Lyrics to
Visions Of Angels

This version of Visions Of Angels was released by Genesis in 1970.

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Standing in a forest gazing at the sun
looking at the trees but there’s not even one
See a rippling stream that smiles and then goes by
run to feel its comfort but the water’s dry.

I see her face and run to take her hand
Whey she’s never there I don’t understand
The trumpets sound my whole world crumbles down

Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.

As the leaves will crumble so will fall my love
for the fragile beauty of our lives must fade
Though I once remember echoes of my youth
now I sense no past, no love that ends in love

Take this dream the stars have filled with light
As the blossom glides like snowflakes from the trees
In vengeance to a god no-one can reach.

Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.

Ice is moving and world’s begun to freeze
see the sunlight stopped and deadened by the breeze
Minds are empty bodies move insensitive
some believe that when they die they really live

I believe there never is an end
God gave up this world its people long ago
Why she’s never there I still don’t understand

Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.

Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.

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About Lyrics and Visions Of Angels by Genesis

The lyrics for Visions Of Angels are defined as the words making up the song released by Genesis in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Visions Of Angels have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Genesis and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Visions Of Angels by Genesis if you think through it. 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 Visions Of Angels" means the words set to the music of Visions Of Angels, 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 Visions Of Angels and the lyrics to Visions Of Angels 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 Visions Of Angels, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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