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Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers (Official Live Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Genesis
Genesis
Performer
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Bass Guitar
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Vocals
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Guitar
Tony Banks
Tony Banks
Keyboards
Chester Thompson
Chester Thompson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Songwriter
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Songwriter
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Composer
Tony Banks
Tony Banks
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Genesis
Genesis
Producer
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Producer
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Producer
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
Producer
Tony Banks
Tony Banks
Producer
Chris Blair
Chris Blair
Mastering Engineer
Geoff Callingham
Geoff Callingham
Mastering Engineer
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Mastering Engineer
David Hentschel
David Hentschel
Producer
Miles Showell
Miles Showell
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Crawlers cover the floor
In the red oak corridor
For my second sight of people
They've more lifeblood than before
They're moving in time
Through a heavy, wooden door
Where the needle's eye is winking
Closing on the poor
[Verse 2]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We've got to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
We've got to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
[Verse 3]
There's only one direction
In the faces that I see
Then it's upward to that ceiling
Where the chamber's said to be
Like a forest fight for sunlight
That takes root in every tree
They are pulled up by the magnet
Believing they're free
[Verse 4]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We've got to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
We've got to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
We've got to get in to get out
[Verse 5]
Mild mannered superman
Are held in kryptonite
And the wise and the foolish virgins giggle
With their bodies glowing bright
And through the door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight
It's the bottom of the staircase
That spirals out of sight
[Verse 6]
Oh, the carpet crawlers heed their callers
We've got to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
[Verse 7]
The porcelain mannequin with shattered skin fears attack
And the eager pack lift up their pitchers
They carry all they lack
The liquid has congealed
Which has seeped out through the crack
And the tickler takes the stickle back
Back, back, back, back, back, back
[Verse 8]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
Oh, oh, oh you've got to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
You've go to get in to get out
You've got to get in to get out
[Verse 9]
You know, you know, you know
You got to get in to get out
Get out, get out, get out, get out, no, no
Got in to get out, get out
Yes, we've got to get in to get out
Get out, get out
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
You've go to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
Out, out, out, out
You've go to get in to get out
Written by: Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks

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