STUDIO ALBUM
THE DIVISION BELL
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Cluster One
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What Do You Want From Me
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Poles Apart
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Marooned
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A Great Day For Freedom
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Wearing The Inside Out
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take it back
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Coming Back To Life
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Keep Talking
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Lost For Words
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High Hopes
DAVID GILMOUR - Voice and Guitar
RICHARD WRIGHT - Voice and Keyboards
NICK MASON - Drums and Percussion
PRODUCER - David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin
ENGINEER - Andy Jackson
STUDIOS - Astoria, Brittania Row, Creek Studios y Metropolis,
Posted on March 28, 1994
CLUSTER ONE (Wright, Gilmour)
Instrumental
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME (Gilmour, Wright,Samson)
As you look around this room tonight
Settle in your seat and dim the lights
Do you want my blood, do you want my tears
what do you want
what do you want from me
Should I sing until I can't sing any more
Play these strings until my fingers are raw
You're so hard to please
what do you want from me
Do you think I know something you don't know
what do you want from me
If I don't promise you the answers would you go
what do you want from me
Should I stand out in the rain
Do you want me to make a daisy chain for you
I'm not the one you need
what do you want from me
You can have anything you want
You can drift, you can dream, even walk on water
Anything you want
You can own everything you see
Sell your soul for complete control
Is that really what you need
You can lose yourself this night
See inside there is nothing to hide
Turn and face the light
What do you want from me.
How you look around this room tonight
Sitting in your seat with the lights off
You want my blood, you want my tears
What do you want?
What do you want from me?
I should sing until I can't sing anymore
Play these strings until my fingers are raw
you are so hard to please
What do you want from me?
You think I know something that you don't
What do you want from me?
If I don't promise you the answers, would you leave?
What do you want from me?
I should stand in the rain
Do you want me to make a daisy chain for you?
I'm not the one you need
What do you want from me?
you can have everything you want
You can wander, you can dream, even walk on water
Everything you want
You can own everything you see
Sell your soul for complete control
Is that really what you need?
you can lose yourself tonight
See inside, there's nothing to hide
turn and face the light
What do you want from me?.
POLES APART (Gilmour, Samson, Laird-Clowes)
Did you know...it was all going
to go so wrong for you
And did you see it was all going
to be so right for me
why did we tell you then
You were always the golden boy then
And that you'd never lose that light in your eyes
Hey you...did you ever realize what you'd become
And did you see that it wasn't only
you were running from me
Did you know all the time
but it never bothered you anyway
Leading the blind while
I stared out the steel in your eyes
The rain fell slow,
down on all the roofs of uncertainty
I thought of you and the years
and all the sadness fell away from me
And did you know...
I never thought that you'd lose
that light in your eyes.
Did you know...
what was going to go so wrong for you
And you saw...
it would go so well for me
why did you say then
then you were always the golden child
And that you would never lose that light in your eyes,
Hey you... did you ever realize what you would become,
And you saw that it was not alone
from me from whom you ran,
You knew it all along
but it never bothered you anyway.
leading the blind
while looking at the iron in your eyes
The rain fell slowly
went down to all ceilings of uncertainty
I thought of you and the years
and all the sadness left me
And did you know...
I never thought that you would lose
That light in your eyes
MAROONED (Wright, Gilmour)
Instrumental
A GREAT DAY FROM FREEDOM (Gilmour, Samson)
On the day the wall came down
They threw the locks onto the ground
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived
On the day the wall cane down
The Ship of Fools had finally run aground
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight
I dreamed you had left my side
No warmth, not even pride remained
And even though you needed me
It was clear that I could not do a thing for you
Now life devalues day by day
As friends and neighbors turn away
And there's a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone
Now frontiers shift
like desert sands
while nations
wash their bloodied hands
Of loyalty, of history, in shades of gray
I woke up to the sound of drums
The music played, the morning sun streamed in
I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitted residue slipped away...slipped away.
The day the wall came down
They threw the locks to the ground.
And with our glasses raised we toast with a cry
for the freedom that had come
the day the wall came down.
The ship of fools was finally arriving.
The promises lit the night
like paper doves in flight.
I dreamed that you had left my side.
Without heat, not even pride remained.
