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So, after extensively listening to Another Brick in the Wall (all 3 parts) by Pink Floyd, I find I have a new respect for Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Not the band, just them two guys. Lol.

Basically, the Wall is a concept album about the life of Roger Waters. It's 13 tracks long. Although not all of the album is good, all three parts of Another Brick in the Wall are great. They're good for jamming over, the melodies shift keys on brilliant intervals, and the purpose of the lyrics is what's driving me to write this journal

The Wall is a symbol for isolation. In part 1, Roger's father died in the war. In part 2, Roger talked about how he was accosted (or something of the effect) by his teachers in school. In part 3, he talks about how his girlfriend left him. There's a recurring theme, "All in all, it was just another brick in the wall." Each brick put together formed a wall between himself and the world around him. You would think he wanted to commit suicide to completely detach himself from the rest of the world, but Roger Waters is still alive

Clearly, he had a hard life. This is all just my interpretation of it. I'm not really seeing this album as a compilation of rhythm figures anymore. It feels like a true work of art, like it might be speaking to me. Maybe I'm feeling I'm connected to the way he felt while he wrote the album

Maybe I should isolate myself. Maybe I should leave or run away or something. But, I have a lot of nice things. I've got great friends, I'm a pretty good guitar player, I have a family who's sort of taking care of me. Although, since I haven't seen many of my friends since we graduated, I feel like there's a wall between me and this world, too. It feels like I'm kind of stuck in here and the rest of the world is building that wall around me, even though I have no reason to let anyone isolate me and keep me away from the good things in life

But, regardless of how grateful I am, it feels like I have only so little. This wall will take me if I let it. I feel like I'm alone and I'm emotionally deserted. This almost feels like I'm running back to that wanting to be in a relationship again, but that's not really the source of it. I'm seeking compassion and solid friendship. It feels as though I have neither of the two, regardless of how well my friends treat me. I've contemplated it and I thought...

The kind of compassion I'm looking for is the kind I'd only find in a relationship


Sigh. I guess that's just how my life is. Anyway, that's all I wanted to really rant about... If anyone reads this