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You shout in your sleep
that's the price, it's just too steep
is your conscience at rest
it was put to the test
you awake with a start
just the beating of your heart
just one man beneath the sky
just two ears, just two eyes

You said, sail across the sea
long past thoughts and memories
childhood's end: your fantasies
merging harsh realities
and then as the sail is hoist
you'll find your eyes are growing moist
and all the fears never voiced
say you have to make the final choice

Who are you and who am I
to say we know the reason why
some are born, some men die
beneath one infinite sky
there'll be war and there'll be peace
but anything one day will cease
all the iron turn to rust
all the proud men turn to dust
so all things time will mend
so this song will end
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This song is one of the most well-spoken expressions of existential crisis and that "what am I doing with my life" feeling. Great song...

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The song is great, and the whole album OBC is underrated. It's all great

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I love Roger Waters and his lyrical ability as well, but guess what folks Gilmour wrote this one. In fact I heard Roger edited some of it out as well but you know all that is here-say anyway. or however the hell you spell that word. It actually reminds me of what he is doing now, especially in the bridge where he has a written lead part (not exactly wirtten but pre-composed at least in his head or just what he felt should be there) and he tends to do that now adays, ie. listen to "blue" on on an island, he does a beautiful lead over the chord changes in the birdge. (personally one of my favorite rock bridges ever.... COlored in Bluuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeee) also cant you tell the lyrics are a little less rhythmically inclined than what waters could dish out, but thats another little personal gilmour that comes out that introduces you to his musical tap. YEE SON! LOVE YOU RICK! HELL OF A RIDE HUH! REST WELL! GREATLY MISSED!

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Just correcting a few mistakes...

"You shout in your sleep perhaps the price is just too steep Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart Just one man beneath the sky just two ears, just two eyes

You set sail across the sea long past thoughts and memories Childhood's end: Your fantasies merge with harsh realities"

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"Childhoods end your fantasies merge with harsh realities" This is my favorite Floyd song. it is so underrated. They didnt even put any song from this album on the compelation.

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"Childhoods end your fantasies merge with harsh realities" Straight up this is the message the whole song stands behind. If anyone knows where I can get the REAL tabs for this song Im dying to know. Not the single guitar tabs that slightly sound like it.

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Anybody who visits this song on this site is a true Floyd fan. Obscurred by Clouds is as fantastic as Meddle, Wish You Were Here and Animals, although I could listen to Careful with that Axe Eugene (Come in Number 51, your time is up) forever also.

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I hear ya ...

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This song is simply fantastic; too bad so few other than real PF fans know about it. If I had a radio station, this would be on the A list.

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I loved this song before, but I love it even more now that I know what it is about. I feel this song and "Time" go very well together.

Good question there, dasquien. So has anyone seen La Vallee?