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Tapeworm
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Rock
Tapeworm was released on January 1, 1974 by Virgin Catalogue as a part of the album In Camera
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1974
LabelVirgin Catalogue
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM142

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Producer

Lyrics

When I was a child they made me to read
Word-daggers of quiver and squirm;
Now in the stumbling dark I see
I am a worm, silently fruiting your garden
My sister, my child
Night casts ominous meanings on the purity of my soul
I feel devilish leanings I'm beginning to lose control
And the vortex sucks me in
Steeped in sin I die
But am reborn
(Ooh!)
I want to see the cosmos slip
Planets and moons collide
Feel gravity lose its grip...
It's all inside
All the dead husks are shattered
My life-blood, my world ripped apart
In the laughter of space
It's all chaff blown out and lost
Now I am making the pace
Although I don't know what tape I'll cross
And it's maybe catastrophe
When I cross the line
I know that I will find myself
Or maybe you
I am a man from the country of destruction
I am a man, a woman and a god
I am my own weapon of kamikaze
And will one day cut through the hidden knot
Feed me honey and watch me rise
To the bait lying on the knife;
If you let me I can hypnotise your life
It's all really so simple
My lover, my twin
Hand in hand, sprinting down the highway
Running over the edge
Down and down into our doomsday;
There is no saving ledge
Nor outgrown shrub
Is this the way?
Out in a blaze of glory?
Some day I'll find the answer
Some day I'll end the story!
Written by: Peter Hammill
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