Pink Floyd

Released: June 2, 1972

Songwriter: Roger Waters David Gilmour

Producer: Pink Floyd

[Verse 1]
Heaven sent the promised land
Looks alright from where I stand
'Cause I’m the man on the outside looking in
Waiting on the first step
Show me where the key is kept
Point me down the right line because it’s time

[Chorus]
To let me in from the cold
Turn my lead into gold
'Cause there’s a chill wind blowing in my soul
And I think I’m growing old

[Verse 2]
Flash the readies
Wot’s… uh-the deal?
Got to make it to the next meal
Try to keep up with the turning of the wheel
Mile after mile (Mile after mile)
Stone after stone (Stone after stone)
Turn to speak but you’re alone
Million miles from home, you’re on your own

[Chorus]
So let me in from the cold
Turn my lead into gold
Cause there’s a chill wind blowing in my soul
And I think I’m growing old

[Piano & Guitar Solos]

[Verse 3]
Fire bright by candlelight
And her by my side
And if she prefers we never stir again
Someone sent the promised land
And I grabbed it with both hands
Now I'm the man on the inside looking out

[Outro]
Hear me shout “Come on in!"
"What’s the news and where've you been?”
Cause there’s no wind left in my soul
And I’ve grown old

Pink Floyd was a British rock band who managed to carve a path for progressive and psychedelic music in a way that was uniquely fascinating at the time and has remained equally momentous in the modern age. The name “Pink Floyd” came from two blues musicians that founding member Syd Barrett idolized—Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

The band was formed in 1965 London by Barrett (guitars, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass), and Richard Wright (keyboards). Sometime after releasing their debut album, 1967’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the group saw the addition of a second singer-guitarist, David Gilmour. This acted largely as a means of replacing Barrett, who was forced to leave in 1968 for mental health reasons, resulting in Waters taking over as the main vocalist.

The band broke into the mainstream with 1973’s Dark Side of the Moon, an album that became one of the best-selling and most influential records in music history. Their follow-up efforts, 1975’s Wish You Were Here and 1977’s Animals, also sold well. However, the band started to see some in-fighting while making their next album, a rock opera about how Waters felt frustrated and detached from his audience. Waters seemingly became extremely controlling, firing Wright over disputes about touring and his contributions to the album. The result, 1979’s The Wall, became the best-selling double album of all time. It spawned iconic songs such as the #1 hit, “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2,” and the melodic “Comfortably Numb.”

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