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Anthony PHILLIPS was one of the original founding members of GENESIS featuring Peter GABRIEL, Tony BANKS, and Michael RUTHERFORD. Following "Trespass", GENESIS' second album, PHILLIPS left (purportedly due to stage fright) and was replaced by Steve HACKETT. Nothing was heard again from Anthony until 1977, when he favored us with his first solo, "The Geese and the Ghost", although PHILLIPS wasn't the first member of the band to release a solo album (that honor goes to Steve HACKETT, by releasing "Voyage of the Acolyte", in 1975). A more commercial audience was courted on "Wise After The Event" and "Sides", to no avail, and PHILLIPS spent much of his time releasing instrumental pieces (both old and new) under the "Private Parts & Pieces" series. Steeped in classical, pre-Baroque, and folk influences, he was able to record entire albums featuring only his acoustic instrument. He is one of the world's masters on the twelve string guitar and piano compositions that hark back to GENESIS' original lost innocence. His studio recordings reveal a distinctive character to his compositions on those instruments as well.
Some of his albums are more "progessive" than others, especially "Sides" (INTERESTING CD), "Private Parts and Pieces II" (A MUST! for fans of early GENESIS), "PP&P IX", and "Wise After the Event" (A MASTERPIECE); others are more "classical" in style like "PP&P III", "PP&P V", "PP&P VI" or "poppy" like "Invisible Men" and a few tracks on "Sides". Anthony PHILLIPS' 1977 debut album is one of the best works, but all of them are excellent. This album (1977) by Ant is my second favorite PHILLIPS album after "Wise After the Event". Even more its a jewel for every Rock collection, but in its own particular genre (a mix of those quiet moments of "Trespass" of GENESIS+the medieval folkprog style by GRYPHON). As you well have gathered, "Anthology" (1995) is an album that has a compilation of tracks from his solo career. This album is the perfect introduction to the world of Anthony PHILLIPS.
I Want Your Love
Anthony Phillips Lyrics
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There's just me driving through the night
I want your heart, I need your love
I wanted you from the very start
Storm winds swirling in the snow
The last bridge to carry me back home
I want your heart, I need your love
I wanted you from the very start
I've acted like a fool
'cause every time I find a door
It always leads me back to you
I never could resist the smile
Dancing in your eyes
Each town passes in a haze
I'm free now and i can hardly wait
Long roads coming to an end
I'm so close to holding you again
The lyrics in Anthony Phillps's song I Want Your Love convey a sense of longing and desperation for love. The singer, driving through the cold and isolated streets, yearns for the heart and love of the person he has pursued from the very start, unable to resist their smile and the dancing in their eyes. However, despite his best efforts, every door he opens only leads him back to the one he desires, as if the universe is pushing him towards this particular person. He has acted foolishly in his pursuit, but nothing else matters anymore as he finally sees the end of his long journey towards being close to the one he loves once again.
The imagery of the storm winds swirling in the snow and the last bridge carrying him back home add to the sense of urgency and desperation in the singer's quest for love. The empty streets and hazy towns he passes through also emphasize the loneliness he feels without the person he desires. The key line in the song is "I'm free now and I can hardly wait," indicating that the climax of the song is the singer finally feeling like he can have the one he loves, and he is eagerly anticipating this moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Cold streets, everyone's inside
The streets are deserted as people are indoors, while the singer is out driving
There's just me driving through the night
The singer is the only person out driving during the night
I want your heart, I need your love
The singer craves the love and affection of the person he desires
I wanted you from the very start
The artist has desired the person since the beginning of their relationship or acquaintance
Storm winds swirling in the snow
The weather is windy and snowy, indicating a turbulent emotional state for the artist
The last bridge to carry me back home
The singer is reaching the end of his journey and is about to return home
Nothing matters anymore
The singer feels that nothing else holds importance or value
I've acted like a fool
The artist acknowledges that he has behaved foolishly and made mistakes in his pursuit of love
'cause every time I find a door
The artist constantly tries new avenues to find love but always ends up back at the same place
It always leads me back to you
No matter how hard he tries, the artist is always drawn back to the person he desires
I never could resist the smile
The singer is easily won over by the person's smile and is enchanted by it
Dancing in your eyes
The artist finds great joy in looking into the eyes of the person he desires
Each town passes in a haze
The singer is lost in his own thoughts and the scenery outside is hazy and irrelevant to him
I'm free now and I can hardly wait
The singer feels liberated and anticipates reuniting with the person he has been pursuing
Long roads coming to an end
The long journey is almost over and the singer is eager to see the person he desires
I'm so close to holding you again
The artist is in close proximity to the person he desires and can finally hold them again
Lyrics © Budde Music Publishing GmbH, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTHONY PHILLIPS, RICHARD SCOTT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Bruno Gianardo
at last somebody uploaded this song!!!! long time no heard!
thank you very much!
Dark Fact
reminds me of ASIA, cool Ant!