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Pink Floyd - Coming Back to Life (lyrics)
Posted on 8/28/12 at 1:59 am
Posted on 8/28/12 at 1:59 am
Anybody know what exactly is this song about? What was David Gilmour's inspiration behind the lyrics? Is the song in something about particular?
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"Coming Back to Life"
Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless
Because the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun
Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the waiting had begun
And headed straight..into the shining sun
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Posted on 8/28/12 at 5:54 am to iPadThai
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Anybody know what exactly is this song about?
Not really sure, but if you listen to the whole album (very underrated IMO) it sounds like a woman did him wrong.
However it could just be a concept album. Sorry.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 9:11 am to iPadThai
The theme of the entire "The Division Bell" album is communication.
It's believed by many, myself included, to really be about the strained relationship with former member Roger Waters, although Gilmour denies this.
As a huge Pink Floyd fan since I was 14 years old, I have always interpreted this song as being about rebuilding the band post-Roger.
But like any piece of art, the interpretation will differ with each consumer.
It's believed by many, myself included, to really be about the strained relationship with former member Roger Waters, although Gilmour denies this.
As a huge Pink Floyd fan since I was 14 years old, I have always interpreted this song as being about rebuilding the band post-Roger.
But like any piece of art, the interpretation will differ with each consumer.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 9:22 am to WikiTiger
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I have always interpreted this song as being about rebuilding the band post-Roger
agreed 100%
Posted on 8/28/12 at 9:47 am to iPadThai
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. The live version from Earls Court '94 is amazing.
To me, the lyrics are about a transition in life. Perhaps giving up that "dangerous but irresistable past time". But the great thing about this and most Pink Floyd songs is that the context of the lyrics could be defined in many different ways.
To me, the lyrics are about a transition in life. Perhaps giving up that "dangerous but irresistable past time". But the great thing about this and most Pink Floyd songs is that the context of the lyrics could be defined in many different ways.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 1:05 pm to Duane Dibbley
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very underrated IMO
Agree 100%.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 1:08 pm to WikiTiger
So I looked into this a bit more and found these on the topic.
From Wikipedia:
Another one:
From Wikipedia:
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Gilmour has said (as can be heard on the David Gilmour in Concert DVD) that the song was written about his wife, Polly Samson.
Another one:
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Coming Back To Life -
Although it sounds quite desperate in the first lines (burned and broken…hurt and helpless… lost in thought and lost in time), this song do express some hope (I knew the moment had arrived for killing the past and coming back to life / I knew the waiting had begun And headed straight . . . into the shining sun).
I think this song is also about Polly Samson’s pregnancy. The line “While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted…) echoes the "change that, even with regret, cannot be undone" of AGDFF. The “dangerous but irresistible pasttime” (sex) sometimes lead to a 9 months “waiting” (I knew the waiting had begun).
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Posted on 8/28/12 at 7:29 pm to iPadThai
Division Bell is a top 5 Floyd album.
David Gilmour > Roger Waters
David Gilmour > Roger Waters
Posted on 8/29/12 at 7:24 am to Marciano1
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David Gilmour > Roger Waters
He's a better singer and musician, but Waters is the much better writer of both lyrics and music.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:12 pm to iPadThai
Love the Division Bell... Very underrated, as others have said
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