It would be nice to enjoy the success and fame and still be the same fun-loving person as you used to be, but that just doesn't happen often. Fame can be very hazardous to your health and well being (see any of these for a perfect example: Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin). "Wish You Were Here" is a statement directed to the person the song writer USED to be.Ī band or songwriter spends so much time honing their skills and striving for fame and fortune, and then all of a sudden when they achieve it, they're surprised to find out that they don't feel like themselves anymore. It's from the point of view of the band (or anyone in their position) who has gone from a living a normal life in obscurity to sudden super-stardom. The album and "Shine On." were definitely directed at Syd. I can't believe how wrong most people are about this one. I keep these lyrics on my wall, to remind me, every morning,not to make that mistake.
Wish you were here pink floyd free#
You miss the free man you once were, the free man you killed, and all that is left from a rebel you once were, is a silent fish, swimming in a cage made of glass.everybody is looking at you, you are the star - the beautiful exotic fish, your bowl is luxurious and the glass is the best glass money can buy, but you are completely exposed, your every move is detected,under shiny lights you have no privacy. and you wish that the person you once were is back. So, when you, eventually, come to the point that you have all those things you wanted so bad, that you have your "heaven", your " blue skies" and your green field", suddenly, you can't realise why you are not as happy as you thougt you would be, and you can't tell anymore if your heaven is actually hell, and your blue skies are actually pain.
Wish you were here pink floyd how to#
Did you exchange an opportunity to fight for your ideals, to take "a part in a war", for a better position at work, a bigger car, popularity and fame ? Because, that kind of matrix world has thousands of rules, takes your individuality and orders you how to look, how to eat, how to have fun, how to have sex !
cold comfort for change.DID YOU EXCHANGE A WALK ON PART IN A WAR FOR A LEAD ROLE IN A CAGE ? ". "I did it my way" philosophy, you abandon everything that is too different from general behaviour and accepted opinion, in order to fit in, to live in comfort: " did they get you to change your heroes for ghosts?. You brought to this world as a free man, as an innocent child, able to see people who they really are, but, eventually, as the years go by, and your apetite for wealth and security goes stronger, you go under influence of media and "mainstream" opinion, and you start to give up your
It is like a well known truth that the devil isn't red and ugly,with a long tale and sharp teeth - he is usually wrapped in something nice, sweet and unbelievably attractive that promises you all the fun and all the happiness you can imagine.until it destroys you.
It is about not being able to tell between what is real and what is just a pretty imagination that is actually malicous and bad for you. For me, it is definitely about "selling out" and giving up your dreams - about people who, gradually, gave up their ideals and forgot who they truly are, because they couldn't make the difference between true and false values, while trying to be successful in life, and they ended up in a self - made "cage".