Land of Confusion - Genesis/Disturbed

This song is Genesis' finest, a rocking sound with Collins great vocal performance. What makes this such a great song however are the lyrics themselves, a very political song about the decline of our society that speak for themselves and the uncertainity during the Cold War era. The video itself is incredible too, filled with creepy puppets it's definitely something to behold. It was also criticized at the time for depicting Reagan as inept ( he's the one in bed at the beginning of the song). There was a cover done more recently by Disturbed, and it is extremely well done with an equally interesting video, definitely worth checking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oepXF2B5NK4 - Genesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KXgjLqSTg&NR=1 - Disturbed

Land of Confusion

I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street

Now did you read the news today
They say the danger's gone away
But I can see the fire's still alight
There burning into the night

There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

Well this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in

Ooh, Superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow?
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour

This is the time, this is the place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in

I remember long ago when the sun was shining
Yes, and the stars were bright all through the night
And the sound of your laughter as I held you tight, so long ago

I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know, we'll never keep

Too many men, there's too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see, this is a land of confusion?

Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for
This is the world we live in

This is the world we live in
And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let's start showing
Just where our lives are going to