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Pink Floyd Lyrics - Album: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [1967]
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<blockquote data-quote="Floyd" data-source="post: 32" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Astronomy Domine</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Lime and limpid green the second scene</p><p>The fights between the blue you once knew</p><p>Floating down the sound resounds</p><p>Around the icy waters underground</p><p></p><p>Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon there on the run</p><p>Titanian, Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten</p><p></p><p>Winding signs flap</p><p>Flicker flicker flicker flam pow pow</p><p>Stairways scare and death rules there</p><p>Blindman limpid green the sound</p><p>Surrounds the icy waters on the</p><p>Lime and limpid green the sound</p><p>Surrounds the icy waters underground</p><p><strong>Lucifer Sam</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Lucifer Sam saw your cat</p><p>Always sitting by your side</p><p>Always by your side</p><p>That cat's something I can't explain</p><p></p><p>Jennifer Gentle you're the witch</p><p>You're the left side, he's the right side</p><p>Oh no</p><p>That cat's something I can't explain</p><p></p><p>Wouldn't say we're going to see</p><p>Me a hip cat, me a ship's cat</p><p>Somewhere, anywhere</p><p>That cat's something I can't explain</p><p>The night is crawling, shifting sand</p><p>Hiding around on the ground</p><p>He'll be bound when you're around</p><p>That cat's something I can't explain</p><p><strong>Matilda Mother</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>There was a king who ruled the land</p><p>His Majesty was in command</p><p>With silver eyes the scarlet eagle</p><p>Showered silver on the people</p><p></p><p>Oh mother tell me more</p><p>Why'd you have to leave me there</p><p>Hanging in my infant chair</p><p>Waiting</p><p></p><p>You only have to read the lines</p><p>They're scribbled in black and everything shines</p><p></p><p>Across the stream with wooden shoes</p><p>Bells to tell the king the news</p><p>A thousand misty riders climb up</p><p>Higher once upon a time</p><p></p><p>Wandering and dreaming</p><p>The words had different meanings</p><p>Yes they did</p><p></p><p>For all the time spent in that view</p><p>In doll's house darkness' old perfume</p><p>And fairy-stories held me high</p><p>On clouds of sunlight floating by</p><p></p><p>Oh mother tell me more</p><p>Tell me more</p><p><strong>Flaming</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Alone in the clouds all blue</p><p>Lying on an eiderdown</p><p>Yippie, you can't see me</p><p>But I can you</p><p></p><p>Lazing in the foggy dew</p><p>Sitting on a unicorn</p><p>No fear, you can't hear me</p><p>But I can you</p><p></p><p>Watching buttercups cuff the light</p><p>Sleeping on a dandelion</p><p>Too much, I won't touch you</p><p>But then I might</p><p></p><p>Screaming through the scarlet sky</p><p>Travelling by telephone</p><p>Hey, ho here we go</p><p>Ever so high.</p><p><strong>Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm in bed, aching head</p><p>Gold is red, choke I'm red</p><p>I'm the bread, gold is red</p><p>Jesus bled, pain is red</p><p>Dark room</p><p></p><p>Oh no</p><p></p><p>Breeze is slow, you are slow</p><p>Chill grow</p><p>Feeling seems to melt the brain</p><p>Seems to cause a painful brain</p><p>Doctor kindly tell your wife</p><p>That I'm alive</p><p>Flowers thrive</p><p>Realize realize</p><p>Realize</p><p><strong>The Gnome</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>I want to tell you a story</p><p>About a little man</p><p>If I can</p><p>A gnome named Crimble Cromble</p><p>And little gnomes stay in their homes</p><p>Eating sleeping drinking their wine</p><p></p><p>He wore a scarlet tunic</p><p>A blue-green hood</p><p>It looked quite good</p><p>He had a big adventure</p><p>Amidst the grass</p><p>Fresh air at last</p><p>Wining dining biding his time</p><p></p><p>And then one day hurray</p><p>Another way for the gnomes to say hurray</p><p></p><p>Look at the sky, look at the river</p><p>Isn't it good</p><p>Look at the sky, look at the river</p><p>Isn't it good</p><p>Winding finding places to go.</p><p><strong>Chapter 24</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>A movement is accomplished in six stages</p><p>And the seventh brings return</p><p>The seven is the number of the young light</p><p>It forms when darkness is increased by one</p><p></p><p>Change returns success</p><p>Going and coming without error</p><p>Action brings good fortune</p><p>Sunset, sunrise</p><p></p><p>The time is with the month of winter solstice</p><p>When the change is due to come</p><p>Thunder in the early course of heaven</p><p>Things cannot be destroyed once and all for all.