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Jun. 6, 19861 viewer30.7K views
Throwing It All Away Lyrics
Need I say I love you?
Need I say I care?
Need I say that emotions
Are something we don't share?
I don't want to be sitting here
Trying to deceive you
Cause you know I know baby
That I don't wanna go
We can not live together
We can not live apart
And that's the situation
I've known it from the start
Every time that I look at you
Well, I can see the future
'Cause you know I know, babe
That I don't wanna go
[Chorus]
Just throwing it all away
Throwing it all away
Is there nothing that I can say
To make you change your mind?
I watch the world go round and round
And see mine turnin' upside down
[Post-Chorus]
Throwing it all away
[Verse 2]
Now, who will light up the darkness?
And who will hold your hand?
Who will find you the answers
When you don't understand?
Why should I have to be the one
Who has to convince you?
'Cause you know I know baby
That I don't wanna go
Then some day you'll be sorry
Someday when you're free
Memories will remind you
That our love was meant to be
But late at night when you call my name
The only sound you'll hear
Is the sound of your voice calling
Calling after me
[Chorus]
Just throwing it all away
Throwing it all away, hey
And there's nothing that I can say, hey
Ah
Throwing it all away
[Verse 2]
Now, who will light up the darkness?
And who will hold your hand?
Who will find you the answers
When you don't understand?
Why should I have to be the one
Who has to convince you?
'Cause you know I know baby
That I don't wanna go
Then some day you'll be sorry
Someday when you're free
Memories will remind you
That our love was meant to be
But late at night when you call my name
The only sound you'll hear
Is the sound of your voice calling
Calling after me
[Chorus]
Just throwing it all away
Throwing it all away, hey
And there's nothing that I can say, hey
Ah
[Outro]
We're throwing it all away
Yes, we're throwing it all away
Yes, we're throwing it all away
We're throwing it all away
Yes, we're throwing it all away
Yes, we're throwing it all away
About
Song Bio
The song is about the separation of loved ones. Phil describes to his girlfriend the situation of the couple, her will to get away from him, and asks her in the end how she will manage to live without him.
Q&A
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Credits
Released on
June 6, 1986
Producers
Writers
Mastered At
Mixed At
Recorded At
The Farm, Surrey, South East England, October 1985 - February 1986
Throwing It All Away Live Performances
View Throwing It All Away samplesThrowing It All Away (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, 4th July 1987) by Genesis, Throwing It All Away (Live at the Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, 13th July 1992) by Genesis, Throwing It All Away (Live from Parc des Princes, Paris, 30th June 2007) by Genesis & Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Medley by Genesis
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