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STUDIO ALBUM

THE DIVISION BELL
  1. Cluster One

  2. What Do You Want From Me

  3. Poles Apart

  4. Marooned

  5. A Great Day For Freedom

  6. Wearing The Inside Out

  7. take it back

  8. Coming Back To Life

  9. Keep Talking

  10. Lost For Words

  11. High Hopes

Foto Ruta Floyd

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.

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