Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd is about the disillusionment with the music business and Roger Waters feeling of alienation from that scene. It was also a tribute to Syd Barrett, the bands former member, whose deteriorating mental health had been a major setback for him.
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Introduction:
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So, so you think you can tell,
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Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain.
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Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil,
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Do you think you can tell?
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Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,
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Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change,
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And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
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How I wish, how I wish you were here.
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We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
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Running over the same old ground. What have we found?