Another Brick In The Wall
Fee Waybill Ronnie Montrose Lyrics
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Leaving just a memory
Snapshot in the family album
Daddy what else did you leave for me?
Daddy, what'd'ja leave behind for me?
All in all it was just a brick in the wall
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall
The lyrics in Another Brick In The Wall pt. 2 by Fee Waybill Ronnie Montrose & Mike Porcaro speak of a father who has left his family and flown across the ocean, leaving only a memory behind. The only thing that the singer of the song can look at as a remainder of his father is a snapshot in the family album. The singer then goes on to ask his father what else he has left for him, indicating a lack of closure and disappointment in the way his father has left. In the end, the singer reflects that all of these things are simply bricks in the wall of life, suggesting a resigned acceptance of what has happened but still expressing a sense of loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Daddy's flown across the ocean
Father travels through the sea to another land.
Leaving just a memory
The only thing that remains of him is a memory.
Snapshot in the family album
A photograph is kept in the family album to remember him.
Daddy what else did you leave for me?
What else did father leave for his child to remember him by?
Daddy, what'd'ja leave behind for me?
The child asks the father what he left behind besides the memory.
All in all it was just a brick in the wall
Everything that happened was just one small part of a larger structure.
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall
Everything that happened was just one small part of a larger structure, and together they form a wall.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROGER WATERS
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