Lyrics to
Dance On A Volcano

This version of Dance On A Volcano was released by Genesis in 1976.

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Holy Mother of God
You’ve got to go faster than that to get to the top.
Dirty old mountain
All covered in smoke, she can turn you to stone
So you better start doing it right
better start doing it right.

You’re halfway up and you’re halfway down
And the pack on your back is turning you around.
Throw it away, you won’t need it up there, and remember
You don’t look back whatever you do.
Better start doing it right.

On your left and on your right
Crosses are green and crosses are blue
Your friends didn’t make it through.
Out of the night and out of the dark
Into the fire and into the fight
Well that’s the way the heroes go, Ho! Ho! Ho!

Through a crack in Mother Earth,
Blazing hot, the molten rock
Spills out over the land.
And the lava’s the lover who licks your boots away. Hey! Hey! Hey!
If you don’t want to boil as well.
B-B-Better start the dance
D-D-Do you want to dance with me.

You better start doing it right.

The music’s playing, the notes are right
Put your left foot first and move into the light.
The edge of this hill is the edge of the world
And if you’re going to cross you better start doing it right
better start doing it right.

You better start doing it right.

Let the dance begin.

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About Lyrics and Dance On A Volcano by Genesis

The lyrics to Dance On A Volcano are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Genesis in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Dance On A Volcano are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Genesis and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Dance On A Volcano back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Dance On A Volcano by Genesis in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Dance On A Volcano" means the words set to the music of Dance On A Volcano, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Genesis. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Dance On A Volcano and the lyrics to Dance On A Volcano are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Genesis who came here looking just for the lyrics to Dance On A Volcano, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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