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{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
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}
The crawlers cover the floor
In the red ochre corridor
For my second sight of people
They've more life's blood than before
They're moving in time
To a heavy wooden door
Where the needle's eye is winking
Closing on the poor
[Chorus]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
You gotta get in to get out
There's only one direction
In the faces that I see
And it's upward to the ceiling
Where the chamber's said to be
Like the forest fight for sunlight
That takes root in every tree
They are pulled up by a magnet
Believing they're free
[Chorus]
Mild-mannered Supermen
Are held in kryptonite
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle
With there bodies glowing bright
And through the door a harvest feast
Is lit by candle light
It's the bottom of a staircase
That spirals out of sight
[Chorus]
The porcelain mannequin with shattered skin
Fears attack
And the eager pack lift up their pitchers
That carry all they lack
The liquid has congealed
Which has seeped out through the crack
And the tickler takes his stickler back
[Chorus]
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
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}
The crawlers cover the floor
In the red ochre corridor
For my second sight of people
They've more life's blood than before
They're moving in time
To a heavy wooden door
Where the needle's eye is winking
Closing on the poor
[Chorus]
The carpet crawlers heed their callers
You gotta get in to get out
There's only one direction
In the faces that I see
And it's upward to the ceiling
Where the chamber's said to be
Like the forest fight for sunlight
That takes root in every tree
They are pulled up by a magnet
Believing they're free
[Chorus]
Mild-mannered Supermen
Are held in kryptonite
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle
With there bodies glowing bright
And through the door a harvest feast
Is lit by candle light
It's the bottom of a staircase
That spirals out of sight
[Chorus]
The porcelain mannequin with shattered skin
Fears attack
And the eager pack lift up their pitchers
That carry all they lack
The liquid has congealed
Which has seeped out through the crack
And the tickler takes his stickler back
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Track duration: 05:01
"The Carpet Crawlers" as written by Anthony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Michael Rutherford, Steve Hackett
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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Personally I don't believe a word of it but I thought it was worth sharing ;-)
In the red ochre corridor
For my second sight of people
They've more life's blood than before
They're moving in time
To a heavy wooden door
Where the needle's eye is winking
Closing on the poor
Please notice that it is the "heavy wooden door" that is "closing" on the "poor', not the needle's eye. The "wink" of the "needle's eye" is the knowing wink of acknowledgement between confidants. The poor, or meek (pious), know what the needle's eye knows, that it is indeed harder for the "rich" (materialistically absorbed) to get into "Heaven", than it is to pass a camel through the eye of a needle. Indeed, such rich ones usually deny the very existence of Heaven, or a transcendental reality beyond the material plane.
The rich have even more "life's blood" (worldly wealth), yet are spurred on to acquire more, timing the movements (planning) of their own lives to that of the heavy wooden door (access to material wealth). This door is closed, or closing on the poor, which is a blessing in disguise. For the "First shall be last, and the last shall be first" is the Kingdom of Heaven. The door is wooden, denoting the crass and base nature of materialistic wealth, as opposed to the gold of spiritual wealth.
There are some songs that remind me of good times and songs I hear that remind me of very bad times, as well as songs I will listen to to go along with my mood or feelings at the time.
The sexual (or rather prenatal) interpretations may be true, but these associations works for me as the expression of human natural tendency to stampede and rat-racing.
LAMBSWOOL
purity
NAKED FEET
innocence … just reincarnated … womb is soft and warm
SALAMANDER
I googled this one … from my study of metaphysics I have learned that the salamander is highly symbolic … here’s from the google results:
The salamander represents those who pass through the fires of passion and of this world without stain. Therefore, it stands for chastity, loyalty, impartiality, virginity, courage, Jesus, Mary, and the faithful.
The salamander is also used to symbolize the flames, which it passes through, and so is a symbol of fire, temptation, and burning desire.
IMAGINARY CREATURES
Ego … limited identity we derive from the culture … and accept it as ‘who we really are.”
CELLULOID
Instead of having identities that continously unfold in accordance with our nature … we get trapped in celluloid …
FLEAS
Humanoids as they function in their limited ego state … a puny vestige of who they really are in their true essence
FLEECE
Googled this one with interesting results … four different interpretations from four different writers
• Superhuman power
• Protection
• Divine wisdom
• Prosperity
PEOPLE, THEYVE MORE LIFEBLOOD THAN BEFORE.
Despite appearances … human race is evolvin
HEAVY WOODEN DOOR
the inevitable passage out of this world into the next.
