Genre: Progressive Rock
FLOYDIAN Written by: Anderson Councell
FLOYDIAN PART 1--THE FLOYDIAN ANTHEM
the music lifts my minds shackles,
the music lifts up my sagging frown,
I have been given the crown,
to imagination,
the minds own playstation,
and my fingers tremble,
and I remember my work,
fading quickly now, that smirk,
and I am reminded that everything under
the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march,
and the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design,
'cause theres no queers in the theater
tonight,
don't mind the coons, or jews, or bongers,
so the show will go on,
as this work is done,
but don't worry you,
it'll be done soon,
and when at last it is,
we'll take a break,
no need to start another one,
at least not right now,
we can sit down,
the pin-prick may not be so little,
but its over now,
forget tonight,
we got ourselves a might,
so why don't we all just agree,
we're still learning how to fly,
you and me,
but we'd better learn fast,
the dogs are always barking,
guarding the machine,
we could never stop those fiends,
so we'd better move,
we don't have much more time,
so I'd better end this rhyme,
and I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause it was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march
and the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design,
Goodbye Syd,
goodbye Rog,
the poems may end,
but the legend will live on
and when VH1 does Behind The Music,
at least we'll have Dave,
at least we'll have Nick,
maybe Rick,
so when the tour is done,
and when there's no more,
you'll have joined the pantheon,
you'll be heard on and on,
the final cut will never come,
And I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall!
and the hammers will march,
and the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design,
And as the division bells toll,
the tank is full,
so lets ride,
and for the last time,
that insane stone,
WILL BRIGHTLY GLOW<
And I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
because that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
the hammers will march,
the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design
a protest to sin,
being forgotten is legend's fine,
so if you can cheat age,
and stay great,
and keep from the past,
then I guess you are a mass,
a force to be reckoned with,
and everyone knows,
even a fool,
you never grow old,
in the shadow of The Wall,
during a Momentary Lapse Of Reason,
when the fans Wish You Were Here
when your Obscured By Clouds
when your in the presence of Animals,
holding your own Saucerful Of Secrets,
on The Dark Side Of The Moon
And for the final time,
I am reminded,
that when the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
he didn't quite come out,
the hammers halt,
the diamonds dim,
an empty, empty design.
But lets go back,
lets not face the facts,
lets pretend its still 69,
and your still young,
Syd's still around,
everything'll be just fine,
and when the fans break,
in pompous blasphemy,
and when were recognized as a pain stifled band for all to see,
we'll enter the 1970s,
And dark side'll sell 40,million
AND YOU"LL BE RICH AND PROSPER<
BUT YOU"LL CREATE YOUR OWN HELL<
BUT WITH FAME BRINGS DISASTER<
AND AFTER SOME TIME COMES ALIENATION<
AND YOU"VE LOST THE MINDS PLAYSTATION<
AND SO YOU MAKE A SWAN SONG<
LONGEST YOU"VE DONE<
AND YOU GET A BACKWARDS MIND TO TELL<
AND HE MAKES SOME PICTURES<
PRETTY IN THEIR OWN WAY<
BUT ONLY THE OTHER BACKWARDS MINDS CAN SEE<
AND IF THEY MISINTERPRATE IT LIKE IDIOTIC SOWS<
IGNORE THEM<
KEEP THE BARE BROWS<
AND GET THAT BLOKE<
FROM THE !@:00 train,
the film was made for backwards minds to rejoyce,
not your fault if morons feel the pain,
backwards minds see what it meant, really.
And honor daddy,
and do it again,
a whole album just for him,
butcha didn't get much profit,
and the others got kinda testy,
and you left the band,
and you betrayed them,
never to be heard from again,
Lets ges,
and make a few more,
still better than most other albums,
but only a shadow of Wish You Were Here,
on the dark side of the moon,
You've nothing to fear.
