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The Doctor (Comfortably Numb)

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The Doctor (Comfortably Numb) Lyrics

[Verse 1: Roger Water]
Come in, sit down
Can you show me where it hurts
Try and tell me in your own words
I must seem very old
But I was young once too
I've seen many others like you
I always say exactly the same thing

[Chorus]
There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship 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

[Verse 2]
You have to pull yourself together
You have to take it like a man
You mustn't let it get your head down
You should go out and do the town
There's no good moping here alone
Feeling sorry for yourself
Go and see what you can find
It's Saturday night and you should unwind

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The Doctor is an early rendition of what would later become Comfortably Numb. After completing his wall, Pink seeks to the comfort of the British healthcare system in a drugged-out state.

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2012
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