After the Gold Rush Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well I dreamed I saw the knights in armor comin'
Sayin' something about a queen
There were peasants singin' and drummers drummin'
And the archer split the tree
There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun
That was floating on the breeze
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the 1970s
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the 1970s
[Verse 2]
I was lyin' in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes
I was hopin' for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky
There was a band playin' in my head
And I felt like getting high
I was thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie
Thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie
[Verse 3]
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver space ships flyin'
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children cryin' and colors flyin'
All around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loadin' had begun
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed
To a new home
Well I dreamed I saw the knights in armor comin'
Sayin' something about a queen
There were peasants singin' and drummers drummin'
And the archer split the tree
There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun
That was floating on the breeze
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the 1970s
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the 1970s
[Verse 2]
I was lyin' in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes
I was hopin' for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky
There was a band playin' in my head
And I felt like getting high
I was thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie
Thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie
[Verse 3]
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver space ships flyin'
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children cryin' and colors flyin'
All around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loadin' had begun
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed
To a new home
About
Genius Annotation
“After The Gold Rush” is the title track from Young’s 1970 album of the same name.
Believed to be a reflection on the environment and man’s relationship with it in the form of a dream.
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Credits
Produced By
Written By
Vocals
Flugelhorn
Piano
Recorded At
Neil Young's home studio - Topanga Canyon
Release Date
September 19, 1970
After the Gold Rush Covers
After The Gold Rush by Jeff Rosenstock & Laura Stevenson, After the Gold Rush by Michael Hedges, After the Gold Rush by k.d. lang, After the Goldrush by Prelude, After the Gold Rush by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris, After The Goldrush by The Flaming Lips, After the Gold Rush by Linda Ronstadt, After the Goldrush by Nena, After the Gold Rush by Thom Yorke, After the Goldrush by Dolly Parton (Ft. Alison Krauss, Suzanne Cox & Viktor Krauss), After the Gold Rush by MIYNT & After the Gold Rush by Patti Smith
After the Gold Rush Live Performances
After the Gold Rush (Live Rust) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, After the Gold Rush (Live 11/11/76) by Neil Young, After the Gold Rush (Live from Hammersmith Odeon 1976) by Neil Young, After the Gold Rush (Live from Tuscaloosa) by Neil Young, After the Gold Rush (Live Carnegie Hall 1970) by Neil Young & After the Gold Rush (Live at the Cellar Door 1970) by Neil Young
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