This might be not the intended meaning, but I feel that when Syd sings about Emily, he sings about himself in third person. Last verse is like he had a perception, that he might live the rest of his life in estrangement from his bandmates, friends, fans and faraway from public eye - "Float on a river forever and ever, Emily". This makes this song even creepier for me
This might be not the intended meaning, but I feel that when Syd sings about Emily, he sings about himself in third person. Last verse is like he had a perception, that he might live the rest of his life in estrangement from his bandmates, friends, fans and faraway from public eye - "Float on a river forever and ever, Emily". This makes this song even creepier for me