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This track was written and performed by the English progressive rock ensemble Genesis for their sixth studio album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The song is part of the album's narrative concept.
What the lyrics are about
The song depicts a scene from the album's story in which the protagonist Rael moves through a corridor with red carpeting where people are positioned on their knees, crawling toward a wooden door. Rael passes by them, enters the door, and discovers a table with a candlelit meal beyond it, followed by a spiral staircase ascending upward.
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