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Moths Lyrics
The leaded window opened
to move the dancing candle flame
And the first Moths of summer
suicidal came.
And a new breeze chattered
in its May-bud tenderness ---
Sending water-lillies sailing
as she turned to get undressed.
And the long night awakened
and we soared on powdered wings ---
Circling our tomorrows
in the wary month of Spring.
Chasing shadows slipping
in a magic lantern slide ---
Creatures of the candle
on a night-light-ride.
Dipping and weaving --- flutter
through the golden needle's eye
in our haystack madness. Butterfly-stroking
on a Spring-tide high.
Life's too long (as the Lemming said)
as the candle burned and the Moths were wed.
And we'll all burn together as the wick grows higher ---
before the candle's dead.
The leaded window opened
to move the dancing candle flame.
And the first moths of summer
suicidal came
to join in the worship
of the light that never dies
in a moment's reflection
of two moths spinning in her eyes.
to move the dancing candle flame
And the first Moths of summer
suicidal came.
And a new breeze chattered
in its May-bud tenderness ---
Sending water-lillies sailing
as she turned to get undressed.
And the long night awakened
and we soared on powdered wings ---
Circling our tomorrows
in the wary month of Spring.
Chasing shadows slipping
in a magic lantern slide ---
Creatures of the candle
on a night-light-ride.
Dipping and weaving --- flutter
through the golden needle's eye
in our haystack madness. Butterfly-stroking
on a Spring-tide high.
Life's too long (as the Lemming said)
as the candle burned and the Moths were wed.
And we'll all burn together as the wick grows higher ---
before the candle's dead.
The leaded window opened
to move the dancing candle flame.
And the first moths of summer
suicidal came
to join in the worship
of the light that never dies
in a moment's reflection
of two moths spinning in her eyes.
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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.
I have no comment on this whatsoever, except that this is a great, great song written by the genius Ian Anderson.
Possibly the most veautiful love song ever written.
This is probably their best and most underrated song.....at least off of Heavy Horses
good analyzing you fools. this song is OBVIOUSLY comparing the way two people make love to the way moths suicidally fly into an open flame. "and we soared on powdered wings" totally says "we" meaning two people
"And the first Moths of summer suicidal came." and "Life's too long (as the Lemming said)" yeah man all about the suicide
About suicide? Nonsense!
About suicide? Nonsense!
It's about the all-consuming fire of love which can destroy but is still irresistable:
It's about the all-consuming fire of love which can destroy but is still irresistable:
the first moths of summer suicidal came to join in the worship of the light that never dies in a moment's reflection of two moths spinning in her eyes.
the first moths of summer suicidal came to join in the worship of the light that never dies in a moment's reflection of two moths spinning in her eyes.