The first thing to know about this song and many of the songs off The Final Cut album is that they were actually written for The Wall album. I will preface my comment by adding that the song as a whole is about dreams in general shattered by the death.
First Stanza:
Floating down
Through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now
But in the space between the heavens
And in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream
I had a dream
In the movie, the scene dipicting Pink's Father's death is that of a Stuka Dive Bomber dropping a bomb on the installation he was using the field phone in. At the last moment Pink's father sees the diving plane.
(Floating down through the clouds)
Pink's father sees the diving plane.
(Memories come rushing up to meet me now)
Life flashing before his eyes.
(But in the space between the heavens and in the corner of some foreign field I had a dream I had a dream)
In the moment between the plane dropping it's bomb and the bombing hitting the installation, Pink's father realizes that his fighting for "the dream" is over.
Stanza 2:
Goodbye Max
Goodbye Ma
After the service
When you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream
I take some liberties here:
(Goodbye Max Goodbye Ma)
Pink's Father is saying goodbye to Pink's mom (I believe here name is Maxine) and his own mother. Then he starts to talk directly to Pink.
(After the service
When you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream)
He's telling Pink to comfort his mom and bravely carry on.
Stanza 3:
A place to stay
[Bloke:] "Oi! A real one..."
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And what's more
No-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue
Kicking in your door
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no-one kills the children anymore
No-one kills the children anymore
This is just a description of "the dream" Pink's Father thought he was fighting for.
Stanza 4:
The last stanza i thing is the coolest. It comes from two different narrators. The first is from an adult Pink.
(Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane)
Describing the pain and anguish of a life growing up trying to be the man his Father wanted him to be.
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight
What's done is done
We cannot just write off his final scene
Take heed of the dream
Take heed
No descript narrator taking us back to scene of Pink's Father's death and reminding us that even if something should happen, we should never stop striving for "the dream"!
The first thing to know about this song and many of the songs off The Final Cut album is that they were actually written for The Wall album. I will preface my comment by adding that the song as a whole is about dreams in general shattered by the death.
First Stanza:
Floating down Through the clouds Memories come rushing up to meet me now But in the space between the heavens And in the corner of some foreign field I had a dream I had a dream
In the movie, the scene dipicting Pink's Father's death is that of a Stuka Dive Bomber dropping a bomb on the installation he was using the field phone in. At the last moment Pink's father sees the diving plane.
(Floating down through the clouds) Pink's father sees the diving plane.
(Memories come rushing up to meet me now) Life flashing before his eyes.
(But in the space between the heavens and in the corner of some foreign field I had a dream I had a dream)
In the moment between the plane dropping it's bomb and the bombing hitting the installation, Pink's father realizes that his fighting for "the dream" is over.
Stanza 2:
Goodbye Max Goodbye Ma After the service When you're walking slowly to the car And the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air You hear the tolling bell And touch the silk in your lapel And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band You take her frail hand And hold on to the dream
I take some liberties here:
(Goodbye Max Goodbye Ma) Pink's Father is saying goodbye to Pink's mom (I believe here name is Maxine) and his own mother. Then he starts to talk directly to Pink.
(After the service When you're walking slowly to the car And the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air You hear the tolling bell And touch the silk in your lapel And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band You take her frail hand And hold on to the dream)
He's telling Pink to comfort his mom and bravely carry on.
Stanza 3:
A place to stay [Bloke:] "Oi! A real one..." Enough to eat Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street Where you can speak out loud About your doubts and fears And what's more No-one ever disappears You never hear their standard issue Kicking in your door You can relax on both sides of the tracks And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control And everyone has recourse to the law And no-one kills the children anymore No-one kills the children anymore
This is just a description of "the dream" Pink's Father thought he was fighting for.
Stanza 4:
The last stanza i thing is the coolest. It comes from two different narrators. The first is from an adult Pink.
(Night after night Going round and round my brain His dream is driving me insane)
Describing the pain and anguish of a life growing up trying to be the man his Father wanted him to be.
In the corner of some foreign field The gunner sleeps tonight What's done is done We cannot just write off his final scene Take heed of the dream Take heed
No descript narrator taking us back to scene of Pink's Father's death and reminding us that even if something should happen, we should never stop striving for "the dream"!