If It's In You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by scottjefferies 

Cover art for If It's In You lyrics by Syd Barrett

fun fun song, but theres something desperately insane and tragic about(at least when he sings on one syllable). the kind of song that has you laughing in tears when youre on the verge of a breakdown. to me the lyrics seem more like free association with whatever vibe hes got going in his head. possibly a collection of fragments of memory that he sees fits. although some of the lyrics seem intentional and premeditated, especially all the references to the steel rail. whether he made them up on the spot or wrote them before hand, theyre absolutely fantastic, especially the steel rail and gotta write her a letter lines.