hold together and shoot the rapids fast.


But as he hauls his brother`s limp body onto the bank he lies him out and looks hopefully into his eyes for a sign of life. He staggers back in recoil, for staring at him with eyes wide open is not John`s face - but his own.

And when the waters slow down
The dark and the deep
have no-one, no-one, no-one, no-one
no-one left to keep.
Hang on John! We`re out of this at last.
Somethings changed, that`s not your face.
It`s mine - it`s mine!

Release History

11 November 2008

1970 - 1975

1. Looking For Someone (7:04)
2. White Mountain (8:09)
3. Visions Of Angels (6:52)
4. Stagnation (8:54)
5. Dusk (6:14)
6. The Knife (8:57)
7. Reissues Interview 2007
8. The Musical Box (11:03)
9. For Absent Friends (1:44)
10. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (7:58)
11. Seven Stones (5:11)
12. Harold The Barrel (3:02)
13. Harlequin (2:40)
14. The Fountain Of Salmacis (9:06)
15. The Fountain Of Salmascis
16. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
17. Time Table (4:40)
18. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:33)
19. Can-Utility And The Coastliners (5:45)
20. Horizons (2:17)
21. Lover's Leap
22. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
23. Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry-Men
24. How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
25. Willow Farm (2:57)
26. Apocalypse In 9/8 (Co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)
27. As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)
28. Twilight Alehouse (7:48)
29. (Interview) (5:54)
30. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:58)
31. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:08)
32. Firth Of Fifth (10:11)
33. More Fool Me (3:41)
34. The Battle Of Epping Forest (12:30)
35. After The Ordeal (4:15)
36. The Cinema Show (11:04)
37. Aisle Of Plenty (1:58)
38. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrope)
39. Supper's Ready (23:18)
40. Return Of The Giant Hogweed (8:14)
41. The Lamb Lies Down On Braodway
42. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
43. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
44. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
45. In The Cage (7:49)
46. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
47. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
48. Hairless Heart (2:36)
49. Counting Out Time (3:50)
50. Carpet Crawlers (5:23)
51. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
52. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
53. The Waiting Room (9:33)
54. Anyway (3:31)
55. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
56. The Lamia (7:12)
57. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boots
58. The Arrival
59. A Visit To The Doktor
60. The Raven
61. Ravine (1:27)
62. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
63. Riding The Scree (4:41)
64. In The Rapids (2:26)
65. It (4:49)
66. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
67. I Know What I Like... (6:14)
68. Happy The Man (3:07)
69. Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970)
70. Pacidy (BBC Nightride 1970)
71. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC Nightride 1970)
72. Going Out To Get You (Demo 1969)
73. Provocation (4:09)
74. Frustration (3:42)
75. Manipulation (3:48)
76. Resignation (3:03)
77. Box Set 1967-1975 (VH1 Special)

18 November 1974

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

1. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
2. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
3. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
4. The Waiting Room (9:33)
5. Anyway (3:31)
6. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
7. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
8. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
9. In The Cage (7:49)
10. The Lamia (7:12)
11. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
12. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
13. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
14. The Colony of Slippermen: Arrival / A Visit to the Doktor / Raven (8:12)
15. Hairless Heart (2:36)
16. Ravine (1:27)
17. Counting Out Time (3:50)
18. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
19. Carpet Crawlers (5:23)
20. Riding The Scree (4:41)
21. In The Rapids (2:26)
22. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
23. It (4:49)

22 June 1998

Archive 1967 - 75

1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
2. Fly On The Windshield (4:36)
3. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
4. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
5. In The Cage (7:49)
6. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
7. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
8. Hairless Heart (2:36)
9. Counting Out Time (3:50)
10. The Carpet Crawlers (5:33)
11. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
12. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
13. The Waiting Room (9:33)
14. Anyway (3:31)
15. The Supernatural Anaesthetist (3:43)
16. The Lamia (7:12)
17. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
18. The Colony Of Slippermen (The Arrival, A Visit To The Doktor, The Raven) (8:47)
19. Ravine (1:27)
20. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
21. Riding The Scree (4:41)
22. In The Rapids (2:26)
23. It (4:49)
24. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (7:05)
25. Firth Of Fifth (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (8:28)
26. More Fool Me (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (3:59)
27. Supper's Ready (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (26:34)
28. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (5:36)
29. Stagnation (BBC Live Recording) (8:53)
30. Twilight Alehouse (Single B-Side 1973) (7:48)
31. Happy The Man (Single A-Side 1971) (2:54)
32. Watcher Of The Skies (Unreleased Single Version 1972) (3:42)
33. In The Wilderness (Rough Mix Without Strings 1968) (2:59)
34. Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970)
35. Pacidy (BBC Nightride 1970)
36. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC Nightride 1970)
37. Going Out To Get You (Demo 1969)
38. Dusk (Demo 1969) (6:13)
39. Build Me A Mountain (Rough Mix 1968) (4:12)
40. Image Blown Out (Rough Mix 1968) (3:08)
41. One Day (Rough Mix 1968) (3:14)
42. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet (Demo 1968) (3:31)
43. In The Beginning (Demo 1968) (2:01)
44. The Magic Of Time (Demo 1968) (2:27)
45. Hey! (Demo 1968) (3:10)
46. Hidden In The World Of Dawn (Demo 1968) (3:04)
47. Sea Bee (Demo 1968) (2:35)
48. The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse (Demo 1968) (2:42)
49. Hair On The Arms And Legs (Demo 1968) (3:46)
50. She Is Beautiful (Demo 1967 ... Later "The Serpent") (2:11)
51. Try A Little Sadness (Demo 1967) (3:19)
52. Patricia (Demo 1967 ... Later "In Hiding") (3:04)

0000-00-00

From One Fan To All Others

1. Supper's Ready (23:18)
2. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
3. The Shepherd (4:01)
4. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
5. More Fool Me (3:41)
6. Pacidy (5:42)
7. Let Us Now Make Love (6:14)
8. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
9. The Waiting Room (9:33)
10. Anyway (3:31)
11. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
12. Looking For Someone (7:04)
13. Brodway Melody of 1974 (3:47)
14. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
15. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
16. Stagnation (8:54)
17. The Lamia (7:12)
18. In The Cage (7:49)
19. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
20. Twighlight Alehouse (8:06)
21. The Colony Of Slippermen (1:53)
22. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
23. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
24. Back In NYC (7:26)
25. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:33)
26. Ravine (1:27)
27. Hairless Heart (2:36)
28. Silver Song (4:14)
29. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
30. Counting Out Time (3:50)
31. Going Out To Get You (4:54)
32. Riding The Scree (4:41)
33. In The Rapids (2:26)
34. The Carpet Crawlers (5:33)
35. It (4:49)
36. The Musical Box (11:03)

1975

Swelled And Spent

1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
2. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
3. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
4. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
5. In The Cage (7:49)
6. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
7. Back In NYC (7:26)
8. Hairless Heart (2:36)
9. Counting Out Time (3:50)
10. The Carpet Crawlers (5:33)
11. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
12. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
13. The Waiting Room (9:33)
14. Anyway (3:31)
15. The Supernatural Anesthetist (2:25)
16. The Lamia (7:12)
17. The Colony Of Slipperman: The Arrival / A Visit To The Doktor / The Raven (7:14)
18. The Ravine (0:45)
19. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
20. Riding The Scree (4:41)
21. In The Rapids (2:26)
22. It (4:49)
23. Synopsis Of Part 2 (not listed on sleave) (6:06)