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The Wall Song Lyrics
You are walking, you've always been walking
Stumbling half blinded and dry as the wind
That strafes you and leaves you to lie in the sand
And the wall stretches endless beside you to nowhere
This wall that you've been trying to cross for years
This fence made of tears no one hears
You see a door, ah, such a great open door
You know that your eyes tellin' lies still you chance
A shambling run, a ridiculous dance
Like a scarecrow that's hung up to dry on a fence pole
And there's a place like vacuum waiting inside you
For you to get through to the blue
You scent the water, fresh green grass, food and water
Your breath is scraping your brain into dust
Your rusty old engine is ready to bust
You cannot believe it that they would not trust you
The door is wavering, is that your eyes?
Are they still telling lies? What are lies?
Stumbling half blinded and dry as the wind
That strafes you and leaves you to lie in the sand
And the wall stretches endless beside you to nowhere
This fence made of tears no one hears
You know that your eyes tellin' lies still you chance
A shambling run, a ridiculous dance
Like a scarecrow that's hung up to dry on a fence pole
For you to get through to the blue
Your breath is scraping your brain into dust
Your rusty old engine is ready to bust
You cannot believe it that they would not trust you
Are they still telling lies? What are lies?
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Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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The meaning of this song is pretty transparent, it seems to me. The false face that "you" (the subject in the song) are forced to maintain, and constantly encounter in other participants in the dominant culture, is driving this subject crazy. The deprivation of emotional honesty is described in terms of physical deprivation - thirst. This seems possibly something "you" can overcome, at times, or for a while - but then this opportunity dissolves like a mirage. Ultimately the need for and lack of genuine connection drives the subject ("you") crazy - to the point where language loses meaning, and words stop making sense.