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)
Paranoid Eyes
Pink Floyd Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
And don't let the shield slip
Take a fresh grip on your bullet proof mask
And if they try to break down your disguise with their questions
You can hide, hide, hide
Behind paranoid eyes
Fixing your grin as you casually lean on the bar
Laughing too loud at the rest of the world
With the boys in the crowd
You can hide, hide, hide
"I'll tell you what mates, I'll give you three blacks
And play you for five"
Behind petrified eyes
"Ta! You was unlucky there son"
You believed in their stories of fame, fortune and glory
Now you're lost in a haze of alcohol soft middle age
The pie in the sky turned out to be miles too high
And you hide, hide, hide
"Time gentleman!"
Behind brown and mild eyes
The lyrics to Pink Floyd’s song “Paranoid Eyes” tell the story of someone who is living a double life. The first verse talks about how they have put up a shield to protect themselves and are hiding behind a bulletproof mask. They are afraid of being exposed by others’ questions and are constantly on guard. The chorus repeats "hide, hide, hide" as a way of emphasizing their constant need to hide behind their protective disguise.
In the second verse, they put on a brave face and go out to socialize with the boys, but they are not really present. They are only pretending to be one of the gang and are hiding behind their paranoid eyes, always looking around untrusting of their surroundings. The verse also highlights the contrast between their outward bravado and their inner fear, showcasing how little they are engaging with the world around them, instead relishing in the safety of their own mind.
Line by Line Meaning
Button your lip
Don't speak out of turn
And don't let the shield slip
Don't let anyone see through your facade
Take a fresh grip on your bullet proof mask
Reinforce your defense mechanisms
And if they try to break down your disguise with their questions
Be prepared to deflect any inquiries that may expose your true feelings
You can hide, hide, hide
You can retreat into yourself and avoid confrontation
Behind paranoid eyes
Because of your deep-seated fears and anxieties, you are paranoid that others will discover your true self
You put on our brave face and slip over the road for a jar
You try to appear confident and carefree, but often seek solace in alcohol
Fixing your grin as you casually lean on the bar
You put on a fake smile to maintain a facade of happiness and nonchalance
Laughing too loud at the rest of the world
You try to mask your own insecurities by belittling others
With the boys in the crowd
You seek acceptance and validation from a group of peers
Behind petrified eyes
Although you try to appear confident, your inner anxieties keep you in a state of fear
"Ta! You was unlucky there son"
You laugh off your mistakes, but they still weigh heavily on you
You believed in their stories of fame, fortune and glory
You once had high hopes and dreams for your future
Now you're lost in a haze of alcohol soft middle age
As you've grown older, you've found comfort in drinking and lost sight of your aspirations
The pie in the sky turned out to be miles too high
Your goals and aspirations were unrealistic and unattainable
And you hide, hide, hide
Rather than face your failures, you retreat into yourself and hide from the world
"Time gentleman!"
Your time is up and you've wasted it
Behind brown and mild eyes
You try to appear benign and harmless, but your true feelings are buried beneath the surface
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Roger Waters
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Thang Leminh
on Wearing the Inside Out
Trần trụi dễ thương....
Thang Leminh
on Hey You
Tôi yêu PinkPloyd