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And Further On Lyrics

We saw the heavens break and all the world go down to sleep
and rocks on mossy banks drip acid rain from craggy steeps
Saw fiery angels kiss the dawn
Wish you goodbye till further on
Will you still be there further on?

And troubled dynasties, like legions lost, have blown away
Hounds hard upon their heels call to their quarry --- wait and play
Before the last faint light has gone
Wish you goodbye till further on
Will you still be there further on?

The angry waves grow high --- cut icy teeth on northern shores
Brave fires that flicker, cough --- give way to winds
through broken doors
And with the last line almost drawn --- wish you goodbye till further on
Will you still be there further on?
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Cover art for And Further On lyrics by Jethro Tull

The end of civilisation but perhaps not the end of everything - "Will you still be there further on?" could be seen as an optimistic question.....

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Oh, I forgot to mention - this song kind of reminds me of Edwin Muir's poem 'The Horses' which begins:

Barely a twelvemonth after The seven days war that put the world to sleep,

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-horses/

 
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