And I am reminded,
that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march,
[EINZ! ZWEI! ZWEI! EINZ!]
and the diamonds will shine
[they crazy]
if only be intricate design,
yeah, its a DESIGN>
{OOOH____]
Check your pulse!
here that delicate sound?
And I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the fiddler fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march
and the diamonds will shine
if only by intricate design
But there to far from me,
I'll never get to see,
Unless luck loves me,
but i'll always have the albums,
and the inspiration,
you helped jumpstart my minds playstation,
gave me a crash course education,
and on the day the rock hall-of-fame looks to me for number one...
you know what I'll say
you know what I'll say...
And in my mind,
the hammers will never stop marching,
the crazy diamond will always shine,
my backwards mind has made its own intricate design,
Combating a wave of rushing scum,
deadly rock,
You didn't need to shock,
you just needed to be you,
You didn't need darkness
or misery,
or satanism,
or cynism,
Uplifting generations,
and when there's Manson and Zombie,
your still higher above,
and you can make others dreams,
when others can only crush,
and speak of love,
You can make others feel good,
and strong,
and light,
you didn't have to fight,
I feel in the flesh,
I can feel the rush,
In the flesh?
Of course,
In the flesh,
being me,
thats something you helped me see,
In the flesh,
being me,
thats how you taught me to be free,
And I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march,
and the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design,
You guided me through my youth,
protected me when I walked through the machine,
When I was young I saw Emily play,
Heed what I say,
The trial is on the way,
Here's your post card,
See you soon,
on The Dark Side Of The Moon,
And I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march,
and the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design,
You'll always be the best MegaDeath
and yet you'll never be MegaDeth,
completely diffrent sounds,
how'd you think of that,
your a completely diffrent band,
a completely diffrent sound,
Syd had good judgment,
when a Rock-N-Blues band,
with a completely new sound,
and a song over 40 min comes to town,
and the UFO and Middle Earth
pick 'em up,
don't worry,
You get bigger things,
groupies and properties
histories and million sellers,
sure,
whats Ummagumma, anyway?
Does it matter either way?
You just gotta feel,
ya don't gotta know it,
and besides my friends,
your Meddle not metal,
nearly 30 years to go around,
generations The Beatles couldn't keep,
generations KISS couldn't reach,
generations Nervana was to cold for.
But you...
You...
You...
Your still here...
And I am reminded that everything under the sun was in tune,
but the piper at the gates of dawn fell,
lets wish him well,
'cause that was a might fall,
lets hope he don't land on the wall,
and the hammers will march,
and the diamonds will shine,
if only by intricate design,
Thank Anderson,
thank Councill,
and the hammers will march
[thank Anderson]
and the diamonds will shine,
[thank Councill]
if only by...
Intricate...
[Design...]
Roger was seduced by the dark side,
well we were on the Dark Side Of The Moon,
Syd deteriated,
we'll miss you,
Roger,
we'll dismiss you,
and why shouldn't we,
you used the name for your own agenda,
fell back on Davey and Nick,
and brought the group into a war
glad ya lost,
do ya ever feel bad,
do ya ever feel sad,
what would Syd say if he knew what you've become,
What would Syd say if he wasn't comfortably numb?
