Are you older than, say,
30? Got regrets? Feel like a part of you is lost? Still trying to find yourself – in the
future, the present, the past? Or … want
your spirit crushed?
Go listen to High Hopes by Pink Floyd. They’ve done a lot of songs about loss, but
this one is the champ.
A life consumed by slow
decay. Steps taken forward but
sleepwalking back again. Encumbered
forever by desire and ambition. Our
weary eyes … the grass was greener … the water flowing … the endless river …
sheesh!
Poignant poetry, a moody
tune with a haunting, tolling bell, impeccable Floyd production, and perhaps
David Gilmour’s most heartbreaking guitar solo.
I cannot listen to this song without weeping.
Sad, cathartic, and absolutely
beautiful. By the way, the accompanying music video is
one of the most amazing videos of all time.
The light was brighter.
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