A Journey Through Time To Put Pink Floyd Albums Under The Microscope

Monday, July 16, 2007

The Division Bell Or Hell's Bells On Earth

Well we all know our planet is now completely screwed and we are all floundering about saving power to try and keep it cool. Well Pink Floyd's Division Bell is dedicated to this subject it seems. The whole album is a message (like most Pink Floyd albums) about what we have done and are still doing to this world and the effects of what we have done. It really shows the importance of our Earth and how we have slowly taken the rope and spiralled out of control. The track What Do You Want From Me has a very out there message. It is in the place of the Earth talking to mankind, asking what the hell we want from mother nature and how much we need. The Earth is asking us what we want it to do and what we want from it. It seems in the past and still in the present we have wanted all but given nothing back. Poles Apart seems to me that this is in the place of humans because of the line "And I never thought you'd lose the light in your eyes" saying that we never thought there would come a time when we pulled too much from the Earth and the Earth then has none left. The line "I stare out the still in your eyes," is very much a representation of what we are doing and that is ripping all of Earth's natural resources from it. Marooned seems to be dedicated to the whales that are being slautered murderously. It is a very beautiful and is so much like the whale's singing. A Great Day For Freedom is very good. It is showing what it was like when the war is over. What would life be like? For we seem to be at a never ending war with mother nature. Wearing the inside out I believe is very special and is about all those who know whats happening to our world but didn't have the courage to get up and speak for the world and help to stop it. Take It Back is brilliant! It is saying how eventually the Earth and mother nature will get its own back and take back everything that mankind has done to it. In other words the world will go wild with nature's rath. Coming Back To Life is good. It's the Earth saying where were you when everything went wrong. Its lost in time and space and is numb with confusion. Keep Talking is very good! It is all about keeping the communication happening between people for communication is the key to success in everything. Lost For Words. This is a very good song. I mean very good. It is showing how people get iscolated by their thoughts and beliefs and spite and don't try to make connections with enermies and even when they do it is a failure cos they aren't interested. And to finish it off High Hopes just reinforces the whole idea of the album. So there you have it. Heed its meaning and don't wreck the world!!!

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