FLOYDIAN PART II---ROGER:
BOY,
IGNORE THE BRIGHTS,
THE BURNING SENSATION OF THOSE LIGHTS,
BOY,
IGNORE THE SCREAMS,
GIVE 'EM WHAT THEY WANT,
THEY'VE SEEN YOU IN THEIR DREAMS,
BOY,
IGNORE THE FANS,
YOUR ABOUT TO TRAVEL DESTINY'S SANDS,
[GUITAR SOLO]
YOU PLAYED A MEAN GUITAR,
BUT DIDN'T GET FAR,
YOU DREAMED OF FAME, FORTUNE, A NEW CAR,
[GUITAR SOLO]
NOW YOU'VE GOT EXCESS,
SOLD OUT,
USED TO BE ABOUT,
LYRICS,
ALL YOU WANT NOW IS MONEY AT A GIG,
AND GROUPIE SEX
NOW YOUR A BIG STAR,
YOU'VE GONE FAR,
YOU GOT DRUGS,
YOU GOT BOOZE,
YOU GOT GIRLS,
YOU GOT GUYS WHO'LL BE YOUR STOOGE,
YOU HAVE THE POWER,
TO DO WHAT YOU WANT,
YOU'VE LEARNED THAT EVEN LOVE,
CAN BE BOUGHT
YOU FOUGHT,
AND YOU'VE RISEN TO THE TOP,
AND NOW YOUR THE BIGGEST GUN,
ON VH1,
AND YOUR MILLION'S TO SEE,
ON MTV,
YOUR THE CREAM OF THE CROP,
IF YOU WANTED YOU COULD INVEST IN STOCK,
YOUR THE JERRY SEINFIELD OF ROCK,
YOU COULD HIRE A HITMAN IF YOU WANTED,
JUST TO HEAR HIS GUN COCK
[GUITAR SOLO]
AND SO YOUR NUMBER ONE,
YOU'VE WON,
YOU'VE STUNNED,
BUT NOW YOUR GRAY,
ON A SUNNY DAY,
BUT NOW YOUR ALL DONE,
[GUIOYDIAN PART III--DAVIE:
PLAY THAT GUITAR,
FOLLOW THAT STAR,
DRONING, PAIN-RIDDEN VOICE,
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE,
JUST GIVE IT TIME,
THE FANS ALL LOOK UP TO YOU,
TELL ME,
WHAT SHOULD I DO,
THE ATOM'S DANCE ACROSS THE STRINGS,
YOU GIVE US SOME RICH HEARING THINGS,
A NATURAL BORN LEADER,
FULL OF HEART,
ANGST AND HAPPY FEAR,
AND IF THE WATERS DRY AND DISAPPEAR,
AND WHEN THE WALL CRASHES DOWN,
AND IF NICK TUNES IT UP,
JUST HUMOUR THE FANS AND PLAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WANT,
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WISH,
GIVE 'EM A SHOW THEY WON'T SOON FORGET,
AND MAKE PLENTY O' DOUGH,
BUT THAT A'INT IT,
YOU DO IT,
FOR THE MUSIC,
FLOYDIAN PART IV--NICK:
PLAY THE TAPE,
BEAT THE DRUMS,
WRITE THE SONGS,
ON AND ON,
YOU'VE BEEN TURNED INSIDE OUT,
WHY NOT JUST STAND UP AND SHOUT,
[DRUM SOLO]
YOU'VE BEEN THEIR SINCE SYD,
YOU WERE THERE AFTER ROGER,
YOU ADDED THE MYSTIQUE,
YOU GAVE US THE GREAT SOUND,
YOU BROUGHT US THE DARK SIDE,
SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL SEE YOU,
IN THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY,
YOU WERE IN THE SKY HIGH,
YOU GAVE US GREAT PERCUSSION,
YOU BROUGHT THE BAND INTO DISCUSSION,
AND SHOWED THEM THE REPRECUSSIONS,
[DRUM SOLO]
[SOUND OF LAUGHTER]
[GUITAR SOLO]
FLOYDAIN PART V--SYD, OR HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED?:
["ARNOLD LAYNE" PLAYS SOFTLY IN THE BACKGROUND LIGHTLY]
["WISH YOU WERE HERE" PLAYS SLIGHTLY LOUDER BUT STILL SOFTLY]
[GUITAR]
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED,
HOW IT WOULD BE LIKE,
IF YOU STAYED AROUND,
WELL,
I'M SURE YOU DON'T,
AND WHY WOULD YOU,
EVEN IF YOU COULD?
[DRUM UPBEAT]
HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED?
