Intro 1
A G A G A G F#m F#
B
Verse 1
Outro
B
A B
When I saw the lady smile
I would take her out for a while
A G#5
For a while
G#
Verse 2
C#
B C#5
Oh, my tears wept like a child
How her golden hair was
B C#5
blowing wild
C# B
Then she spread her wings to fly
Bb
For to fly
Verse 3
Eb
Db Eb
Soaring high above the breezes
Going always where she
Db5 Db Eb
pleases
She will make it to the is
C# C5 C
lands in the sun
D
Verse 4
F
Eb F
I will follow in her shadow
Eb
As I watch her from my window
F Eb D
One day I will catch her eye
Interlude 1
D G F G
F G F Em A G
A G A G F#m B
Verse 5
A
She is calling from the deep
B A B
Summoning my soul to endless sleep
A
She is bound to drag me down
G#5 G#
Drag me down
Outro 1
C# C#5 B C#5 C# B
Db Db5 Db B Bb Bbm Bb Eb Db Eb
Baggage, your passports ready,
and follow the green line to customs and then to immigration
BA two-one-five to Rome, Prado, Naples
May I have your attention, please,
Outro
for BA two-one-five to Rome, Prado, Naples
Live for today, gone tomorrow, that's me
Ha-ha-ha-a-a-a-a-a!
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Equipaje, tu pasaporte listo,
y seguí la línea verde hacia aduana y luego a inmigración
BA dos-uno-cinco a Roma, Prado, Nápoles
¿Puedo tener su atención, por favor?
la aduana estará recibiendo pasajeros
para el BA dos-uno-cinco a Roma, Prado, Nápoles
Vivir el hoy, irse mañana, eso soy yo
¡Ja-ja-ja-a-a-a-a-a!
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Bagagli, il tuo passaporto è pronto,
e segui la linea verde fino alla dogana e poi all'immigrazione
BA due-uno-cinque per Roma, Prado, Napoli
Posso avere la vostra attenzione, per favore,
la dogana riceverà i passeggeri
per BA due-uno-cinque per Roma, Prado, Napoli
Vivo per oggi, via domani, sono così
Ha-ha-ha-a-a-a-a-a!
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Bagagens, seus passaportes prontos,
e sigam a linha verde até a alfândega e depois à imigração
BA dois-um-cinco para Roma, Prado, Nápoles
Posso ter sua atenção, por favor,
a alfândega estará recebendo os passageiros
do BA dois-um-cinco para Roma, Prado, Nápoles
Viver o hoje, partir amanhã, esse sou eu
Ha-ha-ha-a-a-a-a-a!
La historia detrás
Imagine being in an airport, the hustle and bustle, the flight announcements, and that feeling of constant movement. That is what Pink Floyd captures in On the Run, part of their iconic The Dark Side of the Moon. Here, Roger Waters and David Gilmour play with synthesizers to create an atmosphere that wraps around you. They use the Synthi-A to layer sounds, even the hi-hat is electronic. Gilmour's guitar mimics the roar of the turbines, while a voice announces flight departures. The song explores the fear of flying and of death, something the band members have confessed to feeling. The phrase from Roger The Hat, "living for today, not worrying about tomorrow", resonates like an echo of that anxiety. At 3:31 in length, it is a sonic journey that takes you straight to the heart of those fears.