Brain Damage/Eclipse - Pink Floyd, 1973

 
 
The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path

The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in my hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon

The lunatic is in my head
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me

And if the clouds bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon
 
All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you Distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that's to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon
 
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Brain Damage and Eclipse are two songs from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. This landmark album was recorded at the famous Abby Road Studios. State-of-the-art recording techniques, including synthesizers, helped Alan Parsons produce the longest charted album of all time. It stayed on the charts for 14 years, and was finally removed because of rule changes.
 
The recording wasn't just a technical marvel, it was also creative and innovative. Layered recordings of cash registers, dropping coins, clocks and tearing paper were painstakingly combined for the back-track. Using volunteers, Roger Waters recorded candid answers to philosophical questions, and mixed these into the songs. If there ever was an album to listen to with your  headphones on and eyes closed - it's Dark Side of the Moon.
 
The members of Pink Floyd were apparently huge fans of Monty Python. In fact, some of the profits from this album were invested in the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"... the lunatic is in my head...