Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (1946-2006)

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett died exactly a month ago, on July 7th, even if his passing was revealed just a couple of weeks later.
So I would just pay homage to the founder of one of the greatest bands ever, Pink Floyd, a group which will always be a cultural landmark in mankind's venture on the ever going road to the unknown.
A silent hero is no longer with us (although he never really "was" with us - it was always us trying to reach him through his magic music).
One thing is for sure: if it weren't for Barrett, music would have never been the same.

Farewell Syd.

Remember when you were young,
You shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes,
Like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!

You reached for the secret too soon,
You cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night,
And exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

[Shine On You Crazy Diamond from Pink Floyd's 1975 Wish You Were Here album]