Syd was in the boys scouts, which usually have animal names. I think he compares his memories of being in the scouts with a real pack of wolves.
Diamonds and clubs, light misted fog, the dead
They play cards, fog sets in, scary ghost stories are told.
Waving us back in formation,
The pack in formation
Bowling they bat as a group
And the leader is seen so early
The pack on their backs, the fighters
Through misty the waving the pack in formation
The leader wakes them up early, the group is still asleep. 'Waving us back in formation'. I see young boys being young boys and the leader occasionally trying to group them back in formation.
Far reaching waves
On sight, shone right
I lay as if in surround
All enmeshing, hovering
The milder I gaze
All the animals laying trail
Beyond the bough winds
Mild the reflecting electricity eyes
Animal spotting. You need to lay away from the winds or the animals smell you. In the dark animal eyes reflect.
Tears, the life that was ours
Grows sharper and stronger away and beyond
I find this the most touching line. This is why I think it's about a happy memory. That life is gone and the memory becomes more painful as it drifts further away from him.
Short wheeling fresh spring
Gripped with blanched bones moaned
Magnesium, proverbs and sobs
I'm not sure what this means. It reads as a stream of consciousness. Word association: the blanched bones are of animals they've found, short wheeling is riding a bike on the back wheel, which is what children do. It's spring again. Magnesium could be the stick they use to make the fire. Proverbs, could be a reference to the bible or the sayings they learn in boys scouts.
I hesitate to put a literal meaning to this powerful song because it takes away from the associative and poetic nature of the lyrics. I think it's best to just listen and feel whatever you feel.
Syd was in the boys scouts, which usually have animal names. I think he compares his memories of being in the scouts with a real pack of wolves.
Diamonds and clubs, light misted fog, the dead
They play cards, fog sets in, scary ghost stories are told.
Waving us back in formation, The pack in formation Bowling they bat as a group And the leader is seen so early The pack on their backs, the fighters Through misty the waving the pack in formation
The leader wakes them up early, the group is still asleep. 'Waving us back in formation'. I see young boys being young boys and the leader occasionally trying to group them back in formation.
Far reaching waves On sight, shone right I lay as if in surround All enmeshing, hovering The milder I gaze All the animals laying trail Beyond the bough winds Mild the reflecting electricity eyes
Animal spotting. You need to lay away from the winds or the animals smell you. In the dark animal eyes reflect.
Tears, the life that was ours Grows sharper and stronger away and beyond
I find this the most touching line. This is why I think it's about a happy memory. That life is gone and the memory becomes more painful as it drifts further away from him.
Short wheeling fresh spring Gripped with blanched bones moaned Magnesium, proverbs and sobs
I'm not sure what this means. It reads as a stream of consciousness. Word association: the blanched bones are of animals they've found, short wheeling is riding a bike on the back wheel, which is what children do. It's spring again. Magnesium could be the stick they use to make the fire. Proverbs, could be a reference to the bible or the sayings they learn in boys scouts.
I hesitate to put a literal meaning to this powerful song because it takes away from the associative and poetic nature of the lyrics. I think it's best to just listen and feel whatever you feel.