Locomotive Breath

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Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull

About Locomotive Breath

"Locomotive Breath" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their 1971 album, Aqualung. It is notable for a long bluesy piano introduction (particularly during live performances) and its flute solo by flautist Ian Anderson. The song's lyrics use the imagery of an impending and unavoidable train wreck as an allegorical portrayal of a man's life falling apart. The song receives frequent airplay on classic rock radio stations. .

Locomotive Breath Lyrics

[01:31.58] In the shuffling madness
[01:34.90] Of the locomotive breath
[01:39.20] Runs the all time loser
[01:42.86] Headlong to his death
[01:45.73] Oh, he feels the pistons screaming
[01:49.86] Steam breaking on his brow
[01:53.92] Old Charlie stole the handle
[01:57.45] And the train, it won't stop going
[02:00.55] No way, it could slow down
[02:03.01]
[02:09.88] He sees his children jumpin' off
[02:13.57] At stations one by one
[02:17.67] His woman and his best friend
[02:21.57] In bed and having fun
[02:24.46] So he's crawling down the corridor
[02:29.12] On his hands and knees
[02:32.31] Old Charlie stole the handle
[02:36.15] And the train, it won't stop going
[02:38.84] No way, it could slow down
[02:41.66]
[03:27.18] He hears the silence howling
[03:30.75] Catches angels as they fall
[03:35.09] And the all time winner
[03:38.22] Has got him by the balls
[03:41.68] Oh, he picks up Gideon's Bible
[03:46.33] Open at page one
[03:49.38] I thank God, he stole the handle
[03:53.05] And the train, it won't stop going
[03:55.93] No way, it could slow down
[03:59.57] No way, it could slow down
[04:03.57] No way, it could slow down
[04:07.35] No way, it could slow down
[04:10.96] No way, it could slow down
[04:14.87] No way, it could slow down
[04:18.65] No way, it could slow down
[04:21.16]

From the album: 100 Hits From the 70's