"stepping
up boldly one put out his hand
he
said, "i was just a child then now i am only a man"
do you
remember me? how we used to be?
do
you think we should be closer?"
only appear on page 4 of the inlays within the lyrics of "the hero's return".
they flutter
behind you your possible pasts
some brighteyed
and crazy some frightened and lost
a warning to anyone
still in command
of their possible
future to take care
in derelict sidings
the poppies entwine
with cattle trucks
lying in wait for the next time
do you remember
me? how we used to be?
do you think we
should be closer?
she stood in
the doorway the ghost of a smile
haunting her face
like a cheap hotel sign
her cold eyes imploring
the men in their macs
for the gold in
their bags or the knives in their backs
stepping up boldly
one put out his hand
he said, "i was
just a child then now i am only a man"
do you remember
me? how we used to be?
do you think we
should be closer?
by the cold and
religious we were taken in hand
shown how to feel
good and told to feel bad
(tongue tied and
terrified we learned how to pray
now our feelings
run deep and cold as the clay)
and strung out
behind us the banners and flags
of our possible
pasts lie in tatters and rags
do you remember
me? how we used to be?
do you think we
should be closer?
© 1983 pink floyd music publishers ltd.
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