Lyrics to
Mother Of Violence

This version of Mother Of Violence was released by Peter Gabriel in 1978.

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Walking the street with her naked feet,
So full of rhythm but I can’t find the beat.
Snapping her heels, clicking her toes,
Everybody knows just where she goes.

Fear, Fear, she’s the mother of Violence,
Making me tense to watch the way she breed.
Fear, she’s the mother of Violence,
You know self-defense is all you need.
It’s getting hard to breathe,
It’s getting so hard to believe,
To believe in anything at all.

Mouth all dry, eyes bloodshot,
Data stored on a microdot.
Kicking the cloud with my moccasin shoes,
TV dinner, TV news.

Fear, Fear, she’s the mother of Violence,
Don’t make any sense to watch the way she breed.
Fear, she’s the mother of Violence,
Making me tense to watch the way she feed.
The only way you know she’s there
Is the subtle flavor in the air.
Getting hard to breathe,
Getting hard to believe in anything at all
But Fear.

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The lyrics to Mother Of Violence are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Peter Gabriel used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Mother Of Violence have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Peter Gabriel and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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