Pink Floyd’s Signs of Life – Another Way

While thinking about a creative response to a much-loved track in a form which is not a music review, not a remix, not a cover version and definitely not karaoke, I found myself putting words to the gentle atmospheric spirit of this song. Here goes…
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Signs of Life - Another Way

For now, let’s start silence.

Wrap silence around. Make no sounds, act no life.

Make those moments pass.

Make him lay there dead like, make no sound.

OK. So leave those runway lights on.

Leave the rest to the crosswinds.

Then as Jay comes to, sense a man rowing away.

So fix it – make him escape.

From anything – from the shadows of a creek. Swiftly.

Distant shouts from the pack. Muffled. Try to reach him.

We shout, make him open his eyes.

Only to see their lanterns wheeling wildly?

Pass from his lips – the gritty salt.

Spray to his skin – the stinging rain.

Have a seaman save him? A seaman, Rob, Ram or Ron?

How far out to sea do we let the buoys be?

Prepare for the last dim shout from the shore.

End the mainland chase.

For sure, we’ll have all the buoys, all the buoys

Bobbing up, gently

Then down, then up again…

Then down, Then down.

- Adil@SpiritSoakingMusic

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(Track 01 from Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse of Reason).
And here is the “master” track as beautiful as ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-lMMO8aRY