《After These Wars》歌词

[00:00:00] After These Wars-Ian Anderson

[00:00:15] After battle, with wounds to lick and

[00:00:19] beaus and belles all reuniting.

[00:00:25] Rationing, austerity: it did us

[00:00:28] good after the fighting.

[00:00:34] Now, time to bid some fond farewells and

[00:00:37] walk away from empires crumbling.

[00:00:40] Post-war baby-boom to fuel with post-

[00:00:44] Victorian half-dressed fumbling.

[00:00:49] I see a screen, grey cathode tube in

[00:00:52] walnut cabinet, pride of place

[00:00:55] in holy family living room. Clipped-

[00:00:59] tone announcer, powdered face.

[00:01:04] And now to mould public opinion,

[00:01:08] sanctify the good and great.

[00:01:11] Lordly over his dominion, brash

[00:01:14] Television seals our fate.

[00:01:20] After these wars, when gentler winds were blowing.

[00:01:26] After these wars, when stocking tops were showing.

[00:01:32] When the Co-op gave us daily bread

[00:01:36] and penicillin raised the dead

[00:01:39] and combine harvesters kept

[00:01:45] us fed, after these wars.

[00:01:56] We thanked the Yank and thanked the

[00:01:59] Lord for sparing us from dark invasion.

[00:02:06] Now to liberate, rebuild and balance

[00:02:09] Europe's new equation.

[00:02:14] Spooky spies in from the cold with

[00:02:18] lies and secrets to be sold

[00:02:21] to bigger brothers, bigger bombs,

[00:02:24] le Carré thrillers to be told.

[00:02:29] We take our place amongst those others

[00:02:33] who would punch above their weight.

[00:02:36] Divest ourselves of glowing mantle,

[00:02:39] mantle of old Britain Great.

[00:02:45] Bit part cast in Hollywood, ripe

[00:02:48] old thespian, tolerated.

[00:02:52] World-weary ham upon the stage,

[00:02:55] evergreen but over-rated.

[00:03:01] After these wars, when gentler winds were blowing.

[00:03:07] After these wars, when stocking tops were showing.

[00:03:13] When the Co-op gave us daily bread

[00:03:16] and penicillin raised the dead

[00:03:20] and combine harvesters kept

[00:03:25] us fed, after these wars.