(1975) Wish You Were Here
Shine On
You Crazy Diamond (parts I - V)
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 cross fire 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!
Welcome To
The Machine
Welcome
my son, welcome to the machine
Where
have you been? It's alright we know where you've been
You've
been in the pipeline, filling in time
provided
with toys and 'Scouting for Boys'
You
bought a guitar to punish your ma
and you
didn't like school, and you know you're nobodys fool
So
welcome to the machine
Welcome
my son, welcome to the machine
What did
you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream
You
dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar
He always
ate in the steak bar
He loved
his Jaguar
So
welcome to the machine
Have A Cigar
Come on here, dear boy, have a cigar
You're
gonna go far, fly high
You're
never gonna die, you're gonna make it if you try
They're
gonna love you
Well I've
always had a deep respect, and I mean that most sincerely
The band
is just fantastic, that's really what I think
Oh by the
way which one is Pink?
And did
we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call
it Riding the Gravy Train
We're
just knocked out. We heard about the sell out
You gotta
get an album out, you owe it to the people
We're so
happy we can hardly count
Everybody
else is just green, have you seen the chart?
Its a
helluva start, it could be made into a monster if we all
pull
together as a team
And did
we tell you the name of the game boy
We call
it Riding the Gravy Train
Wish You
Were Here
So, so
you think you can tell Heaven from Hell
Blue
skies 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 heroes 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 (parts IV - IX)
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 looser
Come on
you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!