Some of them standing, some were waiting in the line
As if there was something that they thought they might find
Taking some strength from the feelings that always were shared
And in the background, the eyes that just stared
What was it brought you out here in the dark?
Was it your only way of making your mark
Did you get rid of all the voices in your head?
Do you now miss them and the things that they said?
On your own admission you raised up the knife
And you brought it down ending another man's life
When it was done you just threw down the blade
While the red blood spread wider like the anger you made
I don't want this anger that's burning in me
It's something from which it's so hard to be free
But none of the tears that we cry in sorrow or rage
Can make any difference, or turn back the page
As if there was something that they thought they might find
Taking some strength from the feelings that always were shared
And in the background, the eyes that just stared
What was it brought you out here in the dark?
Was it your only way of making your mark
Did you get rid of all the voices in your head?
Do you now miss them and the things that they said?
On your own admission you raised up the knife
And you brought it down ending another man's life
When it was done you just threw down the blade
While the red blood spread wider like the anger you made
I don't want this anger that's burning in me
It's something from which it's so hard to be free
But none of the tears that we cry in sorrow or rage
Can make any difference, or turn back the page
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Murder Lyrics as written by David Jon Gilmour
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"Some of them standing, some waiting in line," refers to all the people in the crowd Chapman stood in to get a look at John Lennon or get an autograph for his then-new album "Double Fantasy."
"What was it that brought you out here in the dark?" Chapman was from sunny Honolulu and traveled all the way to New York City in the dark month of December to murder Lennon.
The weapon in this version of the events is changed from a pistol to a knife, probably because it rhymes better in the general scheme of things, but this is absolutely an outcry against Chapman by David Gilmour because Chapman killed Lennon who was an icon to not only him but millions of people. This would have been a good song to put over the end credits of that Jared Leto movie "Chapter 27."
the first is observation, or being one with the people and crowd.
the second is questioning as to motives... what drives a person to do such a thing.
the third is biased judgement (or just judgement) to the accused.
and the forth is reflection... trying to make sense of it in order to let go.
who sought to dispel the ideas by killing the man
What was it brought you out here in the dark?
Was it your only way of making your mark?
Did you get rid of all the voices in your head?
Do you now miss them and the things that they said?
good to hear Gilmore
reminded me of fearless
Regardless, this song has one of the greatest couplets in rock:
"Did you get rid of the voices in your head?
Do you now miss them and the things that they said?"
Otherwise the song would have started to sound a little to much like the scene in the Godfather. Michael kills the two guys in the restaurant and throws down the gun.
Other than that it draws a fairly accurate portrayal of the night John Lennon was assasinated.