Wish You Were Here, Crazy Diamond: Part II

Here is the full text of the song, Shine on you crazy diamond, written as a tribute to Syd Barrett.

Shine on You Crazy Diamond

Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Now there's a look in your eyes
Like black holes in the sky
Shine on, you crazy diamond

You were caught in the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom
Blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter
Come on you stranger
You legend, you martyr, and shine

You reached for the secret too soon
You cried for the moon
Shine on...
Threatened by shadows at night
And exposed in the light
Shine on...

Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision
Rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions
Come on you painter
You piper, you prisoner, and shine

Nobody knows where you are
How near or how far
Shine on...
Pile on many more layers
And I'll be joining you there
Shine on...

And we'll bask in the shadow
Of yesterday's triumph
Sail on the steel breeze
Come on you boy child, you winner and loser
Come on you miner
For truth and delusion and shine.
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There is a sad story related to the recording of this song.

"Coincidentally, Barrett himself actually turned up at the studio in the middle of a recording session of the backing vocals for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" on Jne 5th, 1975, on which was also the day guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour married his first wife Ginger. Across the corridors of Abbey Road floated "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and there he was, in person. He arrived unannounced, looking bald and fat, and had put on so much weight that some of the band did not recognize him at first. Others were close to tears; Waters later confided that he cried. Barrett asked at one point if there was anything he could do and that he was available if needed. He later appeared at Gilmour's wedding reception where some mistook him for a member of the Hare Krishna religion. He hadn't been seen by the band in five years, and wasn't seen again after that Point."

Note: I read the following today (22nd August, 2005). I think it's important that I add this here. As often, this is from Wikipedia.org.

"Waters and Pink Floyd reunited for a performance at the Live 8 concert at London, on 2nd July, 2005. They played a four song, 20-minute set. Before going into "Wish You Were Here", Waters said:

"It's actually quite emotional standing up here with these three guys after all these years. Standing to be counted with the rest of you. Anyway, we're doing this for everyone who's not here, but particularly, of course, for Syd." "
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Sources:
http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/shineony.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Waters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(album)
The Cartoon: http://arania.kamiki.net/contestentries/Syd%20Barrett%20Sabi-kun%20copy.jpg