somethingeludingyousunshine? Wrote:okay maybe it's just me but i've listened to 'arnold layne', 'astronomy domine', 'jugaband blues', 'see emily play' and 'interstellar overdrive' and i fail to see what every one means when they say syd's lyrics were really dark... where is all the raw pain everyone keeps talking about? they seem quite lively to me, uppitty even... i find the later floyd work to be much darker, i mean 'one of these days'? come on! also have you seen the video for 'arnold layne' they just seem to be having a LOT of fun! was that song really supposed to be about a real transvestite?

William Gerrard Wrote:'Jugband Blues' is one of the most emotional, tragic songs, Syd telling the world that he now knows that he's lost his mind.

Marixpress Wrote:I don't really think of that when I hear the lyrics. If anything, it sounds to me the sort of thing you would say to an ex-lover who is moving on without you. Maybe he is referring to the band? IDK It sounds exactly like a heartbroken song to me, not a song about madness.

William Gerrard Wrote:

Marixpress Wrote:I don't really think of that when I hear the lyrics. If anything, it sounds to me the sort of thing you would say to an ex-lover who is moving on without you. Maybe he is referring to the band? IDK It sounds exactly like a heartbroken song to me, not a song about madness.

Yeah, that's another way of seeing it. We all give our own special meaning to the songs. I assume that the line "And I'm most obliged to you for making it clear that I'm not here" is Syd's way of acknowledging to the people around him that he's confirmed their rumors, that's he's no longer in his right mind. I also see "And the sea isn't green, and I love the queen, and what exactly is a dream, and what exactly is a joke?" as Syd saying that he's unable to differentiate reality from his illness and has trouble grasping normal concepts.