I like to think of this song as a tongue-in-cheek, absurdist way of getting in one more song to appease the record company. Whatever it means, it's lovely.
I think "steel rail" could refer to the American folksong "Long Steel Rail." It's played on a banjo, which Syd had as a kid.
I like to think of this song as a tongue-in-cheek, absurdist way of getting in one more song to appease the record company. Whatever it means, it's lovely.
I think "steel rail" could refer to the American folksong "Long Steel Rail." It's played on a banjo, which Syd had as a kid.