We ve got to get in to get out we ve got to get in to get out we ve got to get in to get out mild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite and the wise and foolish virgins giggle with their bodies glowing bright.
What are the carpet crawlers.
The carpet crawlers is a song by the english progressive rock band genesis recorded for their sixth studio album the lamb lies down on broadway.
And the themes this particular part centers on are ones of conformity false hope and drudgery.
The song was written almost entirely by peter gabriel.
Through a door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight.
The colorful and artistic language used throughout relays a story which is but a segment of a much larger narrative.
Lyrically the song tells the section of the album s story whereby rael the lead character finds himself in.
This time he discovers a long carpeted corridor.
Carpet crawlers was the second single released from the lamb lies down on broadway and is often cited as a highlight of that album.
And that is the carpet crawlers in a nutshell.
Genesis playing the carpet crawlers in concert.
So all things considered this track reads like a criticism of those who blindly follow societal ideologies.
Genesis playing the carpet crawlers in concert.
Mike rutherford and tony banks wrote most of the music with the help of peter gabriel.
He returns from his mixed up memories to the passage he was previously stuck in.
The carpet crawlers heed their callers.