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A Pillow Of Winds

This version of A Pillow Of Winds was released by Pink Floyd in 1971.

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A cloud of eider down
Draws around me softening the sound
Sleepy time when I lie
With my love by my side
And she’s breathing low
And the candle dies.
When night comes down you lock the door
The boot falls to the floor
As darkness falls the waves roll by
The seasons change
The wind is warm.
Now wakes the owl, now sleeps the swan
Behold a dream, the dream is gone
Green fields
A cold rain is falling
Near the golden dawn.
And deep beneath the ground
The early morning sounds and I go down
Sleepy time in my life
With my love by my side
And she’s breathing low
And I rise like a bird
In the haze and the first rays touch the sky
And the night winds die.

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The lyrics for A Pillow Of Winds are defined as the words making up the song released by Pink Floyd in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to A Pillow Of Winds have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Pink Floyd and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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