Following вЂњTigers, Part 2,вЂќ however, the themes of war and loss feel more applicable to PinkвЂ™s own realization of the burdens placed on him by his father, mother, and society as a whole.

The вЂњfrightened ones,вЂќ вЂњfalling bombs,вЂќ and вЂњrun for shelterвЂќ just donвЂ™t carry across the same overwhelming post-war paranoia as they do when following the equally war-charged вЂњWhen the Tigers Broke Free, Part 2.вЂќ The lyrics seem a touch out of place when applied to an older Pink, living in a time when the specter of war had become more of a distant memory than an involuntary, post-traumatic response. While it does largely work as a transition piece between adolescence and adulthood on the album, one of the problems with placing вЂњGoodbye Blue SkyвЂќ after вЂњMotherвЂќ is that the overwhelming war images of the lyrics are somewhat incongruous to that stage of his life. The bricks have been cemented into place. The wounds may have healed, yet the emotional scars still remain. Nevertheless, he appears unwilling or unable to let any one of them go. Our protagonist is no longer вЂњBaby Blue,вЂќ but is slowly becoming the more emotionally experienced and sexually charged color вЂњPink.вЂќДЄs hopeful as the notions of adulthood, self-discovery and blazing a new path into the world are, Pink just canвЂ™t seem to shake that вЂњsilent reproach of a million tear-stained eyes,вЂќ singing here that вЂњthe flames are all long gone but the pain lingers on.вЂќ Unlike his later self who regresses into his mind where the flames are still burning, at this point in his life Pink realizes that those things that caused him the most mental damage are all in the past вЂ“ the death of his father is a memory his repressive schooling days are over and he is finally moving away from his motherвЂ™s protective reach. Though he is equally anxious about crashing. Remembering the symbolism of the color blue as discussed in вЂњthe Thin Ice,вЂќ Pink is essentially saying goodbye to the вЂњblue skyвЂќ of his childhood innocence and the protection of his mother, eager to spread his wings and fly вЂ“ something Mother never let him do. And yet the вЂњDiвЂ™ diвЂ™ diвЂ™ did youвЂќ vocal stutter of the verses undermines the bravado, revealing PinkвЂ™s apprehension at striking out into a world that very well may be as cruel as his mother has portrayed. The chorus of вЂњOooohвЂќs prefacing the verses are very heartlifting, offering an aural image of a seemingly limitless sky and equally unlimited possiblities. By WatersвЂ™ explanation, one can easily relate to the often contradictory emotions of setting out into the world on oneвЂ™s own. As Waters says, in itвЂ™s most simplistic form вЂњitвЂ™s remembering oneвЂ™s childhood and then getting ready to set off into the rest of oneвЂ™s life.вЂќ In this position, the song acts as a fitting transition between the narratorвЂ™s adolescent questioning of вЂњMotherвЂќ and his more world-weary adult self of вЂњEmpty Spaces.вЂќ Exemplifying the WallвЂ™s characteristic presentation of a gentle melody juxtaposed against harsh lyrics, or vice versa, much of the music for вЂњGoodbye Blue SkyвЂќ is incredibly tranquil, soaring even, only falling into disjointed minors as the lyrics grow darkly paranoid. In an interview around the albumвЂ™s release, Waters described the song as being a recap of the first side of album one, summing up PinkвЂ™s life to that point. On the original vinyl, вЂњGoodbye Blue SkyвЂќ was the first song on side two of disc one of the double album. In the movie, the song follows the second вЂњTigers,вЂќ while on the album itвЂ™s found a bit later, after вЂњMother.вЂќ Although there are certainly narrative and thematic pros and cons for each placement (believe me, IвЂ™ve heard them all!), I think the songвЂ™s more abstract form lends itself well to both album and filmвЂ™s sequences. Along with the inclusion of вЂњWhen the Tigers Broke Free, Parts 1 and 2,вЂќ the placement of BlueSky1вЂіGoodbye Blue SkyвЂќ marks a prominent variation between the album and film. Here has been a lot of discussion among Floyd fans about вЂњGoodbye Blue Sky,вЂќ and not necessarily over some lyrical wordplay or Gerald ScarfeвЂ™s beautiful animation for the the film. Song In A Sentence: The fear and the anxiety felt by a country still transitioning from conflict back to normalcy parallel young adult PinkвЂ™s departureВ from his childhood home.

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