And even when you needed me
It was clear that I couldn't do anything for you,
Now life is devalued day by day,
As friends and neighbors turn
And there's a change that, even when we regret it, can't be undone
Now the borders fade
like the desert sands
While the nations
they wash their bloody hands
Of loyalty, of history, in gray shades.
I woke up to the sound of drums
The music played, the morning sun was rising
I turned and looked at you
And everything but that bitter residue was slipping off... slipping off.
WEARING THE INSIDE OUT (Wright, Moore)
From morning to night
I stayed out of sight
Didn't recognize what I'd become
No more than alive I'd barely survive
In a word...overrun
Won't hear a sound
from my mouth
I've spent too long
On the inside out
My skin is cold
To the human touch
This bleeding heart's
Not beating much
I murmured a vow of silence and now
I don't even hear when I think aloud
Extinguished by light I turn on the night
Wear its darkness with an empty smile
I'm creeping back to life
My nervous system all away
I'm wearing the inside out
Look at him now
He's paler somehow
But he's coming round
He's starting to choke
It's been so long since he spoke
Well he can have the words right from my mouth
And with these words I can see
Clear through the clouds that covered me
Just give it time then speak my name
Now we can hear ourselves again
I'm holding out
for the day
When all the clouds
Have blown away
I'm with you now
Can speak your name
Now we can hear
Ourselves again
He's curled into the corner
But still the screen is flickering
With an endless stream of garbage to
...curse the place
In a sea of random images
The self-destructing animal
Waiting for the waves to break
He's standing on the threshold
Caught in fiery anger
And hurled into the furnace he'll
...curse the place
He's turned in all directions
And the screen is still flickering
Waiting for the flames to break.
For the whole day
i was out of orbit
I don't know what I became
I'm more dead than alive
In a word... past laps
No sound will be heard
From my mouth
I've spent too much time
Inside me
my skin is cold
to the human touch
This bleeding heart
Doesn't beat hard
I kept my vow of silence
And now I don't even listen when I think out loud
Turned off by the light I turned on tonight
I perceived the darkness with an empty smile
I'm crawling back to life
My nerves had abandoned me
I'm reliving inside
Look it now
He's even paler
But it's getting better
It's starting to stir
He hasn't spoken in a long time
Now you can speak the words of my mouth
And with those words I can see clearly
Through the clouds that covered me
Wait a bit, then say my name
Now we can hear each other again
I was waiting
for the day to come
so that all the clouds
they would come undone
I'm with you now
can i say your name
Now we can hear each other
Again
He's curling the loop in the corner
The screen keeps flashing
With a big pile of junk that
... runs its course
In a sea of random images
The self-destructive animal
Waiting for the waves to break
He stands on the threshold
In a fit of rage
And once thrown into the oven
... will run its course
It's torn to pieces everywhere
And the screen keeps flashing
Waiting for the flames to die down.
TAKE IT BACK (Gilmour, Ezrin, Samson, Laird-Clowes)
Her love rains down on me easy as the breeze
I listen to her breathing it sounds
like the waves on the sea
I was thinking all about her,
burning with rage and desire
We were spinning into darkness;
the earth was on fire
She could take it back,
she might take it back some day
So I spy on her, I lie to her,
I make promises I cannot keep
Then I hear her laughter rising,
rising from the deep
And I make her prove her love to me,
I take all that I can take
And I push her to the limit
to see if she will break
She might take it back,
she could take it back some day
Now I have seen the warnings,
screaming from all sides
It's easy to ignore and Gd knows I've tried
All of this temptation, it turned my faith to lies
Until I couldn't see
the danger or hear the rising tide
She can take it back,
she will take it back some day
She can take it back,
she will take it back some day
She will take it back,
she will take it back some day.
Your love rains down on me as gently as the breeze
I listen to her breathing and it seems like the sound of
waves.
I was thinking only of her
burning with rage and desire
We were spinning in the dark
the earth was on fire
I could take it off
she might take it from me one day
So I spy on her, I lie to her, I make promises
that i can't keep
Then I hear her laughter rise, rise from the depths
And I make him show me his love,
I take everything I can
And I push her to the limit
to see if it gives in
I could take it off
she might take it from me one day
Now I've heard the warnings
screaming from everywhere
It's easy to ignore them and God knows I've tried
All these temptations have turned
my faith in lies
Until I stop seeing
the dangers and hear the rising tide
You can take it from me
she'll take it from me one day
You can take it from me
she'll take it from me one day
will take it from me,
she'll take it from me one day.
