I am also of the view that this song is about their band member Syd Berrett who left Pink Floyd very early. They are missing him and wanted to say that he (Syd) considered himself as successful very soon and left. But now he is wasting his life , destroying himself... he was a shining like a start but now he is in gloom....
@ishtiaqahmedz I agree that it is about Syd, but I think, for example, the line "you reached for the secret too soon" refers to his drug addiction, which is also the reason that his behaviour changed so much over the years, and why he was kicked out of the band.
@ishtiaqahmedz I agree that it is about Syd, but I think, for example, the line "you reached for the secret too soon" refers to his drug addiction, which is also the reason that his behaviour changed so much over the years, and why he was kicked out of the band.
I am also of the view that this song is about their band member Syd Berrett who left Pink Floyd very early. They are missing him and wanted to say that he (Syd) considered himself as successful very soon and left. But now he is wasting his life , destroying himself... he was a shining like a start but now he is in gloom....
@ishtiaqahmedz I agree that it is about Syd, but I think, for example, the line "you reached for the secret too soon" refers to his drug addiction, which is also the reason that his behaviour changed so much over the years, and why he was kicked out of the band.
@ishtiaqahmedz I agree that it is about Syd, but I think, for example, the line "you reached for the secret too soon" refers to his drug addiction, which is also the reason that his behaviour changed so much over the years, and why he was kicked out of the band.
@ishtiaqahmedz nope, syd left because he was mentally ill
@ishtiaqahmedz nope, syd left because he was mentally ill