The Wall album is obviously a story. You can't listen to one song without understanding it as part of the whole - and this is the best example. On a metaphorical level, the story of Pink is about his growing up and all of the factors that built the wall around him alienating him from everybody, and all the 'bricks in the wall' which made him insane. This track is the accumulation of the whole thing! His eventual mental breakdown. All of the things that have been building up throughout the album come back to haunt him and flips him over the edge. And this is a great way to go out!!
The Wall album is obviously a story. You can't listen to one song without understanding it as part of the whole - and this is the best example. On a metaphorical level, the story of Pink is about his growing up and all of the factors that built the wall around him alienating him from everybody, and all the 'bricks in the wall' which made him insane. This track is the accumulation of the whole thing! His eventual mental breakdown. All of the things that have been building up throughout the album come back to haunt him and flips him over the edge. And this is a great way to go out!!