Originally posted by: tweakmm
Comfortably Numb is speculated to be about opiates or a visit to the dentist. Neither would supprise me with PF
Maybe I'm wrong because none of the other die hard Floyd fans have said this, but isn't The Wall supposed to be one whole story? IIRC, it's about a young rock star named Pink Floyd who starts off half normal, but then goes insane. Is There Anybody Out There is supposed to be him at the height of his insanity, and Comfortably Numb is about him being all drugged up in the mental asylum. I guess if it was about one drug, it'd be about whatever they give you in there (Valium or something). He also has some random thoughts about this girl I think, and it ends with him being Outside the Wall.
Track 1 - In the Flesh? - Sorta normal here really, but hinting at something to come...
"So Ya
thought ya
might like to go to the show
to feel the warm thrill of confusion
that space cadet glow
Tell me is something eluding you sunshine?
Is this not what you expected to see?
If you'd like to find out what's behind these cold eyes
you'll just have to claw your way through the disguise"
Track 10 - One of My Turns - He's kinda crazy here
"And I can feel one of my turns coming on
I feel cold as a razor blade tight as a tourniquet
dry as a funeral drum
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left
you'll find my favourite axe
Don't look so frightened
this is just a passing phase
Just one of my bad days
Would you like to watch TV
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?
Track 13 - Goodbye Cruel World - Okay, he's messed up to the point of suicide now
"Goodbye cruel world
I'm leaving you today
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye all you people
There's nothing you can say
To make me change my mind
Goodbye"
Track 15 - Is There Anybody Out There? - And he's about as fux0r3d as you can get
Track 19 - Comfortably Numb - I'll refrain from posting all the lyrics as they're pretty famous, and I'm sure most of you know them. He's in a drug induced haze at some mental asylum
"...I Can ease your pain
and get you on your feet again
Relax
I'll need some information first
Just the basic facts
Can you show me where it hurts ..."
The doctor asking him questions
"...OK
Just a little pinprick
There'll be no more aaaaaaaaaah!
but you may feel a little sick
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good..."
Doctor drugging him up
Track 24 - Stop - He's realizing where he is and what's going on
"Stop!
I wanna go home
Take off this uniform and leave the show
And I'm waiting in this cell
Because I have to know
have I been guilty all this time?"
Track 25 - The Trial - Trying to talk to the head doctor guy to get himself released
"...The evidence before the court is incontrovertible
There's no need for the jury to retire
In all my years of judging
I have never heard before
of someone more deserving
the full penalty of law
The way you made them suffer
Your exquisite wife and mother
fills me with the urge to defecate
Since, my friend you have revealed
your deepest fear
I sentence you to be exposed
before you peers
Tear down the wall
Tear down the wall"
... And the final track is called Outside the Wall
I hope I didn't totally mess this up.