Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction holding me fast, how
Can I escape this irresistible grasp?
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I
Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to guide my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night
There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I
This song has nothing to do with LSD. In a one hour documentary with David Gilmore and Nick Mason, they talked about the song and chuckled about all of the different meanings this song is supposed to have. Actually Nick had always wanted to get his pilots license and helped write this song while taking the classes to get it. The talking part in the middle of the song is actually recordings of Nick and his instructor while in flight. Come on not everything is about taking drugs...
It speaks to the joys and cautions of taking LSD, and tells the tale of Syd Barrett. Syd was one of Pink Floyd's founding members and took a bit more LSD than he should have.
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