A Saucerful Of Secrets
Released June 29, 1968

Their second album, this group retains its psychedelic nature with new guitarist David Gilmour. Gilmour's guitar playing is still in its infancy, and this is clearly evident not only in the effects that are being used, but also in terms of the structure of the guitar leads - it is more experimental and broken. The songs all sound as a natural continuation of Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and this is surprising given the absence of founding member Syd Barrett.

Album Songs
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"Let There Be More Light"
"Remember A Day"
"Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun"
"Corporal Clegg"
"A Saucerful Of Secrets"
"See Saw"
"Jugband Blues"


Credits

Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England
Produced by Norman Smith

'Let There Be More Light'

Words and music by Roger Waters
1968 by Lupus Music Co. Ltd.

'Remember A Day'

Words and Music by Richard Wright
1967 by Westminster Music Ltd

'Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun'

Words and Music by Roger Waters
1967 by Westminster Music Ltd

'Corporal Clegg'

Words and music by Roger Waters
1968 by Lupus Music Co. Ltd.

'A Saucerful Of Secrets'

Waters, Wright, Mason and Gilmour
196? by Lupus Music Co. Ltd.

'See-saw'

Words and music by Richard Wright
1968 by Lupus Music Co. Ltd.

'Jugband Blues'

Words and music by Syd Barrett
1967 by Westminster Music Ltd

Lyrics

Let There Be More Light

Far, far, far, far away, way
People heard him say, say
I will find a way, way
There will come a day, day
Something will be done
Then at last the mighty ship descending on a point of flame
Made contact with the human race at Mildenhall

Now, now, now is the time, time, time
To be, be, be aware
Carter's father saw it there
And knew the Rhull revealed to him
The living soul of Hereward the Wake

Oh my, something in my eye, eye
Something in the sky, sky
Waiting there for me

The outer lock rolled slowly back
The servicemen were heard to sigh
For there revealed in glowing robes was Lucy in the sky
Oh, oh, did you ever
No, no, never ever will they
I'll can't say

Summoning his cosmic power
And glowing slightly from his toes
His psychic emanations flowed

Remember a Day

Remember a day before today
A day when you were young
Free to play along with time
Evening never comes

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 favourite 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

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

Little by little the night turns around
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn
Lotus's lean on each other in yearning
Over the hills a swallow is resting
Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Over the mountain
Watching the watcher
Breaking the darkness
Waking the grapevine
Knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun (repeating)

Witness the man who waves at the wall
Making the shape of his questions to heaven
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun (repeating)

Corporal Clegg

Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg
He won it in the war
In nineteen forty four
Corporal Clegg had a medal too
In orange, red and blue
He found it in the zoo
Dear, oh dear, oh
Are they really sad for me?
Dear, oh dear, oh
Will they really laugh at me?

Missus Clegg, you must be proud of him
Missus Clegg, another drop of gin

Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain
He's never been the same
No one is to blame
Corporal Clegg recieved his medal in a dream
From her Majesty, the Queen
His boots were very clean

Missus Clegg, you must be proud of him
Missus Clegg, another drop of gin?

Corporal Clegg
Corporal Clegg

All right men -- in you go!

Corporal Clegg

A Saucerful of Secrets

(Instrumental)

See Saw

Marigolds are very much in love
But he doesn't mind
Picking up his sister
He makes his way into the see-saw land
All the way she smiles
She goes up as he goes down
Down

Sits on a stick in the river
Laughter in his sleep
Sister's throwing stones
Hoping for a hit
He doesn't know
So then
She goes up while he goes down
Down

Another time, another day
A brother's way to leave
Another time, another day

She was selling plastic flowers on a Sunday afternoon
Picking up weeds
She hasn't got the time to care
All can see
He's not there
She grows up for another man
And he's down

Another time, another day
A brother's way to leave
Another time, another day
Another time, another day
A brother's way to leave

Jugband Blues

It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here
And I'm most obliged to you for making it clear
That I'm not here

And I never knew the moon could be so big
And I never knew the moon could be so blue
And I'm grateful that you threw away my old shoes
And brought me here instead dressed in red

And I'm wondering who could be writing this song

I don't care if the sun don't shine
And I don't care if nothing is mine
And I don't care if I'm nervous with you
I'll do my loving in the Winter

And the sea isn't green
And I love the Queen
And what exactly is a dream?
And what exactly is a joke?

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