Wolfpack Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kristen104 

Cover art for Wolfpack lyrics by Syd Barrett

I've seen these interpretations also of the "and the leader is seen" section:


and the leader is seen So early/Swirling/Curling the pack on their backs the fighters/biters

To me this song is about war, comparing armies with magnesium bombs (used in WW2) to vicious animals leaving their dead behind them. The tightly metered rhythm sounds like a military anthem.

I hear the different words sung in the layered vocal tracks, reinforcing the analogy: So early = an army at dawn, Swirling/Curling = the movement of predatory wolves.

And/or the dangerous potential of conformity and groupthink.

Definitely a passionate, visceral, affecting composition.