Friday, July 23, 2010

From A Cold Steel Rail



So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil

Do you think you can tell
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage

How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found
The same old fears

Wish you were here

-Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd

1 comment:

  1. I will never understand how Roger Waters came up with such haunting words. Bloody good!

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