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Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that
We would meet again
Some sunny day?
Vera! Vera!
What has become of you
Does anybody else in here
Feel the way I do?
Remember how she said that
We would meet again
Some sunny day?
Vera! Vera!
What has become of you
Does anybody else in here
Feel the way I do?
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Track duration: 01:23
"Vera" as written by Roger Waters
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Remember that The Wall is very autobiographical to Waters. The entire album (aside from Comfortably Numb) is about his life. The song Vera makes references to a popular WWII song by artist Vera Lynn called "We'll Meet Again". Its an excellent song. In the song she tells the boys going off to war that we'll see them again.
Sadly Water's father (and mine) never did return from the war, leaving Lynn's promise unfulfilled. So Waters is asking if anyone remembers Lynn's promise. The song is written from young Water's perspective so you can imagine a young boy asking when his father will come home in light of Lynn's promise. It's a very sad song and one that I, unfortunately, can relate to.
(BTW: Water's father was killed in battle in Italy).
As has been mentioned previously, the obvious meaning of this song lies in Vera's song "We'll meet again." At this point in the album, Pink has wrapped himself in his wall and is crying out about the various factors which forced him into building it. Vera is referring to its namesake's unfulfilled promise of bringing back Pink's dad from war. Of course there is some irony here as Pink never met his dad, so he wouldn't have seen him "again," but, in fact, for the first time.
A less known fact is that the word "vera," in Russian, means "faith." Now, I'm unsure of whether or not Roger Waters knew about this. If he did, it suggests the song means something completely different. The lyrics "Vera, Vera, Vera/What has become of you?" now seem to be directed at Pink's unfaithful wife. At this point, Pink is still on the road with his band and had only recently found out about his wife's transgressions thousands of miles away. So now the song looks like Pink's attempt at coping with the fact that he will never be able to come home to the arms of a loving wife.
Of course, like all great lyrics, chances are both interpretations are true simultaneously. This, in my mind, makes the song and album even better than previously imagined.
So maybe this is pink acknowledging that there isn't anything to hope for, and just wishing there was.