Point Me At The Sky

Album: The Early Singles (1968)
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  • Hey Eugene
    This is Henry McClean
    And I've finished my beautiful flying machine
    And I'm ringing to say
    That I'm leaving and maybe
    You'd like to fly with me
    And hide with me, baby

    Isn't it strange
    How little we change
    Isn't it sad we're insane
    Playing the games that we know end in tears
    The games we've been playing for thousands and thousands and thousands

    Jumps into his cosmic flyer
    Pulled his plastic collar higher
    Light the fuse and stand right back

    He cried
    This is my last goodbye

    Point me at the sky and let it fly (point me at the sky and let it fly)
    Point me at the sky and let it fly (point me at the sky and let it fly)
    Point me at the sky and let it fly

    And if you survive till two thousand and five
    I hope you're exceedingly thin
    For if you are stout you will have to breathe out
    While the people around you breathe in (breathe in, breathe in, breathe in)

    People pushing on my sides
    Is something that I hate
    And so is sitting down to eat
    With only little capsules on my plate

    Point me at the sky and let it fly (point me at the sky and let it fly)
    Point me at the sky and let it fly (point me at the sky and let it fly)
    Point me at the sky and let it fly

    And all we've got to say to you is goodbye
    It's time to go, better run and get your bags
    It's goodbye
    Hey Jean look at the screen and it's goodbye
    Julian hey, the milky way and it's goodbye
    Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
    I am going to say goodbye
    Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
    Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
    Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
    Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
    Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
    Crash, goodbye Writer/s: David Gilmour, Roger Waters
    Publisher: T.R.O. INC.
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Comments: 7

  • Stacey from Houston, TxI agree with all of you and also will go on record as liking this song. There are many of PF's early songs that I have not heard.....but I plan on listening to several tonight. I find it interesting that Syd states, "and if you survive to two thousand and five" as he did indeed make it to 2006 before his death. There appears to many references to Syd in the Floyd archives.
  • Tristan from Philadelphia, PaYou are BOTH right! Money wasn't released in Britain (or so I have been conditioned to believe) but was in America, I always thought Point me at the sky was their last british single until another brick. This is one of those retrospective songs. I absolutely love it, I played it constantly for a while when I suddenly left college. As I left I said (without tune) to all my friends "all I've got to say to you is goodbye!" Made sense to me at least. I used to think the lyrics were, "light the fuse and stand well back TO cry" instead of "he cried" I like to cry better as in. I'm leaving, you will all cry. Blatant Lucy in the sky melody ripoff but so what, it is SOOO good.
  • Terry from Wickford, RiMark, actually, their next single would be 'Money' in 1973..made it #20
  • Joanna from Sopot, Poland"For if you are stout you will have to breathe out
    While the people around you breathe in"

    One of my favourites, I am also surprised it flopped.
  • Serena from Nolidae, HiI agree, Jorge. I don't think this track is nearly as bad as Roger Waters thinks it is. It's actually quite catchy.
  • Jorge from Manchester, EnglandIt suprises me that no one liked this track.
    I Love It.
    'And all we've got to say to you is goodbye'
  • Mark from London, EnglandThis was the last Floyd single release for some time. It was worth the wait: their next one was Another Brick In The Wall Part II, the last UK no. 1 of the 70s!
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