Land Of Confusion -- Genesis

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.

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.
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 And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let's start showing  Just where our lives are going to.

A rare political song for Genesis, this questions the wisdom of world leaders at a time when the US and Russia were enemies and there was a threat of nuclear war. Phil Collins called it, "A political song about the mess we have landed in."                                   (songfacts)