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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Genesis
Genesis
Performer
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Bass Guitar
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Vocals
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Drums
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Guitar
Tony Banks
Tony Banks
Keyboards
Richard Evans
Richard Evans
Guitar
Andy Richards
Andy Richards
Programming
Garry Hughes
Garry Hughes
Programming
Jamie Muhoberec
Jamie Muhoberec
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Songwriter
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Songwriter
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Composer
Tony Banks
Tony Banks
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Genesis
Genesis
Producer
Alex Black
Alex Black
Assistant Engineer
Andre Coulam
Andre Coulam
Assistant Engineer
Dan Vickers
Dan Vickers
Assistant Engineer
Justin Fraser
Justin Fraser
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
Assistant Engineer
Richard Chappell
Richard Chappell
Engineer
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Mixing Engineer
Steve Fitzmaurice
Steve Fitzmaurice
Engineer
Tim Weidner
Tim Weidner
Engineer
Tim Willis
Tim Willis
Engineer
Tony Cousins
Tony Cousins
Mastering Engineer
Tom Mitchell
Tom Mitchell
Assistant Engineer
Augusta Quiney
Augusta Quiney
Producer
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Producer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Richard Lowe
Richard Lowe
Mixing Engineer
Geoff Callingham
Geoff Callingham
Recording Technician

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There is lamb's wool under my naked feet
The wool is soft and warm
Gives off some kind of heat
A salamander scurries into flame to be destroyed
Imaginary creatures are trapped in birth on celluloid
[Verse 2]
The fleas cling to the golden fleece
Hoping they'll find peace
Each thought and gesture are caught in celluloid
There's no hiding in memory
There's no room to avoid
[Verse 3]
The crawlers cover the floor
In the red ocher corridor
For my second sight of people
Dig more life blood than before
They're moving in time to a heavy wooden door
Where the needle's eye is winking
Closing on the poor
[Verse 4]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
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
[Verse 5]
There's only one direction
In the faces that I see
It's upward to the ceiling
Where the chamber's said to be
Like a forest fire for sunlight
That takes root in every tree
They are pulled up by the magnet
Believing they are free
[Verse 6]
Carpet crawlers heed their callers
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
[Verse 7]
Mild-mannered supermen
Are held in kryptonite
And the wise and foolish virgins
Giggle with their bodies glowing bright
Through the door, a harvest feast is lit by candlelight
It's the bottom of a staircase
That spirals out of sight
[Verse 8]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We've got to get in to get out
We've got to get in to get out
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
[Verse 9]
We've got to get in to get out
We've got to get in to get out
[Verse 10]
To get out
We got to get in to get out
We got to get in to get out
We got to get in to get out
We got to get in to get out
We got to get in to get out
We got to get in to get out
Get in to get out
Got to get in to get out
Got to get in to get out
Written by: Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks

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