Pink Floyd - High Hopes

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Pink Floyd
"High Hopes"
The Division Bell

[Lyrics]


Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun

Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway
Do they still meet there by the Cut

There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The night of wonder

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide

At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river

Forever and ever

Channel: Music
Uploaded: February 28, 2007 at 7:48 am
Author: Frylock55

Length: 00:07:44
Rating: 4.92
Views: 3187445

Tags: Pink Floyd Frylock55

Video Comments:
guitarsxrxausome (November 19, 2008 at 5:25 am)
when he said the endless river i started thinking. because if you think about it most rivers are endless. just flowing into one another in a continus circle. maybe we can think about time in this way. if we picture endless time being a continus circle then maybe we can began to understand forever.
thoughts?
Anducdc (November 19, 2008 at 4:01 am)
When exactly was made this video?
And when exactly was made Jethro Tull's Slipstream?

Both have that gigantic balloons (5:50 and etc)
What is the meaning of the balloons in progressive rock? :S
Muffinthraka (November 19, 2008 at 3:24 am)
I luv this song, but never understood how it fitted with teh other songs of the Division Bell, it's supposed to about about communication, whyereas this seems to about nostalgia.
peschieraFrog (November 19, 2008 at 2:28 am)
My video with this song it's horror..if you want see the video going on my page..Io ho realizzato la versione horror di questo video se siete curiosi lo potete trovare sulla mia pagina..buona visione e non spaventatevi :-)
dimur13 (November 18, 2008 at 11:26 pm)
love the music and pink floyd the best band ever
rafa963852 (November 18, 2008 at 9:12 pm)
pink floyd the best
thewind7 (November 18, 2008 at 8:38 pm)
You need to be very brave to cover Pink Floyd. Well, Nightwish is off a completely different league from Pink Floyd... that may be why people don't really like the cover.
It only took me 30 seconds to pretty much dislike it too. Sorry. Some songs mean much more to people than "just" the music. Pink Floyd excelled in making these.
derbat11 (November 18, 2008 at 5:02 pm)
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S1b3 (November 18, 2008 at 3:47 pm)
This is an awesome song! Although I don't listen too much PF I think this is an absolutely wonderful song with deep lyrics, sung with a sad, regretting sound.

I don't understand why ppl mock Nightwish's version either? Marco is a great vocalist and though being a bit heavier, Nightwish's version is very good also, though not getting the same feeling to the song.
0008brown8000 (November 18, 2008 at 7:00 am)
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