Relics

Released August 7, 1971

1.Arnold Layne

(Barrett)
Arnold Layne had a strange hobby
Collecting clothes
Moonshine washing line
They suit him fine
On the wall hung a tall mirror
Distorted view, see through baby blue
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same, takes two to know
Two to know, two to know
Why can't you see?
Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne

Now he's caught - a nasty sort of person
They gave him time
Doors bang - chain gang - he hates it
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same, takes two to know
Two to know, two to know
Why can't you see?
Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne

Don't do it again

2.Interstellar Overdrive

(Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason)
(Instrumental)

3.See Emily Play

(Barrett)
Emily tries but misunderstands, ah ooh
She often inclined to borrow somebody's dreams till tomorrow
There is no other day
Let's try it another way
You'll lose your mind and play
Free games for may
See Emily play
Soon after dark Emily cries, ah ooh
Gazing through trees in sorrow hardly a sound till tomorrow
There is no other day
Let's try it another way
You'll lose your mind and play
Free games for may
See Emily play
Put on a gown that touches the ground, ah ooh
Float on a river forever and ever, Emily
There is no other day
Let's try it another way
You'll lose your mind and play
Free games for may
See Emily play

4.Remember a Day

(Wright)
Remember a day before today
A day when you were young. 
Free to play alone with time
Evening never came. 
Sing a song that can't be sung
Without the morning's kiss 
Queen - you shall be it if you wish 
Look for your king 
Why can't we play today 
Why can't we stay that way 

Climb your favorite apple tree  
Try to catch the sun  
Hide from your little brother's gun 
Dream yourself away 
Why can't we reach the sun 
Why can't we blow the years away 
Blow away  
Blow away  
Remember 
Remember

5.Paintbox

(Wright)
Last night I had too much to drink
Sitting in a club with so many fools
Playing to rules
Trying to impress but feeling rather empty
I had another drink
Drink - a - drink - a - drink - a - drink

What a way to spend that evening
They all turn up with their friends
Playing the game
But in the scene I should have been
Far away
Away - away - away - away - away
Getting up, I feel as if I'm remembering this scene before
I open the door to an empty room
Then I forget

The telephone rings and someone speaks
She would very much like to go out to a show
So what can I do - I can't think what to say
She sees through anyway
Away - away - away - away - away

Out of the front door I go
Traffic's moving rather slow
Arriving late, there she waits
Looking very angry, as cross as she can be
Be - a - be - a - be - a - be - a - be
Getting up, I feel as if I'm remembering this scene before
I open the door to an empty room
Then I forget

6.Julia Dream

(Waters)
Sunlight bright upon my pillow
Lighter than an eiderdown
Will she let the weeping willow
Wind his branches round
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Every night I turn the light out

Waiting for the velvet bride
Will the scaly armadillo
Find me where I'm hiding
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Will the misty master break me
Will the key unlock my mind
Will the following footsteps catch me
Am I really dying
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams

7.Careful With That Axe, Eugene

(Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmour)
(Instrumental)

8.Cirrus Minor

(Waters)
In a churchyard by a river, 
Lazing in the haze of midday, 
Laughing in the grasses and the graze. 
Yellow bird, you are alone 
In singing and in flying on, 
In laughing and in leaving. 
 
Willow weeping in the water, 
Waving to the river daughters, 
Swaying in the ripples and the reeds. 
On a trip to Cirrus Minor, 
Saw a crater in the sun 
A thousand miles of moonlight later. 

9.The Nile Song

(Waters)
I was standing by the Nile 
When I saw the lady smile. 
I would take her out for a while, 
For a while. 
 
Oh, my tears wept like a child. 
How her golden hair was blowing wild. 
Then she spread her wings to fly, 
For to fly. 
 
Soaring high above the breezes, 
Going always where she pleases. 
She will make it to the islands in the sun. 
 
I will follow in her shadow 
As I watch her from my window. 
One day I will catch her eye. 
 
She is calling from the deep, 
Summoning my soul to endless sleep. 
She is bound to drag me down, 
Drag me down. 

10.Biding My Time

(Waters)
Wasting my time, 
Resting my mind 
And I'll never pine 
For the sad days and the bad days 
When we was workin' from nine to five. 
And if you don't mind 
I'll spend my time 
Here by the fire side 
In the warm light and the love in her eyes. 
And if you don't mind 
I'll spend my time 
Here by the fire side 
In the warm light of her eyes 

11.Bike

(Barrett)
I've got a bike.  You can ride it if you like.   
It's got a basket, a bell that rings and   
Things to make it look good.   
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.   

You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world.   
I'll give you anything, ev'rything if  you want things.
 
I've got a cloak.  It's a bit of a joke.   
There's a tear up the front.  It's red and black.   
I've had it for months.   
If  you  think  it  could  look  good,  then I guess it should.  

You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world.   
I'll give you anything, ev'rything if  you want things.

I know a mouse, and he hasn't got a house.   
I don't know why.  I call him Gerald.   
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.    

You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world.   
I'll give  you anything, ev'rything if you want things.

I've got a clan of gingerbread men.   
Here a man, there a man, lots of gingerbread men.   
Take a couple if you wish.  They're on the dish.   

You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world.   
I'll give you anything, ev'rything if  you want things.

I know a room full of musical tunes.   
Some rhyme, some ching.  Most of them are clockwork.   
Let's go into the other room and make them work.