The Crawling Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 3 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on February 01, 2023. He first performed it at Robyn & Emma's house on June 03, 2020, 2 years and 7 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Element of Light Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Glass Fish Records Album 1986
If You Were A Priest Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Glass Fish Records Single 1986
Catalog Sampler Robyn Hitchcock (& the Egyptians) Rhino Records Promo 1994
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/03/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/05/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2023

Lyrics

Something is crawling, yes, it's crawling
Out of a dark place into a light place
Something is spawning, yes, it's spawning
Out of a damp place into a dry place
Something is swarming, yes, it's swarming
Out of a flaky place into a scented place
Ummm.

I see the trail, the broken stems of corn
I see the shadow, but not the thing itself
I see the plume of smoke on the horizon
I hear the shouts and screams, but I don't know much
Something is crawling

Why do you ask me
Why do you touch me?  (Why touch me?)
Why do you ask me?
Why do you touch me?  (Why touch me?)
Because there's nothing left
It's only flesh and blood   (Nothing left)
Because there's nothing there
It's only flesh and blood   (Nothing left)

You think you've got her and you're a lucky guy
But can you hold a fish?
You think you know her, you're so intuitive
But can you know a mist?

Yeah, how long do you want it?
How long have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?
Have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?
Have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?
Have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?
Have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?
Have you got it, baby?
Have you got it, baby?
Have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?
Have you got it, baby?
Have you got it, baby?
Have you got it, baby, flesh and blood?