Another Brick In The Wall
Bob Ezrin/Roger Waters Lyrics

The lyrics to Bob Ezrin and Roger Waters's song Another Brick In The Wall, particularly this part, are profoundly introspective and emotional. The lines describe how the singer's father has left him and gone across the ocean, leaving behind just a memory. Here, the snapshot in the family album is the only souvenir the singer has of his father. The word "snapshot" could be interpreted in two ways; firstly, it could be the actual photograph or a memory captured in his mind. Secondly, it could be a metaphor for a fleeting memory, something that's gone quickly.

The lyrics are particularly heartbreaking due to the singer asking his father, Daddy, what else he has left behind for him, indicating that the singer does not think his father has done enough for him before leaving. The last two lines of the excerpt, "All in all, it was just a brick in the wall/All in all, it was all just bricks in the wall," show how the singer is resigned to the idea that his father's absence is just one of the many bricks that make up a wall, that is, the barriers and obstacles life throws at an individual.