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A New Machine (Part 2) Lyrics
I will always be here
I will always look out from behind these eyes
It's only a lifetime
It's only a lifetime
It's only a lifetime
I will always look out from behind these eyes
It's only a lifetime
It's only a lifetime
It's only a lifetime
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Not only a reprise, but a fabulous expansion. The depths of meaning go beyond the depth of the musical achievements, but that doesn't make it a substandard song: on the contrary, it adds to its quirky delightfulness.
Crazy. Just a reprise to Part 1, I guess.
Pink Floyd's second shortest song ever. Their shortest is 'Stop' from 'The Wall'
This is very underrated. It should be treated as much as 'Stop', which takes 8 seconds less than this.
Or it should be treated as much as Part 1, which has now 11 more comments than this.
Well then, I shall comment here as well! The two halves of the song form a whole any way. So, to reiterate: for me, this is about a mind trapped in a head in cryogenic freeze (a hot topic, ahem, at the time it was written?) – think about it... It's only a lifetime (prolonged)… Tired of waiting (for a cure/release)… Nobody lives forever (despite the promises of crygenic science)… And then there's the instrumental interlude: Terminal Frost. Am I right or wot?! ;-]
better then Part 1, mostly because its shorter.
worse than Part 1, mostly because its [sic] shorter.
hey, the keeper, they also refer to suspended animation in "learning to fly" to fit in with your theme.
i think pt. 2 is the response to the first one. the first says "i have always been here" and seems to look forward to the end, and the second says "i will always be here" but only for a lifetime. it's like an eternal return, one lifetime that exists/repeats throughout eternity, a snake eating its tail....well i'm running away with it, but the two kinda fit together like a frustrating little puzzle that doesn't quite solve itself.
I've always thought that "A New Machine (Part I)", "Terminal Frost" and "A New Machine (Part II)" are a suite
@Opris Ovidiu I agree with you, it certainly makes the most sense in that context. As to the meaning, who knows what the author was thinking but the impression that has always resonated with me fits in context to most themes I believe exist in Pink Floyd which observes the condition of LIFE and often in a a resigned manner. To me this observes the emotion of resignation that I think most people feel during the course of their lives. I will always be here, recognizes that something of us will always exist. We...
@Opris Ovidiu I agree with you, it certainly makes the most sense in that context. As to the meaning, who knows what the author was thinking but the impression that has always resonated with me fits in context to most themes I believe exist in Pink Floyd which observes the condition of LIFE and often in a a resigned manner. To me this observes the emotion of resignation that I think most people feel during the course of their lives. I will always be here, recognizes that something of us will always exist. We have impact no matter how diluted to the world and the lives of others, and that is our immortality however we are not immune from sometimes being tired of the burdens of life. The center "terminal frost" is the journey through life and the Machine part 2 is the resignation that nobody lives forever so even though you may get tired of living, your time will come soon enough.