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Jethro Tull - Moths 1978

Oh the leaded window opened

but you moved the dancing candle flame

and the first moths of summer

suicidal came, oh suicidal came.

And the new breeze chattered

in its May-bud tenderness

sending water-lilies 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 the magic lantern's light -

creatures of the candle

on the night's light's rite.

Dipping and weaving,

flutter through the golden needle's eye

in our haystack madness,

butterfly stroking on a spring-tide high

on a spring-tide high.

Life's too long (as the lemmings 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.

(Instrumental)

Oh the leaded window opened

but you moved the dancing candle flame.

And the first moths of summer

suicidal came, oh suicidal came,

to join in the worship

of the light that never dies

in the moments reflection

of two moths spinning in her eyes.

Comments

9 years ago

1nebunsingur

Jethro forever !

9 years ago

Alex Novoa

"Life is too long, as the lemming says"

9 years ago

EvilPoet85

The is hidden by smoke the whole time.

9 years ago

Jack Mayoff

I have attended more that 50 Tull shows. This line-up was far and away the best. The Heavy Horses tour, like all the tours with this line-up was magnificent. Anderson's movements and, the way he twirls the flute were amazing during this period. Remembering this now brings a lump my throat.

9 years ago

jupitersdreaming

I love this- and I love Ian's excellent thighs in those breeches :-D

9 years ago

Kenneth Blixt

also mine favorute album....

9 years ago

Richard Ballard

This is off of the Heavy Horses album. My favorite Tull album.

10 years ago

eric claeys

One of their best songs ! Spring is in the air !

10 years ago

Sándor Péter

Az egyik kedvencem.

10 years ago

carol armstrong

thank you so very much for sharing this

10 years ago

Sandra Piccinini

insieme boureè adoro

10 years ago

Paul Bokkinga

#JethroTull 

10 years ago

Corrie Bergeron

This is unfortunately not really a live performance. The music is the recorded version, note for note. (I've listened to it probably a hundred times at least, so I think I know the piece.) I suspect that this was a promotional clip. Still, that's the band at that time. Their peak, IMO.

10 years ago

Corey Graham

Jethro Tull - Moths 1978

10 years ago

jupitersdreaming

Beautiful words, and Ian always makes me smile.X

11 years ago

luis angel

its a beautiful song

11 years ago

Max Bennie

One of their loveliest songs. For me, it was made even lovelier by the fact that, when I first heard it fully, I was on a bus, leaving for a school trip to France, just going out of Elgin at approximately 5.45am. I then proceeded to listen to Thick as a Brick in its entirety, why became my personal 'theme' for the trip.

11 years ago

Max Bennie

I know what you mean. It's most visible in the footage of them doing "Witch's Promise" on Top of the Pops.

11 years ago

PolyesterMoustache

Ian's upper left lateral incisor always bothers me whenever I see it.

11 years ago

renues

It's weird that someone went through all that trouble to set up the instruments, and they don't even get used.

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