Genesis Carpet Crawlers Lyrics Meaning

Lyrically the song tells the section of the album s story whereby rael the lead character finds himself in.

Genesis carpet crawlers lyrics meaning.

It s all part of the story of rael. The wool is soft and warm gives off some kind of heat. The carpet crawlers are sperm the red ochre corridor is the vagina needle s winking eye is perhaps the opening of the vagina or cervix only one direction is towards the waiting egg the spiral staircase is the fallopian tube the porcelain manquin is maybe the egg itself and the clincher you ve got to get in to get out. 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.

First off it should be noted that genesis the carpet crawlers uses heavy metaphors as in very cryptic language with the narrative contained therein being relayed in relation to a fictional character within the context of the. One amazing and cool song by genesis that for me it s about a foreign southern kid coming in and out of the new strange land of the north boston new york etc looking up in amazement and tripping on his feet then looking down and seeing all of those old carpet baggers coming out of the woodwork where he s also imagining and thinking how in the hell he s going to shake off all of. Lyrics to carpet crawlers by genesis. By smf published may 30 2019 updated may 30 2019.

There is lambswool 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. The carpet crawlers lyrics. There is lambswool 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. Genesis the carpet crawlers lyrics meaning.

Carpet crawlers as well as most of the lamb album is about escaping the new w. Imaginary creatures are trapped in birth on celluloid. Mike rutherford and tony banks wrote most of the music with the help of peter gabriel.