A Great Day For Freedom -- Pink Floyd

On the day the wall came down They threw the locks onto the ground
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived
On the day the wall came down The Ship of Fools had finally run aground
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight

I dreamed you had left my side No warmth, not even pride remained
And even though you needed me It was clear that I could not do a thing for you
Now life devalues day by day As friends and neighbours turn away
And there's a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone

Now frontiers shift like desert sands While nations wash their bloodied hands
Of loyalty, of history, in shades of gray I woke up to the sound of drums
The music played, the morning sun streamed in I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitter residue slipped away...slipped away         (sing365) 

The song addresses the great hopes following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disappointment that followed. David Gilmour stated:

"There was a wonderful moment of optimism when the Wall came down – the release of Eastern Europe from the non-democratic side of the socialist system. But what they have now doesn't seem to be much better. Again, I'm fairly pessimistic about it all. I sort of wish and live in hope, but I tend to think that history moves at a much slower pace than we think it does. I feel that real change takes a long, long time."

                                 

                             

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