| Jethro Tull – Broadsword Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I can read Anglo-saxon runes, and the runes on the album cover are actually the first few lines of this very song. So yes, it is about the Anglo saxons. As for the cross, it could be a different symbol, but according to wikipedia the Christianization of the Anglo-saxon kingdoms began in AD 597, so it may not be too much of a stretch to think it was the christian cross. Who knows what Anderson was thinking though, eh? |
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| Jethro Tull – Slow Marching Band Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The slow marching band concept makes me think of the slow march of time. Maybe the speaker is thanking someone for a long life spent together which has now come to an end, with either the speaker or the subject dying. At any rate it is a very beautiful song. The best way I could describe it is 'sweet sorrow' |
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| Jethro Tull – The Clasp Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I heartily agree, and the second verse also brings up the idea that sometimes we make our lives too busy and complicated to connect with people. The third verse is what the author thinks we should do, talk with the stranger we meet and take the time to connect with them and also (I take my own liberty here) help lift them up. |
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| Jethro Tull – Warchild Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| It is about war, guys. When you're tempted to see a euphemism, plug in the idea of war and warchildren, maybe people who grew up in and with wars and are desensitized to it, people who dance the days and dance the nights away while a war is going on. | |
| Jethro Tull – Moths Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Well, I would agree that the song is about love, but allow me to delve a little deeper. This song is about how life is short (as the lemming said), and how people are drawn like moths to the flame, which is love. Most of the verses talk about how people are happiest when in love (and we soared on powdered wings, among others) despite (maybe) challenges (Chasing shadows slipping) (flutter through the golden needle's eye, sounds challenging to me) Anyways, the sixth verse supports this the most. To me it says that although the moths know that they'll die anyways, they choose to live their lives in love. Sounds good to me. |
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