Dark side of the Moon was an expression of political philosophical and humanitarian empathy that was desperate to get out.
Us and them and after all we are only ordinary men.
Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet, and I am you and what I see is me.
It was the beginning of empathy if you like. You know, "Two strangers passing in the street by chance two passing glances meet, and I am you and what I see is me." There’s a sort of thread that has gone through everything for me since then and had a big eruption in "Dark Side." There is an optimistic side of me that that thinks--that feels that not just individuals but hierarchies, authorities are capable of rehabilitation. You know, n’t it be wonderful to think that GW Bush capable of transcending his background and becoming a person who understand broader and more fundamental issues of human contact than that kind of, you know,sheriff’s thing that he’s got going for him--which is, which is all that "Dark Side of the Moon" is about.
Breathe, breathe in the air. Don’t be afraid to care.
Breathe, breathe in the air. Don’t be afraid to care. In fact I think within the context of the music and within the context of the piece as a whole people are prepared to accept that simple exhortation, to be prepared to stand your ground and attempt to live your life in an authentic way.