(All those years of experience and nothing is gained, back to square one… he wishes Syd was there with him to share that moment)įor me this song is (like much Floyd) about missed opportunities.ĭo you really think that right now you can tell the difference between something that will be good in the long run and something short term?ĭo you really think that you can tell what the difference is between this job and that one?ĭo you think that you really know if this girl will be better in 5 years, or that one.Ĭan you tell Heaven from Hell? Can you tell what will work out well from a nightmare?īlue skies from pain? Something "good" from something "bad"Īnd repeat (in a good way, I love the song) I believe that there are two fish bowls, each one trapped in their own, realising that they’re just going into circles) (Two soul mates, the author and Syd, who went different ways. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, (The author here gets nostalgic and wishes that Syd was there with him like the good old times) In other words if it’s too late to turn back, and if the drugs have completely taken over his life) (Asking if he’s exchanged something he could’ve got himself out of for a lifetime trap. (Again, points out to Syd that he wrongly believes that change is better than what he’s used to)Ī walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? However, the author says here that these will not be the same, what’s gone is gone)Ĭold comfort for change? And did you exchange (Past experiences (good times) for new greater ones. Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cold breeze? (They: he’s referring to Syd’s inner voices that keep him straying… so, everything he believed earlier doesn’t stand anymore? (Syd’s beliefs that is)) (And asks again… it’s like: are you sure you want to be doing this?)Īnd did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts? The author is trying to make Syd understand that what he’s doing is wrong, thus wants him to think twice about his life) (When one is addicted to something they think they know better than everyone else. (Just because Syd chose a different path and because he thinks he knows what he’s doing doesn’t make it true or right… on the contrary the author of the song is telling him that he is wrong)Ĭan you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, However, we all relate since we’ve all had someone special in our life that chose a different path.
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