Locomotive Breath
Jethro Tull * Track #10 On Aqualung
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Album Aqualung
Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull
Release Date
Performed by
Jethro TullProduced by
Ian Anderson & Terry EllisWrited by
Ian AndersonAbout
Anderson describes an impending and unavoid-able train wreck. In a 2013 interview with Carl Wiser Anderson said this about “Locomotive Breath” –
When I wrote it, I wasn’t deliberately setting out to write a piece of music on a particular subject. But it evolved during the writing process into being...
Locomotive Breath Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser
Headlong to his death
He feels the piston scraping
Steam breaking on his brow
[Refrain]
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
Oh-oh
[Verse 2]
He sees his children jumping off
At the stations - one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and having fun
He's crawling down the corridor
On his hands and knees
[Refrain]
Old Charlie stole the handle and
The train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
Hey-hey
[Flute Solo]
[Verse 3]
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner
Has got him by the balls
Oh, he picks up Gideon's Bible
Open at page one
[Refrain]
I said, God, he stole the handle and
The train it won't stop goin'
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
Locomotive Breath Q&A
Who wrote Locomotive Breath's ?
Locomotive Breath was written by Ian Anderson.
Who produced Locomotive Breath's ?
Locomotive Breath was produced by Ian Anderson & Terry Ellis.
When did Jethro Tull release Locomotive Breath?
Jethro Tull released Locomotive Breath on Fri Mar 19 1971.