Comfortably Numb

(David Jon Gilmour / Roger Waters)



Hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone home?

Come on, now
I hear you're feeling down
I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again

Relax
I need some information first
Just the basic facts
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ships smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am
I have become comfortably numb
I have become comfortably numb

OK
Just a little pinprick
There'll be no more... aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick

Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working. Good
That'll keep you going for the show
Come on it's time to go

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ships smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown, the dream is gone
And I have become comfortably numb



(Performed by David as the special surprise guest of David Gilmour during his 'On An Island' tour performance at The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 on 29th May 2006. This was the second of two encore songs he performed, the first being 'Arnold Layne'.)