Listen to Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun by Pink Floyd

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

Pink Floyd

Rock

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Pink Floyd - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Official Audio)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Syd Barrett

Guitar

David Gilmour

Guitar

Roger Waters

Bass Guitar

Nick Mason

Drums

Richard Wright

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Roger Waters

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ken Scott

Engineer

Peter Bown

Engineer

Norman Smith

Producer

James Guthrie

Mastering Engineer

Joel Plante

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Little by little the night turns around

Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn

Lotuses lean on each other in yearning

Under the eaves the swallow is resting

[Verse 2]

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Over the mountain watching the watcher

Breaking the darkness, waking the grapevine

One inch of love is one inch of shadow

Love is the shadow that ripens the wine

[Verse 3]

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun

[Verse 4]

Witness the man who raves 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?

[Verse 5]

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

Written by: Roger Waters

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