The sweet smell of a great sorrow lies over the land
Plumes of smoke rise and merge into the leaden sky
A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers
But awakes to a morning with no reason for waking
He's haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
In his youth or a dream, he can't be precise
He's chained forever to a world that's departed
It's not enough, it's not enough
His blood has frozen and curdled with fright
His knees have trembled and given way in the night
His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
His step has faltered
One world, one soul
Time pass, river roll
And he talks to the river of lost love and dedication
And silent replies that swirl invitation
Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea
A grim intimation of what is to be
There's an unceasing wind that blows through this night
And there's dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
And silence that speaks so much louder than words
Of promises broken
edit on 4-12-2020 by NarcolepticBuddha because: (no reason given)
Was not a fan of this album at first, dubbing it "A Monetary Act of Treason", because it was so wrong to me at the time that Floyd would continue
without Waters. But, once I warmed to the idea of post-Waters Floyd and gave the LP a chance, it was pretty good. Sorrow's intro is easily the best
1:46 on that LP.
There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good
There was no promise made, the part you've played, the chance you took
There are no boundaries set, the time and yet you waste it still
So it slips through your hands like grains of sand, you watch it go
There's no time to be lost, you'll pay the cost, so get it right
There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good
And never was there an answer, there an answer
Not without listening, without seeing
There are no answers here, when you look out you don't see in
There was no promise made, the part you've played, the chance you took
There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good
And never was there an answer, there an answer
Not without listening, without seeing
There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good
There are no answers here, when you look out you don't see in
There was no promise made, the part you've played, the chance you took
(There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good)
(There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good)
(There are no answers here, when you look out you don't see in)
(There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good)
(There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good)
(There's no way out of here...)