Part Of The Machine Lyrics - Jethro Tull

Everybody's jumping on the circus train 

Some jump high, some jump off again 

And the razzmatazz is rolling, women folk unveiled 

All truths to light, all crosses nailed 

Aiming high where the eagle circles 

Where he keeps his tail feathers clean 

And wonders am I still a free bird 

Or just a part of the machine 

They hitch their covered wagons and they roll out west 

Politics in the pockets of their Sunday best 

Shaking hands, kissing babies for all that they're worth 

Oh, they promise you gold, promise heaven on earth 

Still, that old bald eagle circles 

It's not the first time that he's seen 

His reflection in the eyes of innocence 

He's become just another part of the machine 

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Part of the machine 

I wish I had an eagle like you 

To look up to 

He could be my wings to fly in a big bird sky 

Up above the whole machine 

Part of the machine 

Smart guys aren't running, they're home and dry 

Up in the mountains where the eagle flies 

They wouldn't take that job offered on a plate 

They gotta fly with the eagle and he won't wait 

Looking down on the smoke and the factories 

'Til the truth creeps up unseen 

They see themselves in the faces of their children 

And realize they too are part of the machine 

Part of the machine 

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I wish I had an eagle like you 

To wake up to 

He could be my wings to fly 

In a big bird sky 

Hey, let's be part of the machine 

Part of the machine 

Part of the machine