Pink Floyd – Lucy Leave

• 0
  General Comment:I don't believe the song was written about drugs (psychedelic or otherwise). I think that it was written as simply a bluesy love song, no more than it appears to be. However, I found out about this song because my best friend and I were talking about Pink Floyd, and she mentioned this song, and I said, "That title seems like it predicts something..." ("Lucy" is sort of a codeword we have for LSD.) She thought it was funny and so did I.
  
  So later I decided to read the lyrics, just to see if they could be interpreted as having some sort of drugs meaning. (Yes, I am in the habit of taking songs and interpreting them to have other meanings that they obviously didn't. Not always about drugs; just things that they suggest to me.) Sure enough, they did. My belief regarding the meaning of songs is that if you want to think a song is about something, then that's what it's about to you. If this song makes you think more of drugs than love, then that's what it means to you. If it doesn't particularly make you think of drugs and you think it is what it seems to be, then that's equally correct. I think that the meaning of songs is pretty much subjective, and that whatever you think of when you hear a song or read its lyrics, that's what it means to you.

  Flag Pippin the Mercuryon September 26, 2009   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:Lucy probably does mean LSD, as they were a great fans of the Beatles thus "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", LucySkyDiamonds...etc anyway. If anything Emily is the real girl, Lucy is a homage to the fab four (and i dont even like the beatles and I have to draw this relationship).
  ur right though wildaboutyou, not all songs were about drugs, Lucifer Sam is simply about a cat and Chapter 24 is borrowed from the Book of Change, but they have alluded in later songs the 'secret' possibly being LSD (u dreamer, u piper...etc)

  Flag maccailon July 15, 2007   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:ahahhahhahaha Wtazy13, you're a fucking idiot. Yes, Pink Floyd ARE a psychedelic rock band. This does not mean that ALL of there songs are heavily influenced by drugs. This very song is a demo recorded very, very early in their career, before even Syd himself had been heavily affected by drugs. It is a simple rock 'n' roll song. It is about wanting a relationship with a girlfriend to end, he still loves her, but she clings too tightly and demands way too much. Hard to misinterpret something as plain as this. Simple, but a great song.

  Flag wildaboutyouon March 21, 2007   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:ahahhahhahaha Wtazy13, you're a fucking idiot. Yes, Pink Floyd ARE a psychedelic rock band. This does not mean that ALL of there songs are heavily influenced by drugs. This very song is a demo recorded very, very early in their career, before even Syd himself had been heavily affected by drugs. It is a simple rock 'n' roll song. It is about wanting a relationship with a girlfriend to end, he still loves her, but she clings too tightly and demands way too much. Hard to misinterpret something as plain as this. Simple, but a great song.

  Flag wildaboutyouon March 21, 2007   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:i think he is talking about LSD, Syd used lots of psychadelic drugs and i think he is telling how he loves it so much but at the same time, its killing him.
  
  Mean, treat me and done me harm, Lucy
  
  You got my heart, oh no!
  You tear me apart
  You just won't let me go
  You hold on so tight, so tight I just can't breath

  Flag Watzy13on February 21, 2007   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:This is an early Barrett song recorded on the first demotape in late 1965. The band didnt have the name Pink Floyd yet and guitarist Bob Klose was part of the band at the time. The song has not been officially released. The demo version is released with an italian book from 1996.
  You can just download it from anywhere.
  
  Cute and Catchy song, I like it : )

  Flag *JoSIe*on October 13, 2006   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:You can download the song from here blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/07/… at the moment.
  
  Sounds like Pink Floyd imitating the Rolling Stones

  Flag snifferdogon August 15, 2006   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:download it far as I know its only on a bootleg

  Flag Onthelongviewon August 02, 2006   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:Someone please tell me where I can get this song. It's one of the 8 I can't find anywhere.

  Flag inpraiseoffollyon April 19, 2006   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.
• 0
  General Comment:i think is not famous enough to get your comments, huh?

  Flag eva_floydon March 23, 2006   Link

  • No Replies Log in to reply
    
      There was an error.

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!