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Acres Wild Lyrics
I'll make love to you
in all good places
under black mountains
in open spaces.
By deep brown rivers
that slither darkly
through far marches
where the blue hare races.
Come with me to the Winged Isle ---
northern father's western child.
Where the dance of ages is playing still
through far marches of acres wild.
I'll make love to you
in narrow side streets
with shuttered windows,
crumbling chimneys.
Come with me to the weary town ---
discos silent under tiles
that slide from roof-tops, scatter softly
on concrete marches of acres wild.
By red bricks pointed
with cement fingers
Flaking damply from sagging shoulders.
Come with me to the Winged Isle ---
northern father's western child.
Where the dance of ages is playing still
through far marches of acres wild.
in all good places
under black mountains
in open spaces.
By deep brown rivers
that slither darkly
through far marches
where the blue hare races.
northern father's western child.
Where the dance of ages is playing still
through far marches of acres wild.
in narrow side streets
with shuttered windows,
crumbling chimneys.
discos silent under tiles
that slide from roof-tops, scatter softly
on concrete marches of acres wild.
with cement fingers
Flaking damply from sagging shoulders.
northern father's western child.
Where the dance of ages is playing still
through far marches of acres wild.
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per Ian Anderson from Heavy Horses 40th Anniversary Set: New Shoes Edition "very much a Scottish song. The chorus invites you to \'Come with me to The Winged Isle\' which is the Isle of Skye and it was written in the context of the wilds ( think wilderness) of that area of Scotland." From my perspective, I see this tune as the anthesis of Velvet Green from Songs from the Wood in that the characters meeting in Velvet Green have no cares of their esteem, their reputation, and the consequences of August\'s thrills 9 months later in April. Here in Acres Wild, I sense a breathe of fresh air, innocence, and invitation of love in all \'good places\'. You sense a breeze and an invitation to experience something more pure and natural \'where the dance of ages is playing still\'.
This song is from the Heavy Horses album. The most underrated Tull album in my opinion. The song is reminiscent of songs off the Songs from the Wood album like Hunting Girl and Velvet Green. Basically it is a sex-in-the-fields song.
Beautiful. What album?
@JosephWolf Heavy Horses
@JosephWolf Heavy Horses
Yeah, making love in all good places. Best song from the Heavy Horses, and one of my all-time favourites from Tull.
The Winged Isle is the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where Ian Anderson used to own land (and a salmon farm).
@BoultersCanary agreed
@BoultersCanary agreed
a shorter version of velvet green but without out the legs in the air