| Pink Floyd – Southampton Dock Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"and still the dark stain spreads between his shoulder blades" is figurative: the blood stain that comes from being stabbed in the back. Another reference to the betrayal of those who served in WWII only to have the dream of a better, more peaceful world, betrayed by neo-cons like Thatcher. The cover art for the album included a photograph of a British soldier (in what appears to be a WWII-era uniform) standing at attention with a knife in his back. Click the last thumbnail here to see: http://www.megapinkfloyd.com/overview-the-final-cut.asp |
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