Mother of Violence – Peter Gabriel (Cover Song)

Mother of Violence Cover Song

Above is a quick video I did for my cover of Peter Gabriel’s awesome song “Mother of Violence”. I had a lot of fun recording this and hope I did it some kind of justice. The original recording of Mother of Violence can be found on his second album (The scratch album) that you can find here on Amazon.

Mother of Violence Lyrics

Walking the street with her naked feet
So full of rhythm but I can’t find the beat
Snapping her heels clicking her toes
Everybody knows just where she goes

Fear, fear, she’s the mother of violence
Making me tense to watch the way she breed
Fear, she’s the mother of violence
You know self-defense is all you need
It’s getting hard to breathe
It’s getting so hard to believe
To believe in anything at all

Mouth all dry eyes blood shot
Data stored in microdot
Kicking the cloud with my moccasin shoes
T.V. dinner, T.V. news

Fear, fear, she’s the mother of violence
Don’t make any sense to watch the way she breed
Fear, she’s the mother of violence
Making me tense to watch the way she feed
The only way you know she’s there
Is the subtle flavor in the air
Getting hard to breathe
Hard to believe in anything at all, but fear