</p><p><strong>The Scarecrow</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The black and green scarecrow as everyone knows</p><p>Stood with a bird on his hat and swore</p><p>Everywhere he didn't care</p><p>He stood in a field where barley grows</p><p></p><p>His head did no thinking, his arms didn't move</p><p>Except when the wind cut up and mice ran</p><p>Around on the ground</p><p>He stood in a field where barley grows</p><p></p><p>The black and green scarecrow was sadder than me</p><p>But now he's resigned to his fate 'cause life's not</p><p>Unkind, he doesn't mind</p><p>He stood in a field where barley grows</p><p><strong>Bike</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've got a bike, you can ride if you like</p><p>It's got a basket, a bell that rings</p><p>And things to make it look good</p><p>I'd give it to you if I could</p><p>But I borrowed it</p><p></p><p>You're the kind of girl</p><p>That fits in with my world</p><p>I'll give you anything, everything</p><p>If you want a thing</p><p></p><p>I've got a cloak, it's a bit of a joke</p><p>There's a tear up the front, it's red and black</p><p>I've had it for months</p><p>If you think it could look good</p><p>Then I guess it should</p><p></p><p>I know a mouse and he hasn't got a house</p><p>I don't know why I call him Gerald</p><p>He's getting rather old but he's a good mouse</p><p></p><p>I've got a clan of gingerbread men</p><p>Here a man, there a man, lots of gingerbread men</p><p>Take a couple if you wish, they're on the dish</p><p></p><p>I know a room of musical tunes</p><p>Some wine, some gin, most of them are clock work</p><p>Let's go into the other room and make them work</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Floyd, post: 32, member: 1"] [B]Astronomy Domine[/B] Lime and limpid green the second scene The fights between the blue you once knew Floating down the sound resounds Around the icy waters underground Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon there on the run Titanian, Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten Winding signs flap Flicker flicker flicker flam pow pow Stairways scare and death rules there Blindman limpid green the sound Surrounds the icy waters on the Lime and limpid green the sound Surrounds the icy waters underground [B]Lucifer Sam[/B] Lucifer Sam saw your cat Always sitting by your side Always by your side That cat's something I can't explain Jennifer Gentle you're the witch You're the left side, he's the right side Oh no That cat's something I can't explain Wouldn't say we're going to see Me a hip cat, me a ship's cat Somewhere, anywhere That cat's something I can't explain The night is crawling, shifting sand Hiding around on the ground He'll be bound when you're around That cat's something I can't explain [B]Matilda Mother[/B] There was a king who ruled the land His Majesty was in command With silver eyes the scarlet eagle Showered silver on the people Oh mother tell me more Why'd you have to leave me there Hanging in my infant chair Waiting You only have to read the lines They're scribbled in black and everything shines Across the stream with wooden shoes Bells to tell the king the news A thousand misty riders climb up Higher once upon a time Wandering and dreaming The words had different meanings Yes they did For all the time spent in that view In doll's house darkness' old perfume And fairy-stories held me high On clouds of sunlight floating by Oh mother tell me more Tell me more [B]Flaming[/B] Alone in the clouds all blue Lying on an eiderdown Yippie, you can't see me But I can you Lazing in the foggy dew Sitting on a unicorn No fear, you can't hear me But I can you Watching buttercups cuff the light Sleeping on a dandelion Too much, I won't touch you But then I might Screaming through the scarlet sky Travelling by telephone Hey, ho here we go Ever so high. [B]Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk[/B] I'm in bed, aching head Gold is red, choke I'm red I'm the bread, gold is red Jesus bled, pain is red Dark room Oh no Breeze is slow, you are slow Chill grow Feeling seems to melt the brain Seems to cause a painful brain Doctor kindly tell your wife That I'm alive Flowers thrive Realize realize Realize [B]The Gnome[/B] I want to tell you a story About a little man If I can A gnome named Crimble Cromble And little gnomes stay in their homes Eating sleeping drinking their wine He wore a scarlet tunic A blue-green hood It looked quite good He had a big adventure Amidst the grass Fresh air at last Wining dining biding his time And then one day hurray Another way for the gnomes to say hurray Look at the sky, look at the river Isn't it good Look at the sky, look at the river Isn't it good Winding finding places to go. [B]Chapter 24[/B] A movement is accomplished in six stages And the seventh brings return The seven is the number of the young light It forms when darkness is increased by one Change returns success Going and coming without error Action brings good fortune Sunset, sunrise The time is with the month of winter solstice When the change is due to come Thunder in the early course of heaven Things cannot be destroyed once and all for all. [B]The Scarecrow[/B] The black and green scarecrow as everyone knows Stood with a bird on his hat and swore Everywhere he didn't care He stood in a field where barley grows His head did no thinking, his arms didn't move Except when the wind cut up and mice ran Around on the ground He stood in a field where barley grows The black and green scarecrow was sadder than me But now he's resigned to his fate 'cause life's not Unkind, he doesn't mind He stood in a field where barley grows [B]Bike[/B] I've got a bike, you can ride if you like It's got a basket, a bell that rings And things to make it look good I'd give it to you if I could But I borrowed it You're the kind of girl That fits in with my world I'll give you anything, everything If you want a thing I've got a cloak, it's a bit of a joke There's a tear up the front, it's red and black I've had it for months If you think it could look good Then I guess it should I know a mouse and he hasn't got a house I don't know why I call him Gerald He's getting rather old but he's a good mouse I've got a clan of gingerbread men Here a man, there a man, lots of gingerbread men Take a couple if you wish, they're on the dish I know a room of musical tunes Some wine, some gin, most of them are clock work Let's go into the other room and make them work [/QUOTE]
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