Pink Floyd Final Cut (5) - The Hero's Return

The song The Hero's Return by Pink Floyd off of their CD The Final Cut. Circa 1983, remastered 2004. I do not own any of this content.

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Lyrics:
Jesus, Jesus, what's it all about?
Trying to clout these little ingrates into shape.
When I was their age all the lights were out.
There was no time to whine and mope about.
And even now part of me flies over
Dresden at angels one five.
Though they'll never fathom it behind my
Sarcasm desperate memories lie.

Sweetheart, sweetheart are you fast asleep? Good.
'Cause that's the only time that I can really speak to you.
And there is something that I've locked away
A memory that is too painful
To withstand the light of day.

When we came back from the war the banners and
Flags hung on everyone's door.
We danced and we sang in the street and
The church bells rang.
But burning in my heart
The memory smolders on
Of the gunner's dying words on the intercom.

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[romanjohnston]

This is a peek inside the broken soul of some of the solders you owe your freedom to. If you fully understand this song, you understand the silent veterans pain.

Thank you for your service and a silent prayer that no one has to follow in your footsteps.

Roman Johnston

[ThatKidFromVancouver]

i was fighting with my friend today because i love pink floyd and he likes rap and shit. i told him one of the reasons i liked pink floyd is because the songs have meaning and in a way i can relate to what they are saying. he sais he likes his music because its not old. please dont let this band, or any of the good ol bands die. im 14 and all i listen to is pink floyd all the time! keep the spirit alive!

[Dumbledore1494]

@20thesoul You still cannot deny Waters lyrical genius, in full display on this album as much as any other...

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@ThatKidFromVancouver

Fully understand your point of view. Though your friend``s reason for liking hiphop for not being old is a bit not well thought through, to say the lest, hiphop also, or it used to have a meaning. what I am trying to say is don`t fight over music.. good taste of a fourteen year old. keep it up.. consider Mike Patton

[bluebuchanan]

He drank himsef to death trying to forget, but I saw those images, burned into my mind as if I was there with him. Insidious, the things the government will do to get you to take your eyes off the prize, whilst they steal the rug from under you. We know who controls the wars, and it is up to the warriors to stay at home & fight the good fight, not go abroad & kill, in the name of blind patriotism. Families need their warriors home with them.

[bluebuchanan]

Roman, I am sorry for your lost innocence. Im a first hand witness to the the survivors guilt my grandfather felt at shoting his yellow brothers in the USA's trumped up war. As I child I could look into his tortured soul and see the faces of the twisted remains, of the people who were trying to protect their families from invaders. His ego hurt greatly when he learned of the false words of "our" government, and what the Catholic preists did to his children while he was off fighting the war.

[Yetaxa]

What I love about Pink Floyd is the magnificent soundscapes they create and the great time they make allowing the music to breathe. Rick Wright on stuff like Cirrus Minor, Great Gig, Us and Them, Let There Be More Light says a hell of a lot about why I love this band.

And yet, this is my absolute favourite album by then. Roger pours everything he has into. His singing, David's guitar playing and Nick's drum are at their peak. Shame there's no Rick, but as it is, it is literally perfect.

[thatsnotmayonnaise1]

there was no time to whine and mope about

[pinkmichelefloyd]

@romanjohnston The schoolteacher's tale is very sad and explains a lot why he was so hard on the children.

[DAC027]

I've always thought this was such an underrated album. Roger's lyrics on this one cut right to the core....