Jethro Tull’s song "Heavy Horses" reflects on the decline of traditional farming methods and the fading role of working horses in the face of advancing technology. The lyrics lament how the rise of machines has overshadowed the strength, endurance, and connection to nature represented by heavy horses. These ideas come through in lines such as:

"Ah, but it ain't the same, I just can't explain, we're losing the souls of the horses again."
and
"They're ploughing the fields where the hawthorn grows, so why is it that the heavy horses pose?"

The song is a poetic reflection on the trade-offs of technological progress, expressing a desire to remember and respect the strength and spirit of the heavy horses despite the growing dominance of machines.

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