Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two charting singles and the successful debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind the band's peak success with the albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). The musical film based on The Wall, Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), won two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd also composed several film scores.
Following personal tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined later by Wright. They produced two more albums—A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994)—and toured in support of both before entering a long hiatus. In 2005, all but Barrett reunited for a one-off performance at the global awareness event Live 8. Barrett died in 2006, and Wright in 2008. The last Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless River (2014), was based on unreleased material from the Division Bell recording sessions. In 2022, Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" in protest of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
By 2013, Pink Floyd had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and these albums and Wish You Were Here are among the best-selling albums of all time. Four Pink Floyd albums topped the US Billboard 200, and five topped the UK Album Chart. Pink Floyd's hit singles include "See Emily Play" (1967), "Money" (1973), "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (1979), "Not Now John" (1983), "On the Turning Away" (1987) and "High Hopes" (1994). They were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2008, Pink Floyd were awarded the Polar Music Prize in Sweden for their contribution to modern music.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
Studio albums
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
More (1969)
Ummagumma (1969)
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Meddle (1971)
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)
The Final Cut (1983)
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
The Division Bell (1994)
The Endless River (2014)
A New Machine
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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I have always looked out from behind these eyes
It feels like more than a lifetime
Feels like more than a lifetime
Sometimes i get tired of the waiting
Sometimes i get tired of being in here
Is this the way it has always been?
Do you ever get tired of the waiting?
Do you ever get tired of being in there?
Don't worry, nobody lives forever,
Nobody lives forever
The lyrics to Pink Floyd's "A New Machine" are introspective and contemplative, expressing the feeling of being trapped in one's own mind and body. The opening lines "I have always been here, I have always looked out from behind these eyes" suggest a deep-seated sense of permanence, a feeling that one has always existed in this form and cannot escape it. The repetition of the phrase "Feels like more than a lifetime" reinforces this sense of being stuck, of time stretching out endlessly before and behind the singer.
The second stanza shifts the focus to a sense of restlessness, a desire to escape or break free from this state. The repetition of the phrase "Sometimes I get tired of" emphasizes the cyclical nature of these feelings, which seem to come and go but ultimately never disappear. The question "Could it ever have been different?" suggests a longing for a different life or a different way of being, but also a recognition that this may not be possible. The chorus offers a moment of comforting nihilism, reassuring the singer (and the listener) that nobody lives forever and that this too shall pass.
Overall, the lyrics to "A New Machine" suggest a deep existential unease, a sense of being trapped in one's own body and mind and unable to escape. The cyclical nature of the emotions expressed in the song suggests that this feeling may be a recurring one, a part of the human condition that we all experience at some point.
Line by Line Meaning
I have always been here
I have existed within this body and consciousness for as long as I can remember
I have always looked out from behind these eyes
I have always experienced life through the perspective of my own eyes and mind
It feels like more than a lifetime
The experiences and memories of my life seem to surpass the limitations of time and space
Feels like more than a lifetime
The sensation of time passing feels like it has carried on beyond what I thought was possible
Sometimes I get tired of the waiting
Occasionally, the process of waiting for something to happen or for change to occur becomes exhausting
Sometimes I get tired of being in here
At times, the feeling of confinement or being trapped in one's own body or mind becomes overwhelming
Is this the way it has always been?
I question whether my current state of being and experiences are all that has ever existed
Could it ever have been different?
I ponder the possibility of an alternate past or present that could have resulted in a different reality
Do you ever get tired of the waiting?
I inquire if others also find waiting to be a tedious and arduous process
Do you ever get tired of being in there?
I ask if anyone else experiences the feeling of being trapped in their own mind or body
Don't worry, nobody lives forever
Despite the struggles and uncertainties of life, it is important to remember that everyone has a finite existence
Nobody lives forever
Death is an inevitability that all living beings must face
Contributed by Mason Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Long-Haired Luigi
To this way, this is simply one of the most remarkable lyrics I've ever heard.
Gilmour informing us that in reality he is a human soul in his earthly body looking out, and reminding us that we are the same...
...that is an AMAZINGLY deep idea, from the first time I heard it it just grappled me and made me aware of myself being a soul looking out from my own eyes like a window, while all "behind" my vision is all dark because I'm in here... and one day will be out when my own lifetime is complete...
...and yet I've never once tried drugs or liquor, and STILL this lyric made me take strong notice of its concept. Tooo me a while to shake. Sort of like being made aware of your tounge, or breathing.
I wasn't surprised to learn in Wikipedia at least one music critic called this brilliant - because it is - and another at the time had also made the remark that Pink Floyd's remarkable talent "makes the listener believe they are on drugs". Which is also true.
THIS, my friends, is the sort of pieces that demonstrates perfectly what distinguishes The Floyd's brilliance apart from the rest of the pack! :D
Luke Bradford
The way Gilmour sings "Nobody lives forever" gives me goosebumps.
Jason
Me to every time I listen to it🙂
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Soundchaser2010
Everything about Pink Floyd is extraordinary
Forestdwellers86
In my opinion one of the best ever by Floyd...A New Machine is for me someone contemplating the most difficult questions of life..."Do you ever get tired of being in there"...."Don't worry, Nobody lives forever..." It could be interpreted literally as the New Machine getting old and dysfunctional, and looking back on its existence as having any meaning...or metaphorically, as a "human" machine, questioning the pillars of existence...senses (the sight of "looking out from these eyes"), mortality, temporal life...unbelievable poetry and production...sorry Waters but Gilmour is giving you a run for his money in this piece...
eNeNe
Exactly! But the Roger's camp will never get the fact that the abstract is more sublime then here and now. Roger's songs deal with the here and now, with the mundane one might even say. And in his arrogance he believes that's superior to everything else. But it's not, It's simply different. In fact, traditionally the abstract has always been seen as superior to the "profane".
Mc Spicy
Everyone has their ignorances and interests. Everyone has a different point of view, and lives in a different condition. But if we are to ever see the pure objective truth of our existence, this is the type of philosophy we need to be focused on. As a society, it may not be easy, but it is necessary if we plan to escape entropy; the end goal of any aware being. Anyone agree?
Darren Ocean
I agree wholeheartedly. I, like everyone at that time, saw the wright-ing on the wall, (ix-nay on the pun-pardoning), after the final cutting of "Requiem for the post-war dream". I for one wasn't that bummed because after weighing the pros and cons, I knew the Tree of Floyd would just grow another branch and we'd get twice the product in a more time-ly fashion. A momentary lapse of KAOS and BOOM! Best of both worlds. But I sure would like to see a pay-per-view MMA Waters v. Gilmour match. I'd love to ring the division bell on that match.
Thomas Black
@eNeNe Agreed. Waters' arrogance detracts from his talent and creativity. He also seems like an angry, somewhat mean-spirited guy.
Kaleido
I wouldn't call a new machine music, but pure poetry.