SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine part track, written as a tribute to Syd Barrett. The track appears on the album Wish You Were Here split into two parts, with I-V and VI-IX bookending the album. Shorter versions have also been performed live, and appeared on the album Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd.

[Part 1 (0:00-3:53): Instrumental] [Part 2 (3:53-6:26): Instrumental] [Part 3 (6:26-8:40): Instrumental] [Part 4 (8:40-11:08)] [Verse 1: Roger Waters] Remember when you were young You shone like the Sun [Refrain: Roger Waters & David Gilmour] Shine on, you crazy diamond [Verse 2: Roger Waters] Now there's a look in your eyes Like black holes in the sky [Refrain: Roger Waters & David Gilmour] Shine on, you crazy diamond [Chorus 1: Roger Waters] 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 [Verse 3: Roger Waters] You reached for the secret too soon You cried for the Moon [Refrain: Roger Waters & David Gilmour] Shine on, you crazy diamond [Verse 4: Roger Waters] Threatenеd by shadows at night And exposed in the light [Refrain: Roger Waters & David Gilmour] Shinе on (Shine on), you crazy diamond (You crazy diamond) [Chorus 2: Roger Waters] 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 [Part 5 (11:08-13:31): Instrumental] [Part 6 (0:00 - 4:38): Instrumental] [Part 7 (4:38 - 6:02)] [Verse 5: Roger Waters] Nobody knows where you are How near or how far [Refrain: Roger Waters & David Gilmour] Shine on you crazy diamond [Verse 6: Roger Waters] Pile on many more layers And I'll be joining you there [Refrain: Roger Waters & David Gilmour] Shine on you crazy diamond [Chorus 3: Roger Waters] And we'll bask in the shadow of yesterday's triumph And sail on the steel breeze Come on, you boy child, you winner and loser Come on, you miner for truth and delusion, and shine! [Part 8 (6:02 - 9:00): Instrumental] [Part 9 (9:00 - 12:27): Instrumental]