- Rahul Jauhari
Hey You, Pink Floyd and Ashy Prinia
“Hey You” - this song was ultimately edited out of the 1982 film ‘The Wall’. The film itself tells the story of Pink, an alienated rock star who is isolating himself from society. I couldn’t help but feel a weird connection in the lyrics to the state of isolation and lockdown we face today.
Hey you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old
Can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles
Can you feel me?
Hey you, don't help them to bury the light
Don't give in without a fight
Hey you out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, I'm coming home
But it was only fantasy
The wall was too high
As you can see
No matter how he tried
He could not break free
And the worms ate into his brain
Hey you, out there on the road
Always doing what you're told
Can you help me?
Hey you, out there beyond the wall
Breaking bottles in the hall
Can you help me?
Hey you, don't tell me there's no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.
- Hey You | Pink Floyd | The Wall
Featured above:
Ashy prinia | Binomial name: Prinia socialis
It’s a picture I took many years back but kept it because of the unusual posture of the bird. Almost like its waving to the people in the distance. Hey you.
Image captured in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.