Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd is about the disillusionment with the music business and Roger Waters feeling of alienation from that scene. It was also a tribute to Syd Barrett, the bands former member, whose deteriorating mental health had been a major setback for him.
So, so you think you can tell, Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil, Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts, Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change, And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here!