The final segment makes it all the more personal. It is the loss of all the lives that could have been.īecause we could not tell heaven from hell, blue skies from pain.īecause we could not see beyond the end of our (temporal) noses. That loss seems to be for someone, but is equally for all the missed opportunities and chances. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and often the road to enlightenment is paved with painful mistakes and lessons. Things that seem great one second are just pain the next, and possibly more importantly, things that seem great now can be the undoing of everything.
Look at all of history, the life story of every great artist, the history of every war. What it says to me is that you can never tell, at least about your own life (your too close), what is good and what is bad. General CommentFor 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) (All those years of experience and nothing is gained, back to square one… he wishes Syd was there with him to share that moment) 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. General CommentThe song was written for Syd Barret.
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