Shine on you Crazy Diamond

Syd Barrett

1946-2006

Flaming

Alone in the clouds all blue
Lying on an
eiderdown.
Yippee! You can't see me
But I can you.

Lazing in the
foggy dew
Sitting on a unicorn.
No fair, you
can't hear me
But I can
you.

Watching buttercups cup the light
Sleeping on a dandelion.
Too much, I won't touch you
But then I
might.

Screaming through
the starlit sky
Traveling by telephone.
Hey ho, here we go
Ever so high.

Alone in the clouds all blue
Lying on an eiderdown.
Yippee! You can't see me
But I can you.

Obrigado, descansa em paz.

Remember when you were young,
You shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes,
Like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!

You reached for the secret too soon,
You cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night,
And exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!