Slipstream Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dresdensmog 

Cover art for Slipstream lyrics by Jethro Tull

"well the lush separation enfolds you and the products of wealth push you along on the bow wave of their spiritless undying selves."

these lyrics sound like they come from someone who knows what it is like to experience fame. "lush" has to do with wealth and luxury. "separation" may relate to the way fame can cause one to separate from working class ways. "enfolds" may have to do with the way the wealthy surround their selves with luxuries. "spiritless undying selves" may have to do with the way the famous each have their own personae, but typically, any impression that anyone has is probably not correct, because each hyped persona is supernatural. so, they are "spiritless" in the sense that such a persona does not effectively reflect the real person, and "undying", in the sense that their famous name seems to have a life of its own that continues on, while at the same time, the movie star ages and fades out of the limelight. "slipstream" is an interesting word because it actually has to do with air, rather than water: "the air stream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller"(Dictionary.com Unabridged), even though the context clearly refers to water e.g. "bow wave". "paddle right out of the mess" seems to suggest that the singer would rather not be involved with the ways of the wealthy, and the brevity of the song seems to suggest the same.

Lyric Correction

@dresdensmog Yours is the right one.