[SAXAPHONE LEADS]
[KEYBOARD]
HAVE YOU EVER SCREAMED? [SCREAM CARRIES ON]
[CARRIES ON ENTIRE SONG WITH "ARNOLD LAYNE" AND "WISH YOU WERE HERE"]
[BACKING GUITAR]
[LEAD GUITAR]
[ALL INSTRUMENTS STOP ABRUPTLY, SILENT EXCEPT THE SCREAM, "ARNOLD LAYNE" AND "WISH YOU WERE HERE"]
[CLASSICAL VIOLIN STARTS]
[CLASSICAL TRUMPET STARTS]
[TONED DOWN]
MUSICAL GENIUS...[ECHO]
CRACKED BALLAD,[ECHO]
HAIR GEL AND HELL,[ECHO]
LSD ADDICTION...[ECHO]
POETIC AFFLICTION... [ECHO]
LOVE... [ECHO]
AND LOSS...[ECHO]
COVERED IN... [ECHO]
GLOSS... [ECHO]
FLOYDIAN PART VI--RICK
[GUITAR]
[DRUMS]
[KEYBOARD]
AND ROUNDING OUT THE CAST,
NOT LEAST BUT MOST CERTAINLY LAST,
A BLAST[ECHO]
FROM THE PAST[ECHO]
DON'T MOAN AND SIT AROUND,
BANG THAT PIANO DOWN!
SCREAM AWAY THOSE WORDS AWAY,
YOU'LL DO GREAT!
[KEYBOARD SOLO]
GO STRAIGHT TO THE TOP WITH THEIR HELP,
BUT THEN AGAIN,
WHERE WOULD THEY BE,
WITHOUT ONE TO HIT THE KEYS?
[KEYBOARD]
HELP THEM TRAVEL THE MORE ELEGANT SEAS,
HELP THRTAINLY IS RIGHT.
[TONED DOWN]
NO, NO, NO...
FLOYDIAN PART VII--ARNOLD AND EMILY:
AND ARNOLD AND EMILY WILL DANCE,
AROUND THE CLOCK THEY'LL NEVER STOP,
JUST TAKE MY WORD,
DON'T WORRY THEY'LL GET ALONG FINE,
I DON'T MIND,
THEY ARE OF COURSE,
THE LAST SIGN,
TO ILLUMINATE[ECHO]
FROM SYD'S MIND,
AND WELL SYD MIGHT BE DEAD,
ROGER BARRETT IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE,
SO, YOU CRAZY DIAMOND,
SHINE...
FLOYDIAN PART VIII--THE FLOYDIAN ANTHEM[REPRISE]:
AND THE HAMMERS WILL MARCH,
AND THE DIAMONDS WILL SHINE,
[CORE BEAT FROM "ROGER"{BASS}, "DAVEY"{GUITAR}, "NICK"{PERCUSSION}, "SYD, OR HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED"{CLASSICAL VIOLIN AND R&B SAXAPHONE}, AND "RICK"{KEYBOARD}
FLOYDIAN VERSE 9(I think, I lost count somewhere)--HORSE:
YOU GIVE,
AND YOU GIVE,
AND YOU PULL,
AND YOU PULL,
AND YOU FIGHT,
AND YOU FIGHT,
WITH ALL OF YOUR MIGHT,
AND YOU TRUST LOYALY
(BLINDLY)
AND YOU WORK RESTLESSLY,
(IGNORANT)
AND WHEN YOU ARE COLD AND BROKEN DOWN,
PROMISED A REST OR TWO,
A LIFE OF EASE,
REWARDS FOR YOUR SACRIFICE,
YOU FALL THROUGH THE ICE,
FEASTED UPON BY THE MICE,
ROTTING AND BREEDING LICE,
WHAT TO DO?
YOUR "FRIENDS" KNOW WHAT TO DO...
CALL IN ELMER'S...
CALL IN THE WAGON...
TAKE A HEFTY CHUNK OF CHANGE...
AND MAKE YOU INTO GLUE...
