Listen to Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live at Pompeii) [2016 Remix] by Pink Floyd

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live at Pompeii) [2016 Remix]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Pink Floyd

Performer

Roger Waters

Vocals

Adrian Maben

Conductor

David Gilmour

Guitar

Nick Mason

Drums

Richard Wright

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Roger Waters

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Pink Floyd

Producer

Charles Rauchet

Charles Rauchet

Recording Engineer

Overend Watts

Recording Engineer

Andy Jackson

Mixing Engineer

Damon Iddins

Mixing 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

[Verse 3]

Love is the shadow that ripens the wine

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

[Verse 4]

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 5]

Witness the man who raves at the wall

Making the shape of his question to Heaven

Whether the sun will fall in the evening

Will he remember the lesson of giving?

[Verse 6]

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

[Verse 7]

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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