Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Jethro Tull
Canonical path: /jethro-tull/overseer-overture
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Overseer Overture
Read Overseer Overture lyrics by Jethro Tull on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Overseer Overture
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Well-meaning fool, pick up thy bed and rise
Up from your gloom smiling
Give me your hate and do as the loving heathen do
Colours I've none dark or light, red, white or blue
Cold is my touch (freezing)
Summoned by name, I am the overseer over you
(Overseer)
Given this command to watch o'er our miserable sphere
Fallen from grace, called on to bring Sun or rain
Occasional corn from my oversight grew
(Overseer)
Fell with mine angels from a far better place
Offering services for the saving of face
Now you're here, you may as well admire
All whom living has retired from the benign reconciliation
Legends were born surrounding mysterious lights
Seen in the sky (flashing)
I just lit a fag then took my leave in the blink of an eye
(Overseer)
(Overseer)
(Overseer)
Passionate play join round the maypole in dance
(Primitive rite) (wrongly)
Summoned by name
I am the overseer over you
(Overseer)
(Overseer)
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Overseer Overture"?
Jethro Tull performs "Overseer Overture", and this lyric page sits inside the Jethro Tull catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Overseer Overture"?
Yes. The related section below points to A Christmas Song and A Gift Of Roses with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Jethro Tull?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Jethro Tull's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Overseer Overture yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.