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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Cure
The Cure
Performer
Boris Williams
Boris Williams
Percussion
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Guitar
Roger O'Donnell
Roger O'Donnell
Keyboards
Simon Gallup
Simon Gallup
Bass Guitar
Jason Cooper
Jason Cooper
Drums
Perry Bamonte
Perry Bamonte
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robert James Smith
Robert James Smith
Songwriter
Lol Tolhurst
Lol Tolhurst
Songwriter
Boris Williams
Boris Williams
Composer
Porl Thompson
Porl Thompson
Songwriter
Roger O'Donnell
Roger O'Donnell
Composer
Simon Gallup
Simon Gallup
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Cure
The Cure
Producer
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Producer
Roger O'Donnell
Roger O'Donnell
Producer
Simon Gallup
Simon Gallup
Producer
Jason Cooper
Jason Cooper
Producer
Keith Uddin
Keith Uddin
Engineer
Jonathan Shakhovskoy
Jonathan Shakhovskoy
Assistant Engineer
Jay Cocks
Jay Cocks
Assistant Engineer
Philippe Rose
Philippe Rose
Assistant Engineer
Mark Plati
Mark Plati
Assistant Recording Engineer
Niv Adiri
Niv Adiri
Assistant Recording Engineer
itSELF
itSELF
Mixing Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
I spy with the corner of my little eye
Something beginning with "S"
[Instrumental]
On candy-stripe legs the spiderman comes
Softly through the shadow of the evening sun
Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead
Looking for the victim shivering in bed
Searching out fear in the gathering gloom
And suddenly a movement in the corner of the room
And there is nothing I can do when I realise with fright
That the spiderman is having me for dinner tonight
[Instrumental]
Quietly he laughs and shaking his head
Creeps closer now, closer to the foot of the bed
And softer than shadow and quicker than flies
His arms are all around me and his tongue in my eyes
Be still, be calm, be quiet now, my precious boy
Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more
For it's much too late to get away or turn on the light
The spiderman is having you for dinner tonight
[Bridge]
And I feel like I'm being eaten
By a thousand million shivering, furry holes
And I know that in the morning
I will wake up in the shivering cold
And the spiderman is always hungry
Is always hungry
[Instrumental]
"Come into my parlor," said the spider to the fly
"For I have a little something here"
Written by: Boris Williams, Lol Tolhurst, Porl Thompson, Robert James Smith, Roger O'Donnell, Simon Gallup
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