Comfortably Numb Lyrics Meaning

Is there anyone at home.

Comfortably numb lyrics meaning. Pink is given a shot that is meant to clear his weakened mental state so he can perform in concert. Comfortably numb was also a collection of his childhood memories mixed with his health issues even when he had grown up. On the album itself the story of pink is told track by track and comfortably numb is the narrative of a conversation between pink and his doctor.

When he would experience episodes he hands would feel just like two balloons. Roger waters was the one who wrote the lyric for this song. Comfortably numb is a song about how pink has finally burned out he can no longer tell the real world from the one he has created.

The first half of the song describes my life as an active addict while the second uses the similar lyrics to describe the moment of revelation where my life changed for the better. That s why i got high and comfortably numb goes into that life and speaks of my way out as well. He has lived in pain and anguish for so long that he has finally given into the pain and the drugs.

So that is where said metaphor in the chorus comes from i e. While many people thought the song was about drugs waters claims it is not. First is his childhood where he had a condition similar to delirium.

I hear you re feeling down well i can ease your pain get you on your feet again. The singer experiencing a fever and the likes when he was a child. Is there anybody in there.

This man has been pushed to the point where his physical state has succumbed to his emotional pain and he can no longer differentiate between the two. The protagonist is someone who is anaesthetised before coming on stage. Comfortably numb one of pink floyd s most beloved songs from the wall 1979 with its melody and music by david gilmour and lyrics by roger waters describes a state of loss.