After the Gold Rush

"After the Gold Rush"
Cover song by Billy Corgan Original by Neil Young
Lyrics Tabs
Songwriter(s)	Neil Young

"After the Gold Rush" is a 1970 song by Neil Young from the album of the same title. Billy Corgan covered it a number of times during the Ogilala tour.

Videos

Live on The Howard Stern Show, October 16, 2017

Lyrics

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor coming
Sayin' something about a queen
There were peasants singin' and drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree
There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun
That floated on the breeze
Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies
Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies
I was lyin' in a burned out basement
With a full moon in my eyes
I was hopin' for a replacement
When the sun burst through the skies
There was a band playin' in my head
And I felt like getting high
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
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children crying and colors flying
All around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun
Flyin' mother nature's silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flyin' mother nature's silver seed
To a new home

Tour stats

• Total plays: 7 plays, 6 acoustic, 1 piano
• First performance: Billy Corgan 2017-10-15 at Murmrr Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, US
• Last performance: Billy Corgan 2017-11-10 at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA, US