The Secret Language Of Birds Jethro Tull

The Secret Language Of Birds (bonus track) This sparkling wine is all but empty. Too late for trains and no taxis. I know the feeling.

The Secret Language Of Birds, PT. 2 Jethro Tull

The Secret Language Of Birds, PT. 2 No buzz words, fuzzy fudge words, so freeze those goalposts, don't take the admiral on board. This Hardy's not for kissing....

We Used To Know Jethro Tull

We Used To Know Whenever I get to feel this way, try to find new words to say, I think about the bad old days we used to know. Nights of winter turn me cold fears of dying, getting old.

No Lullaby Jethro Tull

There's a lock on the window; there's a chain on the door: a big dog in the hall. But there's dragons and beasties out there in the night to snatch you if you fall.

A Stitch In Time Jethro Tull

A Stitch In Time I work in dark factories, a cog in the big wheel, driving grey satanic mills and weaving sad stories.

Budapest Jethro Tull

We had to cozzy up in the old gymnasium… dusting off the mandolins and checking on the gear. She was helping out at the back-stage… stopping hearts and chilling beer.

Trains Jethro Tull

Trains Here I am at the end of the day with a cup of cold coffee from the station buffet. On trains, on trains I seem to spend my life on trains. See the blue suit banker in the ticket line.

European Legacy Jethro Tull

European Legacy She smiles at me from beyond the eastern sea-shore. Flashing jewelled eyes, she hoists her skirts so high. Nouvelle cuisine or an oyster bar it's really up to her.

Seal Driver Jethro Tull

Sea birds call your name and the mountain's on fire as the summer lightening cuts the sky like a hot wire. And you ride on the swell and your heart is alive, think I'll make you my seal driver.

The Secret Language Of Birds Ian Anderson

This sparkling wine is all but empty Too late for trains and no taxis I know the feeling, seems all too contrived There was no master plan but the fact is You must stay with me and learn the secret language

THE END Jethro Tull

THE END The Foot Of Our Stairs* We sleep by the ever-bright hole in the door, eat in the corner, talk to the floor, cheating the spiders who come to say "Please'', (politely).

Cup of Wonder Jethro Tull

Cup of Wonder May I make my fond excuses for the lateness of the hour, but we accept your invitation, and we bring you Beltane's flower.

Ears Of Tin Jethro Tull

Ears Of Tin In the last hours of a sunset rendezvous chill breeze against tide, that carries me from you. Got a job in a southern city got some lead-free in my tank.

his god in the sky Jethro Tull

his god in the sky. So come all ye young men who are building castles! Kindly state the time of the year and join your voices in a hellish chorus. Mark the precise nature of your fear.

Lap Of Luxury Jethro Tull

Lap Of Luxury The money won't last forever rent man called twice today. I hope some day you'll find me in the lap of luxury. Searched for a new apartment but they don't grow on trees.

White Innocence Jethro Tull

Didn't look like any sumrner of love: just a thousand weekend warriors in a muddy field. She was the hand to fit my glove. Funny thing, the innocence of the lonely.

Out Of The Noise Jethro Tull

Old dog of experience, ripping through the black and yellow cabs, dodging rickshaws and the bicycle boys.

Rover Jethro Tull

When you call the tune I'm ready to strike up the battle hymn. My lady of the meadows, My comber of the beach. You've thrown the stick for your dog's trick but it's floating out of reach.

Scenario Jethro Tull

Scenario In long years of ancient time, stood alone a friend of mine. Reflected by the ever-burning sigh of a god who happened by.

A Classic Case Jethro Tull

A Classic Case" One of the most peculiar Tull-albums is "A Classic Case".

MAN OF PRINCIPLE Jethro Tull

One day he'll walk from out of this place. You'll see a quiet determination on his face. He'll toe no lines. Suffer no fools.

Down At The End Of Your Road Jethro Tull

Down At The End Of Your Road I am your neighbor. I seem most respectable, But underneath I'm an iniquitous toad. So many dreadful mishaps have befallen you down at the end of your road.

Light the sun Jethro Tull

Light the sun. Light the sun. Do you believe in the day? Do you? Believe in the day! The Dawn Creation of the Kings has begun. Soft Venus (lonely maiden) brings the ageless one.

Far Alaska Jethro Tull

Far Alaska Placing people in their dreamscape with fantasies of foreign fields Lofty spires all well appointed In off-season special deals.

Crazed Institution Jethro Tull

Crazed Institution Just a little touch of make-up; just a little touch of bull; just a little 3-chord trick embedded in your platform soul; you can wear a gold Piaget on your Semaphore wrist; you

PIECE OF CAKE Jethro Tull

If you don't come now, I'll be over the hill, all right? Tell me, ``All right.'' Got a sell-by date. Soon be out of stock. Pop me in your trolley you can start my clock. Well, all right?

