Pink Floyd

Released: June 29, 1968

Songwriter: Roger Waters

Producer: Norman Smith

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1: Richard Wright & Roger Waters]
Far, far, far, far away – way
People heard him say – say
I will find a way – way
There will come a day – day
Something will be done

[Chorus 1: David Gilmour]
Then at last the mighty ship
Descending on a point of flame
Made contact with the human race at Mildenhall

[Verse 2: Richard Wright & Roger Waters]
Now, now, now is the time – time
Time to be – be – be aware

[Chorus 2: David Gilmour]
Carter’s father saw him there and
Knew the road revealed to him
The living soul of Hereward the Wake

[Verse 3: Richard Wright & Roger Waters]
Oh, my, something in my eye – eye
Something in the sky – sky
Waiting there for me

[Chorus 3: David Gilmour]
The outer lock rolled slowly back
The service men were heard to sigh
For there revealed in glowing robes was Lucy in the sky

[Verse 4: Richard Wright & Roger Waters]
Oh, oh, did you ever know – know
Never ever will they
I cannot say

[Chorus 4: David Gilmour]
Summoning his cosmic powers
And glowing slightly from his toes
His psychic emanations flowed

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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