Lyrics to
After The Goldrush

This version of After The Goldrush was released by Neil Young in 1970.

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Well, I dreamed I saw the knights
In armor coming,
Saying something about a queen.
There were peasants singing and
Drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree.
There was a fanfare blowing
To the sun
That was floating on the breeze.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.

I was lying in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement
When the sun burst thru the sky.
There was a band playing in my head
And I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a
Friend had said
I was hoping it was a lie.
Thinking about what a
Friend had said
I was hoping it was a lie.

Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun,
There were children crying
And colors flying
All around the chosen ones.
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun.
They were flying Mother Nature’s
Silver seed to a new home in the sun.
Flying Mother Nature’s
Silver seed to a new home.

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The lyrics for After The Goldrush are defined as the words making up the song released by Neil Young in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to After The Goldrush have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Neil Young and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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