Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982. He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label. He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services. Gabriel has also been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti-apartheid single "Biko". He has participated in several human-rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour in 1988, and co-founded the Witness human rights organisation in 1992. Gabriel developed The Elders with Richard Branson, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007.
Gabriel has won three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, the Q magazine Lifetime Achievement, the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Polar Music Prize. He was made a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his "influence on generations of music makers". In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the Man of Peace award from the Nobel Peace Prize laureates in 2006, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. AllMusic has described Gabriel as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians, as well as one of its most political". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010, followed by his induction as a solo artist in 2014. In March 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of South Australia in recognition of his achievements in music.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel
Studio albums
Peter Gabriel (1977; known as Peter Gabriel 1 and Car)
Peter Gabriel (1978; known as Peter Gabriel 2 and Scratch)
Peter Gabriel (1980; known as Peter Gabriel 3 and Melt)
Peter Gabriel (1982; known as Peter Gabriel 4 and Security)
So (1986)
Us (1992)
Up (2002)
Scratch My Back (2010)
New Blood (2011)
My Body Is A Cage
Peter Gabriel Lyrics
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From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a
My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
In Peter Gabriel's song "My Body Is A Cage", the singer speaks of a feeling of confinement, which is created by his own physical body. He feels that he is trapped and cannot fully connect or express his emotions, particularly with the person he loves, because of his body. However, he feels that his mind holds the key to his freedom. He describes himself as standing on a stage of fear and self-doubt, where he is performing to please others, despite feeling hollow. He sees his body as a cage that keeps him incarcerated, and yet, in the midst of all this, he is aware that his mind holds the key.
Gabriel's use of metaphor, such as the body being a cage, and the mind holding the key is a powerful reflection of the human condition. Many of us can relate to the feeling of being constrained or restricted in some way, whether physical or emotional, and how our minds can help us to find the freedom that we crave. The song speaks to the importance of the mind in finding personal freedom and liberty.
Line by Line Meaning
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
I feel confined and restrained physically, which prevents me from being with the person I love, but mentally, I have the power to overcome it.
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
I am constantly battling with anxiety and lack of self-confidence while pretending to be someone I'm not, but people will still applaud me regardless.
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
You are close to me, but I am still struggling and only my mind can save me.
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I exist in a time where people misinterpret things and distort the truth, and even though no one speaks my language anymore, I still have vivid images in my mind.
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
I am alive in a generation that I cannot name, and although I am afraid, I continue to move forward, even though my heart beats slowly.
My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I am trapped and limited by my physical body and the circumstances that I am given, and just because someone forgets what they did wrong, it does not mean they are forgiven.
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
I am living in a period where my name is being called out frequently, but when I get to where I think someone is calling me, no one is actually there.
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
I am yearning to be liberated, both mentally and physically.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jeremy Gara, Regine Chassagne, Richard R Parry, Tim Kingsbury, William Butler, Win Butler
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@laurahall3094
"My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a
My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
If this doesnt get pinned, will someone repost them? So good.
@HealthyPlanet
"My Body Is A Cage" lyrics
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a
My body is a cage
We take what we are given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
I'm living in an age
That laughs
When I'm dancing
With the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
Set my body free
Set my body free
@Drejzik123
Lyrics :
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key (x2)
My mind holds the key ...
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
My body is a ... is a ... is a ... is a ...(...)
MY BODY IS A CAGE ! (x2)
But my mind holds the key...
My body is cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
I'm living in an age
That laughs when I'm dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
Set my body free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
@TheSalsini
♥♥♥
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a
My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
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Mon corps est une cage qui me retient
De danser avec celui que j'aime
Mais mon esprit est la clé
Mon corps est une cage qui me retient
De danser avec celui que j'aime
Mais mon esprit est la clé
Je suis debout sur une scène
De la peur et du doute de soi
C'est une pièce creuse
Mais ils applaudiront quand même
Mon corps est une cage qui me retient
De danser avec celui que j'aime
Mais mon esprit est la clé
Tu es debout à côté de moi
Mon esprit est la clé
Je vis dans un age
Cela appelle la lumière des ténèbres
Bien que ma langue soit morte
Encore les formes remplissent ma tête
Je vis dans un age
Dont le nom je ne sais pas
Bien que la peur me fasse bouger
Mon coeur bat toujours si lentement
Mon corps est une cage qui me retient
De danser avec celui que j'aime
Mais mon esprit est la clé
Tu es debout à côté de moi
Mon esprit est la clé
Mon corps est un
Mon corps est une cage
Nous prenons ce qu'on nous donne
Juste parce que tu as oublié
Cela ne veut pas dire que tu es pardonné
Je vis dans un age
Ça crie mon nom la nuit
Mais quand j'arrive à la porte
Il n'y a personne en vue
Mon corps est une cage qui me retient
De danser avec celui que j'aime
Mais mon esprit est la clé
Tu es debout à côté de moi
Mon esprit est la clé
Libérez mon esprit
Libérez mon esprit
Libère mon corps............
@patilamolb
My Body Is a Cage
Peter Gabriel
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a
My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key
You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
@poppysiddal5860
Crippled chick here; sick, in pain, genetic abnormality, pick one. This song is what’s hiding on the inside.
Peter Gabriel gives it breath and cadence. Hugh Laurie’s performance in House is a gift. I go back to rewatch for the performances but also to remind myself I’m not crazy. There are others. There’s a language to this.
There’s so much truth in your comment. So even though I don’t know you I know what you’ve been through. I’m so sorry, friend.
I wish you strength for when you need it; peace for when you’re alone; freedom from pain for when you can’t take one more moment; and all God’s blessings for every moment here and for eternity.
Mother Mary pray for us. Immaculate Conception hear us. Mediatrix bless us. Ad Jesum per Mariam. 🕊️
@intosilence1773
Listen to the soft rustle
Of the last leaf on the tree
Its the only sound left
It yearns for the old days
That saw many of its brothers
Dancing happily together
Making a green curtain
To cover their naked limbs
Which now lie exposed
It screams and it begs
For warmer and brighter days
When they were all one
Ready to catch the wind
And shake the branches
But alone hangs the one
Counting its last minutes
Before it joins them below
Fearing the long awaited fall
That cannot be postponed
But deep down it knows
That the time has come
That perhaps its for the best
Better to be dead
Than to live in agony
Better to wither away
Than to dangle alone in the cold
Better to cumble to pieces
Than to be forever dry
Better to brush against its fallen brothers
Than against no one at all
It sings its last song
So quietly so sadly
It is nothing but a whisper
That gets lost in the wind
Maybe they'll be back someday
When the cold has stopped
And the sun has returned
To warm their hearts and home
And make their roots strong
But until then it must go
And spare itself the sorrow
That comes when you're alone.
@CyrusKheshwalla
If you hear this in a series, you know you're watching a good show.
@konchu4u608
Like Gravyard Media's Hollow Knight series?
@starman3533
House md!!
@san-uj3oe
Houseee
@joesfeet5760
Half of us came cause of house
@sohilahamroush7002
DARK
@RockSmithStudio
"My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing with the one I love but my mind holds the key"
One of my favorites lines of music ever
@titoufoot3489
it was written by arcade fire, their version is so good
@mariawanker4794
warum, Anna?
@laurahall3094
@@titoufoot3489I'll have to look for that. They're Fire
I'm going to repost the lyrics. Hopefully they'll get pinned.