Στο πλαίσιο μιας συμβατικής ενορχήστρωσης, το πιο “ακριβό” από τα θέματα του Firth Of Fifth, προβάλλοντας αρχικά (3:28) απ’ το φλάουτο του Gabriel, θα είχε απογειωθεί με ένα σόλο βιολί ή, ίσως, μια full force ταυτοφωνία απ’ τα έγχορδα. Με τη “δραματική” παρέμβαση της κιθάρας του Steve Hackett, μεταμορφώνεται σε ένα από τα ορόσημα μιας μεγαλειώδους μουσικής πορείας. Παρεμππτόντως, το κομμάτι στο σύνολό του, είναι ένα ακόμα δημιούργημα του κιμπορντίστα – mastermind των Genesis. Ο Tony Banks γεννήθηκε αυτό το μήνα πρν από 75 χρόνια.

In the context of a conventional orchestration, the most “expensive” of Firth Of Fifth’s themes, appearing initially (3:28) through Gabriel’s flute, would have taken off with a violin solo, or a full force unison from the strings maybe. With the “dramatic” intervention of Steve Hackett’s guitar, it is transformed into one of the cornerstones of a sublime musical route. Incidentally, the track as a whole is another creation of the Genesis mastermind – keyboard player. Tony Banks was born 75 years ago this month.

The path is clear
Though no eyes can see
The course laid down long before.
And so with gods and men
The sheep remain inside their pen,
Though many times they’ve seen the way to leave.
He rides majestic
Past homes of men
Who care not or gaze with joy,
To see reflected there
The trees, the sky, the lily fair,
The scene of death is lying just below.
The mountain cuts off the town from view,
Like a cancer growth is removed by skill.
Let it be revealed.
A waterfall, his madrigal.
An inland sea, his symphony.
Undinal songs
Urge the sailors on
Till lured by sirens’ cry.
Now as the river dissolves in sea,
So Neptune has claimed another soul.
And so with gods and men
The sheep remain inside their pen,
Until the shepherd leads his flock away.
The sands of time were eroded by
The river of constant change.