Jethro Tull - For Michael Collins Jeffrey and Me

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yllebarn — 23 de Outubro de 2007 — Could't find any video when jethro tull plays this song. And i think this song is one of the best from the album Benefit.
So this is just the song with pictures.

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ChrisPCr3am — 1 de Junho de 2009 — READ BEFORE WATCHING!!!!!!!! This song is about the Apollo 11 moon mission. Michael Collins was the man who stayed in the orbital module, while Aldrin and Armstrong went to the surface of the moon. Things such as "I'm with you LEM"which is the name of the lunar module in the apollo missions. "Its on my mind im left behind when i should have been there" refers to Michaels lonliness as he watched his 2 partners wald into history. I do not own this video in any way, all credit goes to Jethro Tull.

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"For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me"

Watery eyes of the last sighing seconds,
blue reflections mute and dim
beckon tearful child of wonder
to repentance of the sin.
And the blind and lusty lovers
of the great eternal lie
go on believing nothing
since something has to die.
And the ape's curiosity --
money power wins,
and the yellow soft mountains move under him.

I'm with you L.E.M.
though it's a shame that it had to be you.
The mother ship is just a blip
from your trip made for two.
I'm with you boys, so please employ just a little extra care.
It's on my mind I'm left behind
when I should have been there.
Walking with you.

And the limp face hungry viewers
fight to fasten with their eyes
like the man hung from the trapeze --
whose fall will satisfy.
And congratulate each other
on their rare and wondrous deed
That their begrudged money bought
to sow the monkey's seed.
And the yellow soft mountains
they grow very still
witness as intrusion the humanoid thrill.




[ JETHRO TULL LYRICS at www.AZLyrics.com ]
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