MAKE YOU INTO GLUE...
MAKE YOU INTO GLUE...
MAKE YOU INTO GLUE...
MAKE YOU INTO GLUE...
[fade out into echoes of that same line]
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PART 10: THE SPOTLIGHT, or SYD:
SELL-OUT,
WELL OUT OF TIME,
FELL OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT,
OR WERE YOU PUSHED,
DID YOU CHOOSE NOT TO SPEAK,
OR WERE YOU SHUSHED,
DID THE PRESSURE GET TO YOU?
WHAT DID YOU DECIDE TO DO?
WHY NOT COME BACK FOR SOME MORE?
DOOR TO DOOR,
THROUGH THE FLOOR,
AT YOUR CORE YOU WERE JUST A MAN,
SHARING YOUR FABLES OF LUCIFER SAM,
FOR A WORLD TO LAUGH AND CHEER,
BUT WHY DID SOME JEER,
YOU CAN'T REALLY BLAME THEM AFTER 'DO YOU GET IT?',
BUT THATS NOT WHY THEY DON'T CALL OR VISIT,
DOOR TO DOOR,
THROUGH THE FLOOR,
AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT,
WHEN YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION...
FLOYDIAN PART 11: (THE PRICE OF) THE HARD ROCK CAFE'
(Heavy Urban Blues Guitar Riff)
WELCOME M'BOYS,
ARE YOU HERE T' STAY?
'CAUSE YOUR ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE HARD ROCK CAFE'!
SEE MICK'S OL' SUNGLASSES,
OR PAUL'S HENDERSON SET!
YOU GUYS GOT ANYTHING ON YA?
WE COULD ADD IT!
OH AND, BY THE WAY...
THE PRICE IS NEVER FREE...
HERE IN THE HARD ROCK CAFE'!
SO DAVIE,
STAY AWHILE,
YA' CAME ALL THEM MILES,
WE COLLECT LIKE ITS GOIN' OUTTA STYLE!
SAY DAVIE, WATCHA GOT ONYA?
PICTURE OF YOUR WIFE? WE'LL TAKE THAT!
LAST PHOTO O' ROGER BEFORE THE FALLEN OUT?
I THINK WE'LL TAKE THAT BEFORE YER HEADIN' OUT!
OH, AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER, TOO!
YOU GOT E-MAIL?
YOU WANNA BE A LEGEND DONTCHYA?
C'MON BOY, DON'T FAIL!
WELL DAVE,
NOW YA SEE,
PRIVACYS THE PRICE FOR IMMORTALITY!
BUT DON'T WORRY,
YOU AND ALL YOUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS ARE HERE TO STAY,
HERE, IN THE HARD ROCK CAFE'!
FLOYDIAN part 12--SPEAK TO THEM:
(ROARING CROWD FROM LEFT SPEAKER)
FLOYD! FLOYD! FLOYD! [CONTINUOUS]
(ROARING CROWD FROM RIGHT SPEAKER)
ROGER! ROGER! ROGER! [CONTINOUS]
[HEART BEAT]
[LIGHTLY ECHOING]
I'VE BEEN MAD FOR F.UCKING YEARS. ABSOLUTELY YEARS...
[CROWD ON LEFT AND RIGHT SCREAM AND CLAP INSANELY]
[SLIGHTLY LOUDER ECHOING]
I KNOW I'VE BEEN MAD. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN MAD LIKE MOST OF US OUR.
[MACHINE SLOWLY STARTS UP.]
[CROWD BEGINNES CHANTING]
THEY'RE BACK! THEY'RE BACK!
[CHUCKLING STARTS]
[LEFT CROWD STARTS CHANTING]
ROGER! ROGER! ROGER!
[RIGHT CROWD STARTS CHANTING]
DAVE! DAVE! DAVE!
[THE SCREAM BEGIINES]
[OPENING CORD FOR BREATHE STARTS]