This is one from the Lamb tour that is usually one Peter sounds quite tired or pitchy on, so this mainly comprises of 1974 renditions as he sounds closer to the record compared to the 1975 ones. I really wanted to showcase the ever-so-rare falsetto attempts from him only heard on a handful of early versions, so those are present on here (listen out for them!). Peter also very rarely ever nailed the 'lit by candlelight' and 'seeped out through the crack' notes on pitch, but the ones I used on here are straight up spotless. Enjoy!

There is lambswool under my naked feet
It feels 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 my memory
There's no room to avoid - all Toronto 1974

The crawlers cover the floor in the red ochre corridor
For my second sight of people, they've more lifeblood than before
They're moving in time to a heavy wooden door
Where the needle's eye is winking closing on the poor - all Richmond

The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We gotta get in to get out (x3) - all Boston

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 the forest fight for sunlight that takes root in every tree
They are pulled up by the magnet, believing they're free - all Richmond

The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We gotta get in to get out (x3) - all Detroit

Mild-mannered supermen are held in kryptonite
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle with their bodies glowing bright - all Indianapolis
Through the door, a harvest feast is lit by candlelight
It's the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight - all Toronto

The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We gotta get in to get out (x3) - all Indianapolis

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 his stickleback - all London 4/15

The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We gotta get in to get out (x3) - all Indianapolis

Outro ad libs - all Indianapolis

The carpet crawlers heed their callers
We gotta get in to get out (x3) - all Groningen

Thumbnail photo taken by Robert Quelle.
Credit to The Genesis Museum for supplying it: www.genesismuseum.com/

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