I've heard that the first verse is about Syd but I don't see it. The entire song seems to be about Waters and his narcissistic vision of himself. Starting off with the legal struggles for the name of Pink Floyd. Waters and his camp felt HE was Pink Floyd. But the court said otherwise. The verse starting out with "hey you" is clear to me he is talking about Waters. Again, it seems clear throughout the rest of the song Gilmore is lamenting the loss of a stubborn bandmate that can't get over himself to put the past behind him and reconcile with the remaining band members.
@Jpay Come on – David Gilmour has a full life, surrounded by loved ones and lots of musicians. Why does everybody always think that he is hung up on Roger Waters or consumed with thinking about Syd? I see the song as a story of a love relationship where the partner turned away, and the writer was hurt and saddened, thinking that the loved one would always be as she was in the beginning – with the light in her eyes. Writers don’t always write about their own experiences. It could be a broad, fictional story that applies to many...
@Jpay Come on – David Gilmour has a full life, surrounded by loved ones and lots of musicians. Why does everybody always think that he is hung up on Roger Waters or consumed with thinking about Syd? I see the song as a story of a love relationship where the partner turned away, and the writer was hurt and saddened, thinking that the loved one would always be as she was in the beginning – with the light in her eyes. Writers don’t always write about their own experiences. It could be a broad, fictional story that applies to many (myself included).
I've heard that the first verse is about Syd but I don't see it. The entire song seems to be about Waters and his narcissistic vision of himself. Starting off with the legal struggles for the name of Pink Floyd. Waters and his camp felt HE was Pink Floyd. But the court said otherwise. The verse starting out with "hey you" is clear to me he is talking about Waters. Again, it seems clear throughout the rest of the song Gilmore is lamenting the loss of a stubborn bandmate that can't get over himself to put the past behind him and reconcile with the remaining band members.
@Jpay Come on – David Gilmour has a full life, surrounded by loved ones and lots of musicians. Why does everybody always think that he is hung up on Roger Waters or consumed with thinking about Syd? I see the song as a story of a love relationship where the partner turned away, and the writer was hurt and saddened, thinking that the loved one would always be as she was in the beginning – with the light in her eyes. Writers don’t always write about their own experiences. It could be a broad, fictional story that applies to many...
@Jpay Come on – David Gilmour has a full life, surrounded by loved ones and lots of musicians. Why does everybody always think that he is hung up on Roger Waters or consumed with thinking about Syd? I see the song as a story of a love relationship where the partner turned away, and the writer was hurt and saddened, thinking that the loved one would always be as she was in the beginning – with the light in her eyes. Writers don’t always write about their own experiences. It could be a broad, fictional story that applies to many (myself included).