Moths Jethro Tull

Moths The leaded window opened to move the dancing candle flame And the first Moths of summer suicidal came, suicidal came.

Conundrum Jethro Tull

Away out in Egypt in the valley of kings Where the mummified pharaohs Pretend dead in their sleep Don't touch, never ever steal Unless you're in for the kill Or you'll be hit by the curse of the pharaohs

Slipstream Jethro Tull

Slipstream Well the lush separation unfolds you and the products of wealth push you along on the bow wave of the spiritless undying selves.

Flying Dutchman Jethro Tull

Flying Dutchman Old lady with a barrow; life near ending Standing by the harbour wall; warm wishes sending children on the cold sea swell not fishers of men gone to chase away the last herring:

Magus Perde Jethro Tull

Son of kings make the ever-dying sign cross your fingers in the sky for those about to BE. There am I waiting along the sand. Cast your sweet spell upon the land and sea.

Circular Breathing Jethro Tull

Look down on the world and try to make you out on the distant ground. Lonely toy in a lost toy-town. Suspended in spiral sounds -- Sounds of circular breathing. I'm a kite on a silver thread.

Heavy Horses Jethro Tull

Last of the line at an honest day's toil, Turning the deep sod under, Flint at the fetlock, chasing the bone, Flies at the nostrils plunder.

Jump Start Jethro Tull

Jump Start In the dark of the city backwoods, something stirs then slips away. Law and order in darkest Knightsbridge. Crime and punishment at play. Hey, Mr. Policeman won't you come on over.

Under Wraps Jethro Tull

Stamp the date upon your file masquerade, but well worth while. Wrapped in the warmth of you wrapped up in your smile. Wrapped in the folds of your attention.

Memory Bank Jethro Tull

The ice-cream lady wets her drawers, to see you in the passion play. Take the prize for instant pleasure, captain of the cricket team public speaking in all weathers, a knighthood from a queen.

General Crossing Jethro Tull

General Crossing It's an old profession of subtle artillery. Rough wheels meshing button out, button in. The tall General will mine a few bridges tonight, stroking soft machinery.

Beastie Jethro Tull

Beastie From early days of infancy, through trembling years of youth, long murky middle-age and final hours long in the tooth, he is the hundred names of terror, creature you love the least.

BROADFORD BAZAAR Jethro Tull

The day of the Broadford Bazaar. Out of the north, no oil-rigs are drifting. And jobs for the many are down to the few. Blue-bottle choppers, they visit no longer.

The Whistler Jethro Tull

The Whistler I'll buy you six bay mares to put in your stable six golden apples bought with my pay. I am the first piper who calls the sweet tune, but I must be gone by the seventh day.

The Clasp Jethro Tull

The Clasp We travellers on the endless wastes in single orbits, gliding cold-eyed march towards the dawn behind hard-weather hoods a-hiding.

Under Wraps #1 Jethro Tull

Need to know Stamp the date upon your file masquerade, but well worth while Wrapped in the warmth of you wrapped up in your smile Wrapped in the folds of your attention Wear an air(keep mum) of

COMMONS BRAWL Jethro Tull

All right and honorable gentlemen And lady, too Will kindly try to restrain themselves In derring-do As verbal hard graffiti flies And echoes wall to wall Our precious model of democracy It's

Undressed To Kill Jethro Tull

Undressed To Kill Working on the late shift, first drink of the day. Pull a chair up to the table, have to look the other way. What kind of place am I in? And who's this over here?

Ginnungagap Jethro Tull

This first and elemental flesh Both man and woman falls awake From void and darkness, frost and flame From sleeping Ymir, a world to make The wordless voice, the scream, the howl Pure essence fills new

Radio Free Moscow Jethro Tull

Radio Free Moscow Tune into messages from the Eastern avenue. Lock on to the ether squeeze the signal through and through. War of the air-waves making scare-waves.

Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day Jethro Tull

Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day Meanwhile back in the year One, when you belonged to no-one, you didn't stand a chance son, if your pants were undone.

Mountain Men Jethro Tull

Lay down and let the slow tide wash me back to the land where I came from. Where the mountain men are kings and the sound of the piper counts for everything. Did my tour, did my duty.

Old Ghosts Jethro Tull

Old Ghosts Hair stands high on the cat's back like a ridge of threatening hills. Sheepdogs howl, make tracks and growl their tails hanging low.

Something's on the Move Jethro Tull

She wore a black tiara rare gems upon her fingers and she came from distant waters where northern lights explode to celebrate the dawning of the new wastes of winter gathering royal momentum on