Shepherd (Live on BBC Night Ride, 22nd February 1970) lyrics

[Intro: Peter Gabriel]
Rise up, take your lyre and sing
Listen to the news I bring

[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel]
Frosty breath on the window
See a friend in the snow that gently falls
Feel the truth in those sad eyes
See the smile that's so rare
Just like the love she waits for

[Chorus: Tony Banks]
And she plays a game of her own
As she sleeps within the firelight
For her dreams are incredibly wild
But they're lost and gone forever with the dawn

[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]
Fair and friend of the fleece folk
Warrior bold, shepherd wise, fair prince of peace
Someone waits in the doorway
On a white horse he comes
And holds out the hand she waits for

[Chorus: Tony Banks]
So they ride through a valley of mist
To a castle in the heavens
Where he lays her down to rest
But he's lost and gone forever with the dawn
[Bridge: Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
See her writhe in her dream, then (Ah-ah-ah)

[Verse 3: Peter Gabriel]
Mermaids sing in the sunset
Sadly asking if beauty ever walks free
But Queen Frost only whispers
Maidens you will remain to be free

[Bridge: Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
See her writhe in her dream (Ah-ah-ah)

[Outro: Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks]
Lord of the seven suns
Keeper of the keys of time (Hear me)