Roger Keith ("Syd") Barrett(born January 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England, died 7th July 2006 in Cambridge, England) was a British singer-songwriterand guitarist. Best remembered as one of the founding members of the group Pink Floyd, Barrett was active as a rockmusician for only a few years, before mental instability forced him into obscurity, but he has been remarkably influential. Pink Floyd years (1965–1968) Pink Floyd (originally called both " Tea Set" and " The Pink Floyd Sound", then later " The Pink Floyd") was formed in 1965. Barrett acquired the nickname "Syd" at the age of 15, a reference to an old local Cambridge drummer, Syd Barrett. Syd changed the spelling in order to differentiate himself from his namesake.
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Long Gone Lyrics

Syd Barrett

She was long gone, long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
And I stood very still by the window sill
and I wondered for those I love still
I cried in my mind where I stand behind
the beauty of love's in her eyes...
She was long gone, long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
And I borrowed the page
from a leopard's cage
and I prowled in the evening sun's glaze
her head lifted high to the light in the sky
the opening dawn on her face...
She was long gone long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
And I stood very still by the window sill
and I wondered for those I love still
I cried in my mind where I stand behind
the beauty of love's in her eyes...
She was long gone long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
She was long gone long, long gone