Genesis - The Chamber of 32 Doors Lyrics

At the top of the stairs there's hundreds of people
Running around to all the doors
They try to find, find themselves an audience
Their deductions need applause

The rich man stands in front of me
The poor man behind my back
They believe they can control the game
But the juggler holds another pack

I need someone to believe in
Someone to trust
I need someone to believe in
Someone to trust

I'd rather trust a countryman than a townman
You can judge by his eyes
Take a look if you can
He'll smile through his guard
Survival trains hard

I'd rather trust a man who works with his hands
He looks at you once
You know he understands
Don't need any shield
When you're out in the field

But down here
I'm so alone with my fear
With everything that I hear
Every single door
That I've walked through
Brings me back here again
I've got to find my own way

The priest and the magician
Sing along the chants
That they have ever heard
And they're all, calling out my name
Even academics, searching printed word

My father to the left of me
My mother to the right
Like everyone else they're pointing
But nowhere feels quite right

I need someone to believe in
Someone to trust
I need someone to believe in
Someone to trust

I'd rather trust a man who doesn't shout
What he's found
There's no need to sell
If you're homeward bound
If I choose a side
He won't take me for a ride

Back inside
This chamber of so many doors
I've nowhere, nowhere to hide
I'd give you all of my dreams
If you'd help me
Find a door
That doesn't lead me back again
Take me away