Pink Floyd(formed 1965 in London, United Kingdom) is a Britishband noted for psychedelic rockmusic, philosophical lyrics, avant-gardecompositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art and elaborate live shows. One of rockmusic's most successful and influential acts, the group have sold an estimated 73.5 million albums in the U.S., and over 300 million albums worldwide. Pink Floyd enjoyed modest success in the late-19 60sas a psychedelicband led by Syd Barrett. Barrett's increasingly erratic behaviour eventually caused his colleagues to replace him after with guitarist David Gilmour. (Syd Barrett died on July 7, 2006 of complications arising from diabetes.) The band went on to record several elaborate concept albums; achieving worldwide success with 1973's (The second best-selling album of all time), 1975's , 1977's , and 1979's , among the best-selling, most critically acclaimed, and enduringly popular albums in rockmusic history.
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A Great Day For Freedom Lyrics
Pink Floyd
A great day for freedom
On the day the wall came down
They threw the locks onto the ground
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived
On the day the wall cane down
The ship of fools had finally run aground
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight
I dreamed you had left my side
No warmth, not even pride remained
And even though you needed me
It was clear that I could not do a thing for you
Now life devalues day by day
As friends and neighbours turn away
And theres a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone
Now frontiers shift like desert sands
While nations wash their bloodied hands
Of loyalty, of history, in shades of gray
I woke to the sound of drums
The music played, the morning sun streamed in
I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitted residue slipped away...slipped away