In Memory Syd Barrett

[spacedog83]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)

Remember when you were young,
You shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes,
Like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!

You reached for the secret too soon,
You cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night,
And exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!


Wish You Were Here

So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skys from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part II)

Nobody knows where you are,
How near or how far.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Pile on many more layers
And I'll be joining you there.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
And we'll bask in the shadow
Of yesterday's triumph,
And sail on the steel breeze.
Come on you boy child,
You winner and loser,
Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!

[Aims]

Aw yeah, it's sad isn't it?

On Tuesday night I was up in my room watching tv, and could hear my parents watching the Pulse dvd really loudly downstairs. I would've been watching it with them but was sick in bed, so I put my tv on mute and listened to Shine On You Crazy Diamond for a while.
Then the next day I heard about Syd and thought "oh, how fitting then...".

[Natasha~]

Yes, it is sad that he passed. What was more sad though was that his life was riddled with mental illness. Though it did make for some tripped out lyrics, both in Floyd and Solo. Syd Barrett was super, and you can tell how much Pink Floyd changed after he left and David Gilmour joined. We Love You Syd!

xo