High Hopes

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This song is distinctly meant to not only be the last song on "The Division Bell" but also the last song .. ever .. for Pink Floyd.

This outro of the song is the music before the death of a great, great band.

The lyrics go through the years of Pink Floyd and all the things it felt like. There are also allegories to aging and dying and looking back at one's life and the way it felt.

The final phrasing, the couplets, are supposed to be an ode to the final song (Eclipse) on Dark Side of the Moon as the work that Floyd will be most remembered for. They are both written in the same style.

I believe, personally, that this song turned out so good that any time that David might have been tempted to resurrect the band in the ensuing decade, I think he kept looking back at this song and thinking, "I don't think I can put it to bed any better than that. That just about perfect." So, he let Pink Floyd be and die gracefully and in silence.

This is a Top 5 song in the history of Floyd. A true masterpiece.

You did good with the eulogy, Dave.

You did good.

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