Comfortably Numb
Collide Lyrics


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Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?
Come on, Come on, Come on, now,
I hear you're feeling down.
Well, I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship's 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.

O.K.
Just a little pin prick.
There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good.
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship's 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.
But I have become comfortably numb.

Overall Meaning

The song Comfortably Numb was originally written by Pink Floyd, but the Collide band made its own version of the song. The lyrics of the song aim to portray the feeling of detachment and dissociation from reality. The song starts with a conversation between two people, one suffering from depression or sadness and the other trying to help the former by asking about their pain and trying to help them relax. The lines "There is no pain, you are receding, a distant ship's smoke on the horizon" suggest that the person is slowly becoming numb to the world around them and is detaching from reality. The lines "You are only coming through in waves, your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying" suggest that the person is slowly losing their ability to communicate and connect with others.


The song shifts to the scene of a medical procedure, where the person is being given a "pin prick" but without any pain. The chorus repeats "I have become comfortably numb" meaning the person has resorted to a state of numbness in order to escape the pain of their reality. The lines "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" suggest that the person has been longing for peace and comfort since childhood but has never been able to find it.


Overall, the song creates a gloomy and melancholic atmosphere, portraying the universal human experience of wanting to escape from pain and suffering, and the different ways in which people might cope with it.


Line by Line Meaning

Hello?
The singer is attempting to make contact with someone.


Is there anybody in there?
The singer is asking if anyone is present.


Just nod if you can hear me.
The singer is requesting a nonverbal response if the listener can understand them.


Is there anyone home?
The artist is inquiring if anyone is currently occupying the space they are in.


Come on, Come on, Come on, now,
The artist is urging the listener to respond.


I hear you're feeling down.
The singer has learned that the listener is unhappy.


Well, I can ease your pain
The singer believes they can help alleviate the listener's discomfort.


Get you on your feet again.
The artist is hoping to assist the listener in regaining their composure.


Relax.
The artist is telling the listener to calm down.


I'll need some information first.
The artist requires more details before they can help.


Just the basic facts.
The singer only needs the most rudimentary information.


Can you show me where it hurts?
The artist is requesting to know where the listener is experiencing pain.


There is no pain you are receding
The singer is stating that the listener's pain is dissipating.


A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
The singer is comparing the listener's agony to something far away and difficult to discern.


You are only coming through in waves.
The singer is experiencing the listener's communication intermittently.


Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
The artist is unable to comprehend the listener's words.


When I was a child I had a FEVER My hands felt just like two balloons.
The artist is recalling a time when they experienced a childhood fever, and their hands became swollen.


Now I've got that feeling once again
The singer is reminiscing about a sensation they once felt as a result of being ill.


I can't explain, you would not understand
The singer is struggling to articulate how they are feeling, anticipating that their confidant will not be able to comprehend their state of mind.


This is not how I am.
The artist is asserting that their present condition is not typical for them.


I have become comfortably numb.
The artist has reached a state of emotional detachment, where they no longer feel acute pain and discomfort.


O.K.
The artist is signaling their understanding of the situation.


Just a little pin prick.
The singer is informing the listener that they will be administering a small injection.


There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
The artist is informing the listener that the pain will stop.


But you may feel a little sick.
The singer is warning the listener that they may feel ill in the immediate aftermath of the injection.


Can you stand up?
The singer is asking the listener if they are able to physically stand.


I do believe it's working, good.
The singer believes that their injection is yielding the anticipated effects.


That'll keep you going through the show
The artist is suggesting that the medication will enable the listener to endure whatever is happening at the present moment.


Come on it's time to go.
The artist is informing the listener that it is time to leave their present location.


When I was a child
The singer is recalling an experience from their childhood.


I caught a fleeting glimpse
The singer saw something briefly but was unable to discern the entirety of what they were observing.


Out of the corner of my eye.
The artist only caught the vision in their peripheral line of sight.


I turned to look but it was gone
As soon as the artist attempted to look directly at whatever they saw, it had disappeared.


I cannot put my finger on it now
The experience remains nebulous to the artist and is difficult to articulate in concrete terms.


The child is grown,
The singer is now an adult, recalling a moment from their childhood.


The dream is gone.
Whatever the artist had hoped to achieve or obtain has dissipated and is no longer plausible or within reach.


But I have become comfortably numb.
The singer has since become emotionally detached and no longer feels acute pain or discomfort.




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Sepsis Eve

As a die-hard Pink Floyd fan, I'm very discerning about covers. KaRIN, you really made this your own and brought your industrial/darkwave flair, something new to the table, while still respecting the original. I love it.

jakaś dziewucha.

I like this version a lot.

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