Genesis
Harlequin (Live on Sounds of the 70s, BBC Radio One Session, 9th January 1972)
Harlequin
Came the night, a mist dissolved the trees and in the broken light, colors fly fading by
Pale and cold, as figures fill the glade. Grey is the web they spin. On and on and on and on
Through the flame, still summer lingers on. Though her pictures soon shatter
All, always the same. But there appears in the shades of dawning. Though your eyes are dim
All of the pieces in the sky
There was once a harvest in this land. Reap from the turquoisе sky. Harlequin, Harlequin
Dancing round. Three children fill thе glade. Theirs was the laughter in. The winding stream and in between
Close your door. The picture fades again. From the flames in the firelight
All, always the same. But there appears in the shades of dawning. Though your eyes are dim
All of the pieces in the sky
All, all is not lost. And light appears in the shades of dawning. When your eyes can see. Order the pieces, put them back, put them back