I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
This is for those who want to know the concept behind The Wall: the album, and not just the songs. This is for us to discuss why the entire album was written, not just the songs individually, but for the concept behind the entire album.
This is also for discussion about the movie, which covers the album in a whole different light.
This is also for discussion about the movie, which covers the album in a whole different light.
Lyrics submitted by RainbowDemon, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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Right, I'm going to try my best here, wish me luck...
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This also coincides with the building of The Wall, which is designed to keep everyone out and leave Pink alone, inside and undisturbed. It is gradually built up over the course of Disc One and by the end of it is completely finished.
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