This song definitely is not about syd or relationships or drugs IMO. Both roger and dave have mentioned it clearly that the theme of this album is absence. Dave, in his interview, has claimed that after the success of DSOTM the band were confused as to whether they were musicians or businessmen. They felt some sort of absence during WYWH period.
We also know that roger and dave longed for their childhood innocence. And this song is pointing at the absence of the same innocence. "Did they get you to trade, your heroes for ghost........ Etc" simply put they wrote this song for their younger self. Where they did what they loved without thinking about the consequences. As opposed to the WYWH period where they had to think and work like businessmen and write hits as per the demands of the record labels. No wonder they started writing anti music industry songs during the same period. It's a brilliant piece of work. If people realise the real meaning of this song, they'll fall in love with it all over again. Happened with me.
This song definitely is not about syd or relationships or drugs IMO. Both roger and dave have mentioned it clearly that the theme of this album is absence. Dave, in his interview, has claimed that after the success of DSOTM the band were confused as to whether they were musicians or businessmen. They felt some sort of absence during WYWH period.
@mayankuniyal It is a good as an interpretation as any other. Pink Floyd is not easily picked apart as one would in a poetry class.
@mayankuniyal It is a good as an interpretation as any other. Pink Floyd is not easily picked apart as one would in a poetry class.