This version of Old Ghosts was released by Jethro Tull in 1979.
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Hair stands high on the cat’s back like
a ridge of threatening hills.
Sheepdogs howl, make tracks and growl —
their tails hanging low.
And young children falter in their games
at the altar of life’s hide-and-seek
between tall pillars, where Sunday-night killers
in grey raincoats peek.
Misty colours unfold a backcloth cold —
fine tapestry of silk
I draw around me like a cloak
and soundless glide a-drifting
on eddies whirled in beech leaves furled —
brown and gold they fly
in the warm mesh of sunlight
sifting now from a cloudless sky.
I’ll be coming again like an old dog in pain
Blown through the eye of the hurricane
Down to the stones where old ghosts play.
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The lyrics for Old Ghosts are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Jethro Tull. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Old Ghosts have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Old Ghosts - Jethro Tull and any of the writers who worked with them on the song. If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Old Ghosts by Jethro Tull in multiple ways.
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