Remember a day before today
A day when you were young.
Free to play alone with time
Evening never comes.
Sing a song that can't be sung
Without the morning's kiss
Queen, you shall be it if you wish
Look for your king
Why can't we play today
Why can't we stay that way

Climb your favorite apple tree
Try to catch the sun
Hide from your little brother's gun
Dream yourself away
Why can't we reach the sun
Why can't we blow the years away
Blow away
Blow away
Remember
Remember


Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by Mellow_Harsher, hbdelux

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  • +5
    General Comment

    more than just the loss of innocence, but the tragedy of realizing your limitations.

    Climb your fatal apple tree try to catch the sun

    This could suggest that a child may climb a tree to reach out towards the sun, only to realize that there is a limitation restricting their glory of owning such a thing as the sun.

    Mesa XIon January 13, 2007   Link
  • +4
    General Comment

    Notice the similarity to "Time" from Dark Side of the Moon.

    'Why can't we reach the sun why can't we flow the years away flow away remember a day... '

    'So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, Shorter of breath and one day closer to death. Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time. Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines'

    I found this interesting

    Gasketfuseon March 08, 2012   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    a song about losing the innocence of childhood

    Remember a day before today a day when you were young Free-to play along with time evening never come

    Sing now a song that can't be sung without the morning's kiss Queen- you shall be it if you wish look for your King

    Why can't we play today why can't we stay that way?

    Climb your favourite apple tree try to catch the sun hide from your little brother's gun dream yourself away

    Why can't we reach the sun why can't we flow the years away flow away remember a day...

    seashellzon January 13, 2005   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    One of the best off of Saucerful. It reminds me of other nostalgic songs, such as: Fat Old Sun Grantchester Meadows Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatles)

    all of which are very good.

    inpraiseoffollyon June 02, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    i consider this the best early floyd song

    Ruton April 04, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    The good old days, youth, carelessness, and days before the band was constantly fighting are missed

    usa-1on April 17, 2003   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    its sadly happy and not hopeless.

    phloydon December 14, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    ^Agreed.

    Great song.

    FootageOFACopon June 15, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Was this written by Rick Wright? I've read that it was, in which case I would be surprised, as it doesn't sound like him (lyrically).

    inpraiseoffollyon May 12, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    seashellz beat me to it

    briguy27on November 21, 2006   Link

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