| The Prodigy – Baby's Got A Temper Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| Why is the line "Better bow down your not worthy" not written as "Better bow down, you're not worthy"? I've seen it written as "your" everywhere I've looked. Just curious. | |
| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| emptiespace: Good Catch! Actually, the man on the right isn\'t on fire but standing in front of a well-placed fire. Too bad they\'re not shaking hands left-handed; otherwise their reflection in the glass would make them appear to be right-handed, just as they are on the WYWH CD cover. You should submit your finding to an Easter Egg website. | |
| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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To kdiddy33: Thank you! It took me several weeks to come up with that one. To dubtiger: I don't know about the acid part, but I totally agree with you. Each of them wished that they were all there. They were singing the song to themselves. |
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| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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“Cold comfort for change” “Cold comfort” may refer to coffin upholstery. It may look comfortable, but to the dead, it has no function or tactile value. Like “eye candy,” it’s only cosmetic. “Change” may refer to money, as in loose coins or pocket change. These are small gains obtained from a relative’s death, especially when compared to the value of one’s life. For the Syd enthusiasts, “cold comfort” could be chemically-induced or artificially-created states of relaxation, such as, anti-depressant drugs or gardening. “Change” may again represent money, as in the royalties Syd still receives from his earlier work. |
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| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Thank you, ShineOfObscurity! Hope you get an A+ on your paper. The phrase "two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl" may refer to Roger Waters' and David Gilmore's feelings about the band's uncertain future and having to live their lives under public scrutiny. "Living in a fish bowl" means to live life under public scrutiny. The word "living" may have been changed to "swimming" to make it more metaphorically correct. The number of souls could have been changed from "four" to "two" to make it more personal (one on one) rather than revealing that the band is the subject in the song. |
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| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Interview with Roger Waters by N. Sedgewick from the "Wish You Were Here Song Book" (October 1975) "NS: 'Shine On' was originally a song concerning Barrett's plight, wasn't it? RW: Yes. NS: Do the other songs also fit in with that? RW: It was very strange. The lyrics were written -- and the lyrics are the bit of the song about Syd, the rest of it could be about anything -- I don't [know] why I started writing those lyrics about Syd... I think because that phrase of Dave's was an extremely mournful kind of sound and it just... I haven't a clue... but it was a long time before the 'Wish You Were Here' recording sessions when Syd's state could be seen as being symbolic of the general state of the group, IE very fragmented... [...] ... 'Shine On's' not really about Syd -- he's just a symbol for all the extremes of absence some people have to indulge in because it's the only way they can cope with how fucking sad it is -- modern life, to withdraw completely... [...] NS: Some of the reviews have been particularly scathing about 'Shine On'... calling it an insult to Syd. RW: Have they? I didn't see that, but I can imagine because its so easy for them. It's one of the very best kind of rock'n roll stories: - we are very successful and because we're very successful we're very vulnerable to attack and Syd is the weapon that is used to attack us. It makes it all a bit spicy - -- and that's what sells the papers that the people write for. But its also very easy because none of its fact -- it's all hearsay and none of them 'know' anything, and they all just make it up. Somebody makes it up once and the others believe it..." Source: http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/band/interviews/rw/rw_wywh.html As far as the lyric "And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts", I believe Roger Waters (i.e., "The Band") is asking the public if the music industry has persuaded you to forget about them and to move on. In the Syd sense, Syd was a hero and figuratively, to the band at least, now a ghost. In the general sense, it could be any person or band who has made it big and is now out of the picture, mainly due to drug use or political issues within the music business. |
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| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Imagine how much we could accomplish if we knew who the intended audience was... NEWS FLASH... According to an interview with Roger Waters, none of the songs were about Syd Barret. He stated that the songs were written to describe the current state of the band and the music industry. The public presumed that the album was about Syd, and because the public buys the records, the band later decided to dedicate it to him. This "Urban Legend" only adds to the difficulty of interpreting the song. The band had reached its peak with the success of DSOTM, and Mr. Waters was conveying the band's feelings after their two-year hiatus. I'm still not sure if the band is speaking to the public and music industry from the grave or if the public and music industry are speaking to the band in the grave. If you're still stuck on the Syd-inspired lyrics, good luck in your endevours. |
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| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The song lyrics have double meanings, which makes this song more than just a classic. In the literal sense, the song is directed to a dead friend or family member at a funeral in a cemetery. The singer is possibly one of the pallbearers. Until recently, I had no idea who the intended recipient was or where it was taking place. Only after shooting a video of a family cemetery and setting it to the music of Pink Floyd did it hit me. In the middle of a big green field is a small cemetery plot surrounded by a white wrought-iron fence. The only trees nearby were the ones inside. It was a hot summer day and a cool breeze was blowing. Inside the fence were several markers. Among the lead role were the headstones of the few who had died in battle -- the heroes. The fence is a cage, our planet is a fishbowl, coffins have cold steel rails, and the veil hides the face of the widow. The clincher for me was this inscription on one of the headstones: "Stranger CAN YOU TELL is this where individuality ceases or does it exist beyond." |
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