Song Lyrics: Hey You
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| Artist: | Pink Floyd |
| Albums: | Pulse , The Wall |
| Views: | 190 |
Lyrics
Hey you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old
Can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles
Can you feel me?
Hey you, dont help them to bury the light
Don't give in without a fight.
Hey you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you, with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, I'm coming home.
But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.
Hey you, standing in the road
always doing what you're told,
Can you help me?
Hey you, out there beyond the wall,
Breaking bottles in the hall,
Can you help me?
Hey you, don't tell me there's no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.
[Click of TV being turned on]
"Well, only got an hour of daylight left. Better get started"
"Isnt it unsafe to travel at night?"
"It'll be a lot less safe to stay here. You're father's gunna pick up our trail before long"
"Can Loca ride?"
"Yeah, I can ride... Magaret, time to go! Maigret, thank you for everything"
"Goodbye Chenga"
"Goodbye miss ..."
"I'll be back"
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Getting lonely, getting old
Can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles
Can you feel me?
Hey you, dont help them to bury the light
Don't give in without a fight.
Hey you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you, with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, I'm coming home.
But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.
Hey you, standing in the road
always doing what you're told,
Can you help me?
Hey you, out there beyond the wall,
Breaking bottles in the hall,
Can you help me?
Hey you, don't tell me there's no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.
[Click of TV being turned on]
"Well, only got an hour of daylight left. Better get started"
"Isnt it unsafe to travel at night?"
"It'll be a lot less safe to stay here. You're father's gunna pick up our trail before long"
"Can Loca ride?"
"Yeah, I can ride... Magaret, time to go! Maigret, thank you for everything"
"Goodbye Chenga"
"Goodbye miss ..."
"I'll be back"
While many Pink Floyd songs definitely have drug themes, I don't think this is one of them. I think the premise of the song is definitely from a man that is depressed or lonely, and is looking for somebody that is willing to reach out to him, but he is not able to find anybody. Why? Well, the theme of the album - The Wall. Everybody he is reaching out to in order to try and get to hear him has built a wall of emotion around them to "protect" them from the world, and it has driven them all into despair. The meat of the song is in the lines:
Quote:
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.
As hard as he tried, he could not break through the wall of these people, though he desperately wants to. Their Wall drove them all into despair, or drove them crazy ("and the worms ate into his brain"). He called out to everybody - the druggie ("itchy feet and fading smiles"), the hooker ("sitting naked by the phone"), the lazy "sheep" of a man ("standing in the road always doing what you're told"), the drunk ("breaking bottles in the hall"). Of course, the representations of those people are up for debate, but that is what I picture them as when I hear the song. Either way, all of them are clearly not what we picture as happy, healthy people - they are all people that suffered from their personal Wall.
And at the end, he still holds out that it can work out in the end:
Quote:
Together we stand, divided we fall.
On another note, this is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. It has a lot to think about.
Interested in more thoughts.
~Anth