Pink Floyd is one of the most well known bands of all time. They had a very unusual sound and style that distinguished them from other bands. Originally formed in London in 1965, they gained a followed a “psychedelic pop” band. They had a very experimental approach with their sound and lengthy experimental approaches to songs.
The original members in Pink Floyd were Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright. David Gilmour joined in 1967 and Barrett left the following year. Roger Waters was the primary lyricist and devised many of the conceptual works like The Wall.
Pink Floyd is one of those bands that has a long history of conflict and infighting with constant changes to the band line up.
The two most iconic Pink Floyd albums are The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. Both albums have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and are on the list of best selling albums of all time. Pink Floyd has sold more than 260 Million records which puts them on a short list of best selling musical artists of all time.
Pink Floyd Quotes
Below is a collection of some of the most influential lyrics and quotes by the Pink Floyd band.
1. “Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.”– Pink Floyd
2. “I took a heavenly ride through our silence. I knew the moment had arrived. For killing the past and coming back to life.”– Pink Floyd
3. “Long you live and high you’ll fly, and smiles you’ll give, tears you’ll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.”– Pink Floyd
4. “If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat!”– Pink Floyd
5. “Mama’s gonna make all of your nightmares come true. Mama’s gonna put all of her fears into you
Mama’s gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won’t let you fly but she might let you sing
Mama’s gonna keep baby cozy and warm.”– Pink Floyd
6. “They say there’s gold but I’m looking for thrills.
You can get your hands on whatever we find,
Because I’m only coming along for the ride.”– Pink Floyd
7. “You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.”– Pink Floyd
8. “Witness the man who waves at the wall
Making the shape of his question to Heaven
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?”– Pink Floyd
9. “Hello? Hello? Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home?”– Pink Floyd
10. “Hey, you! out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me
Hey you! Standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles, can you feel me?
Hey you! don’t help them to bury the light
Don’t give in without a fight.
Hey you! out there on your own
sitting naked by the phone would you touch me
Hey you ! with your ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out would you touch me
Hey you ! would you help me to carry the stone
Open your heart, I’m coming home
But it was only a fantasy
The wall was too high as you can see
No matter how he tried he could not break free
And the worms ate into his brain.
Hey you! out there on the road
Always doing what you’re told, can you help me
Hey you! out there beyond the wall
Breaking bottles in the hall, can you help me
Hey you! don’t tell me there’s no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.”– Pink Floyd.
11. “I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don’t mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There’s no reason for it, you’ve gotta go sometime.”– Pink Floyd.
12. “Strangers passing in the street. By chance, two separate glances meet. And I am you and what I see is me”– Pink Floyd
13. “Come on you target for faraway laughter. Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!”– Pink Floyd
14. “Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today
But if you ask for a rise it’s no surprise that they’re giving none away”– Pink Floyd
15. “I can’t explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am
I have become comfortably numb”– Pink Floyd
16. “Wasting my time,
Resting my mind
And I’ll never pine
For the sad days and the bad days
When we were workin’ from nine to five”– Pink Floyd
17. “You lock the door and throw away the key
There’s someone in my head but it’s not me”– Pink Floyd
18. “We’re just two lost souls. Swimming in a fish bowl.” — Pink Floyd
19. “You got to be crazy, you gotta have a real need.”– Pink Floyd
20. “Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that
We would meet again
Some sunny day?
Vera! Vera!
What has become of you?
Does anybody else here
Feel the way I do”– Pink Floyd
21. “Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky?”– Pink Floyd
22. “The band is just fantastic,
that is really what I think,
Oh, and by the way,
which one’s Pink?”– Pink Floyd
23. “Envy is the bond between
The hopeful and the damned”– Pink Floyd
24. “You lock the door and throw away the key
There’s someone in my head but it’s not me.”– Pink Floyd
25. “I’ve always been mad, I know I’ve been mad, like the most of us…very hard to explain why you’re mad, even if you’re not mad…”– Pink Floyd
26. “You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to.”– Pink Floyd
27. “Why does anyone do anything?”
“I don’t know, I was really drunk at the time!”– Pink Floyd
28. “There is no dark side of the moon really. As a matter of fact, it’s all dark.”– Pink Floyd
29. “Remember when you were young?
You shone like the Sun…”– Pink Floyd
30. “So have a good drown, as you go down all alone.”– Pink Floyd
31. “Who was born in a house full of pain.
Who was trained not to spit in the fan.
Who was told what to do by the man.
Who was broken by trained personnel.
Who was fitted with collar and chain.
Who was given a pat on the back.
Who was breaking away from the pack.
Who was only a stranger at home.
Who was ground down in the end.
Who was found dead on the phone.
Who was dragged down by the stone.”– Pink Floyd
32. “I’ve got a strong urge to fly
But I’ve got nowhere to fly to”– Pink Floyd
33. “Don’t tell me there’s no hope at all.
Together we stand,
Divided we fall.”– Pink Floyd.
34. “Why can’t we reach the sun?
Why can’t we blow the years away?”– Pink Floyd
35. “The echo of a distant tide comes willowing across the sand.”– Pink Floyd
36. “So have a good drown, as you go down all alone.”– Pink Floyd
37. “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Little by little the night turns around.
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning
Under the eaves the swallow is resting
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
Over the mountain watching the watcher.
Breaking the darkness, waking the grapevine.
One inch of love is one inch of shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun.
Witness the man who raves at the wall
Making the shape of his questions to Heaven
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun”– Pink Floyd
38. “Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you’re saying.”– Pink Floyd
39. “Meek and obedient you follow the leader.”– Pink Floyd
40. “Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death.”– Pink Floyd
41. “Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary”– Pink Floyd
42. “There’s someone in my head but it’s not me.”– Pink Floyd
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43. “So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in a war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We’re just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here”– Pink Floyd
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Pink Floyd Video – “Another Brick in the Wall”
This is one of their most classic songs from the album the Wall. It really focuses on the theme of alienation from school, society and others, describing the metaphorical walls that get built around us.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, Pink Floyd has been one of most the most successful musical groups in the music industry. Their music, poems, and quotes have transformed many lives worldwide. Reading through the quotes from this article, will probably inspire you to listen to some of their music.
If it’s been awhile, start with Dark Side of the Moon.
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