COMING BACK TO LIFE (Gilmour)
Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
And 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.
Where were you when I was burned and undone
As I watched the days go by my window
And where were you when I was hurt and helpless
Cause the things you say and do surround me
While you were hanging on someone else's words
Dying to believe what you heard
I was starting to go straight into the bright sun
Lost in thought and lost in time
As the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell slow and dark
while reflecting on this dangerous but irresistible pastime
take a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the time had come
to kill the past and come back to life
take a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the wait had begun
And I headed straight for the bright sun
KEEP TALKING (Gilmour, Wright, Samson)
For millions of years mankind lived just like the animals
Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination
We learned to talk
There's a silence surrounding me
I can't seem to think straight
I'll sit in the corner
No one can bother me
I think I should speak now __ Why won't you talk to me
I can't seem to speak now __ You never talk to me
My words won't come out right __ What are you thinking
I feel like I'm drowning __ What are you feeling
I'm feeling weak now __ You never talk to me
But I can't show my weakness __ What are you thinking
I sometimes wonder __What are you feeling
Where do we go from here
It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking
Why won't you talk to me __ I feel like I'm drowning
You never talk to me __ You know I can't breathe now
What are you thinking __ We're going nowhere
What are you feeling __ We're going nowhere
Why won't you talk to me
You never talk to me
what are you thinking
Where do we go from here
It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.
For millions of years humanity lived just like animals
Then something happened that unleashed the power of our imagination.
we learned to speak
There's a silence surrounding me
i can't think straight
I will sit in the corner
no one can bother me
I think I should talk now__Why don't you talk to me?
I can't seem to talk now__You never talk to me
My words won't come out right__What are you thinking?
I feel like drowning__What are you feeling?
I feel weak now__ You never talk to me
But I can't show my weaknesses__ What are you thinking?
Sometimes I wonder__What are you feeling?
where do we go from here
It does not have to be this way
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking
Why don't you talk to me?__ I feel like drowning
You never talk to me__You know I can't breathe now
What are you thinking?__We are not going anywhere
What are you feeling?__ We are not going anywhere
Why do you not talk to me?
You never talk to me
What are you thinking?
where do we go from here
It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.
LOST FOR WORDS (Gilmour,Samson)
I was spending my time in the doldrums
I was caught in a cauldron of hate
I felt persecuted and paralyzed
I thought that everything else would just 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
Can you see your days blighted by darkness?
Is it true you beat your fists on the floor?
Stuck in a word of isolation
While the ivy grows over the door
So I open my door to my enemies
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean
But they tell me to please go fuck myself
You know you just can't win.
I was wasting time in depression
I was trapped in a pot of hate
I felt persecuted and paralyzed
I thought everything else would just wait
While you spend your time on enemies
Devoured by a fever of hate
Beyond your tunnel of vision reality fades
like shadows in the night
martyr yourself to caution
it won't help at all
because there will be no safety in numbers
When the real one walks out the door
Can you see your days withered by darkness?
Is it true that you beat your fists on the floor?
stuck in a world of isolation
while the grass grows over the door
So I opened the door for my enemies
and asked if we could clean the board
but they told me to please fuck me.
You know you just can't win.
HIGH HOPES (Gilmour,Samson)
Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun
Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway
Do they still meet there by the Cut
There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before times took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
When friends surrounded
The nights of wonder
Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some sleeping tide
At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world
Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river
Forever and ever.
Beyond the horizon of the place where we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts were constantly lost without borders
The ringing of the division bell had
started along the long road
and below the road.
They are still there near the cut
There was a ragged band following our footsteps
Running ahead of time to take away our dreams
Leaving the countless little creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay
The grass was greener
the brightest light
surrounded by friends
wonder nights
Looking past embers of bridges glowing behind us
To get a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forward but sleepwalking back
Washed away by the force of some sleeping tide
Up to a high altitude with the flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dream world
Elevated forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our tired eyes are still lost on the horizon
Though we've been down this road so many times
The grass was greener
the light was brighter
the taste was sweeter
wonder nights
surrounded by friends
The dawn mist shining
flowing water
the endless river
Forever and ever.