"One of the Few" is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
[3] The lyrics describe a war veteran's return from the battlefield (specifically a pilot from the Battle of Britain, commonly known as The Few) to pursue teaching.
The ticking clock continues to the next track, "The Hero's Return", which is sung from the veteran's perspective.
[4] The song was also covered by British rock band Anathema on their album Alternative 4.
In a retrospective review for The Final Cut, Rachel Mann of The Quietus described "One of the Few" as "plaintive and consciously echoes Wilfred Owen's poem The Send Off, with its talk of siding sheds and the trains ready to take young men to their deaths.