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From: geirf@ifi.uio.no (Geir Fuskeland)
{t:Lost for Words}
{st:Pink Floyd}
I was [F]spending my time in the [C]doldrums
I was [F]caught in a cauldron of [C]hate
I felt [F]persecuted and [C]para[Am]lysed
I [G]thought that everything else would just [F]wait
While you are wasting your time on your enemies
Engulfed in a fever of spite
Beyond your tunnel vision reality fades
Like shadows into the night
To martyr yourself to caution
Is not going to help at all
Because there'll be no safety in numbers
When the Right One walks out of the door
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Can you [C]see your days blighted by [G]darkness?
Is it [C]true you beat your fists on the [G]floor?
[C]Stuck in a world of [G]iso[Em]lation
While the [D]ivy grows over the [C]door
So I open my doors to my enemies
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean
But the tell me please go fuck myself
You know you just can't win
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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MelissA Average |
#1 by MelissA at Feb 8, 1972 at 8:58 PM EST |
| i was wondering, in the division bell booklet, the lyrics have the phrase "Right One" capitalized, i know there is some signifigance here, i was just wondering if anyone knew why they felt they needed to have R & O in capital letters. | |
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#2 by lindsey Rogogo at Aug 24, 1972 at 3:46 PM EST |
| can't believe nobody has mentioned this::: does anyone see the acoustic guitar's similarity to "Wish You Were Here?" Gilmour takes one of the most memorable parts from that song and who it was about (sid) and applies it to Roger Waters---basically saying "wish you were here," but moving on with the song, making it slightly more sophisticated, musically (omg there's a Bb in there...) and interesting, lyrically---as if the band has done the same thing im a little late with the post, but whatever | |
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The Angel of De Lead Player |
#3 by The Angel of Death at Oct 6, 1972 at 11:17 PM EST |
| Yea, I agree with res87cue, if anyone is familiar with the publius enigma, there are some theorys, one that I happen to agree with, that TDB was a self tribute to PF history. If you listen carefully, you can hear certain noises and guitar parts from earlier songs on earlier albums. Im not taking credit for this, for its not mine. Newho, with TBD looking back on their history, gilmour saw how much they really missed waters. And in the line "i open my door to my enemes, and i ask could we wipe slate clean, but they tell me to go fuck myself" i think gilmour reached out to waters and wanted to cool and put the past behind them, waters declining in the line but they tell me to go fuck myself. Bottom line(i feel) dont live in regrent, looking back on all the times they had together, and putting together this tribute, they realized they missed waters. Gilmour produced an amazing album without waters . TBD | |
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ben Rhythm Player |
#4 by ben kurkul at Jun 20, 1973 at 12:11 PM EST |
| This is one of my top 5 Floyd songs, and depending on my mood, it might even be my favorite. Gilmour definitely shows that Waters wasn't the only member of the band that could right amazing lyrics, and he combines it with his musical talent, and there is perfection. I'm not sure that I buy that the song is about Waters though. | |
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Nileppezdel Lead Player |
#5 by Nileppezdel at May 28, 1977 at 1:02 PM EST |
| In the middle of the song, there is a sound of a Boxing Match. | |
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The Crow Rhythm Player |
#6 by The Crow at Sep 24, 1982 at 11:21 PM EST |
| At the very top of this comment page it says ''the lyrics have the phrase "Right One" capitalized'' In this magizine ive got it says there is a number in the right eye on the the album cover. The number i believe is ''64000' And on the left lip it has something writtin in it saying ''publicity'' or something like that.The captilized lyrics may have something to with that im not sure though. | |
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Forrest Average |
#7 by Forrest at Dec 27, 1985 at 10:43 AM EST |
| In my opinion, I think this song is talking about how holding a grudge and hating somebody does nothing helpful. All it does is just traps you in a prison of sadness and anger. And even if you try to escape that prison by making friends of your enemies, those enemies will just spit on you. | |
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Dusty Wanna Be |
#8 by Dusty Delonge at Oct 13, 1987 at 12:55 AM EST |
| R.O. ~ ROger waters? might be a stretch b/c TDB was released in '94 and Waters left more than 20 years prior (during The Final Cut in '83)... just my $.02 | |
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austin Lead Player |
#9 by austin at Sep 11, 1988 at 7:30 PM EST |
| Definetly one of Pink Floyd's finest songs | |
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ashley Wanna Be |
#10 by ashley pudding at Oct 10, 1988 at 2:42 PM EST |
| yep. it is definitely one of floyd's best songs but i know many ppl who don't consider the last 2 albums as true floyd coz roger waters had left by then. it's sad coz those two albums have got some of the best songs. anyway, as for the song, i think gilmour is talkin abt someone specific that's why he put 'Right One' in caps. i think, maybe, he's talkin abt waters. | |
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#11 by Drake Bergman at Apr 14, 1989 at 11:10 PM EST |
| Reptile, you said it dude! There are no bad Floyd albums. I suppose you could also say there is an upside to the split... Without it we would have missed out on gems like Pros & Cons & Amused to Death by Waters. TDB is an awesome Floyd album, and the lyrics burn you to find out the real story & meaning behind them. | |
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Kyle Average |
#12 by Kyle Bish at Jul 5, 1991 at 3:20 AM EST |
| The Entire Division Bell is full of this same great theme of reminiscence and closer, at least to me. Closure, but not without its few holes in the picture. This song is one of the best by PF, the whole album epitomizing the extent of the bands potential in the post-Waters stage. For since I was 6 and the album came out and was old enough to know it, I've wished they would've made another. It would've been tough to top the division bell, though. In this song, the lines: " Beyond your tunnel vision reality fades / Like shadows into the night " speak to me the loudest. What a gorgeous arrangement of words. | |
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kewl Wanna Be |
#13 by kewl dude at Aug 1, 1998 at 10:06 AM EST |
| You should listen to this song first and then to High Hopes. I always listen to them together. In my opinion, those two songs are really great even without Waters. People always say "Division Bell is the worst Pink Floyd album" just because of the absence of Waters, but it's not true - the "worst Pink Floyd album" doesn't exist! | |
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