NEEDLES EYE WINKING
Higher Power … “go through the eye of a needle” … who is winking at us in a knowing sort of way.
WEVE GOT TO GET IN TO GET OUT.
Liberation is found deep within the Self
LIKE THE FOREST FIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT, THAT TAKES ROOT IN EVERY TREE.
The soul has to fight hard to achieve liberation … the Superconscious Self is built like a building … brick by brick … line upon line … precept upon precept … a long epic journey requiring great commitment … and then someday … boom … … the tree struggling for light … which brings life … just as we must reach out to the LIGHT … lots of glimmerings … then someday … boom !!! a flash of enlightenment.
MILD MANNERED SUPERMEN
true infinite nature
ARE HELD IN KRYPTONITE,
disempowered through socialization
AND THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS GIGGLE WITH THEIR BODIES GLOWING BRIGHT.
Virgin
Purity, innocence, but also foolish and not wise. Divine wisdom has to be sought
Giggle
Joy connected to inner child which is connected to our divine selves … which we can recapture through the an absolute purity of intent to strip away the conditioning and become all of who we can be.
BOTTOM OF A STAIRCASE THAT SPIRALS OUT OF SIGHT.
Bottom of the staircase
Earth and our current postion here.
Spirals out of sight
Infinity … spiritual growth can be likened unto an evolutionary spiral … where we revisit the same themes numerous times … each time more consciously and soulfully, until the lesson is fully learned.
PORECELAIN MANNIKIN WITH SHATTERED SKIN FEARS ATTACK
Ego which will always be rooted in fear and pride.
EAGER PACK LIFT UP THEIR PITCHERS
The masses … continuously trying to satiate their desires.
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LAMBSWOOL
purity
Naked feet
innocence … just reincarnated … womb is soft and warm …
SALAMANDER
I googled this one … from my study of metaphysics I have learned that the salamander is highly symbolic … never quite knew the significance … here’s from the google results:
The salamander represents those who pass through the fires of passion and of this world without stain. Therefore, it stands for chastity, loyalty, impartiality, virginity, courage, Jesus, Mary, and the faithful.
The salamander is also used to symbolize the flames, which it passes through, and so is a symbol of fire, temptation, and burning desire.
IMAGINARY CREATURES
Ego … limited identity we derive from the culture … and accept it as ‘who we really are.”
CELLULOID
Instead of having identities that continously unfold in accordance with
our nature … we get trapped in celluloid
fleas
Humanoids as they function in their limited ego state … a puny vestige of who they really are in their true essence
FLEECE
Googled this one with interesting results … four different interpretations from four different writers
• Superhuman power
• Protection
• Divine wisdom
• Prosperity
PEOPLE, THEYVE MORE LIFEBLOOD THAN BEFORE.
Despite appearances … human race is evolving
WOODEN DOOR
the inevitable passage out of this world into the next.
NEEDLES EYE WINKING
Higher Power … “go through the eye of a needle” … who’s winking at us in a knowing sort of way.
WEVE GOT TO GET IN TO GET OUT.
Liberation is found deep within the Self
LIKE THE FOREST FIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT, THAT TAKES ROOT IN EVERY TREE.
The soul has to fight hard to achieve liberation … the Superconscious Self is built like a building … brick by brick … line upon line … precept upon precept … a long epic journey requiring great commitment … and then someday … boom … … the tree struggling for light … which brings life … just as we must reach out to the LIGHT … lots of glimmerings … then someday … boom !!! a flash of enlightenment.
A 55 Yard Line experience.
MILD MANNERED SUPERMEN
true infinite nature
ARE HELD IN KRYPTONITE,
disempowered through socialization
AND THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS GIGGLE WITH THEIR BODIES GLOWING BRIGHT.
Virgin
Purity, innocence
Giggle
Joy connected to inner child which is connected to our divine selves … which we can recapture through the an absolute purity of intent to strip away the conditioning and become all of who we can be.
BOTTOM OF A STAIRCASE THAT SPIRALS OUT OF SIGHT.
Bottom of the staircase
Earth and our current postion here.
Spirals out of sight
Infinity … spiritual growth can be likened unto an evolutionary spiral … where we revisit the same themes numerous times … each time more consciously and soulfully, until the lesson is fully learned.
PORECELAIN MANNIKIN WITH SHATTERED SKIN FEARS ATTACK.
Ego which will always be rooted in fear and pride.
EAGER PACK LIFT UP THEIR PITCHERS
Humanoids … the masses … continuously trying to satiate their desires.