Talk:Brain Damage (song)

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[edit] Speculation

Roger Waters sings this song, probably because he was beginning to feel that it was important that he should sing the songs he wrote.

I removed the above speculative text from the article because it doesn't sound factual to me, however, I have a feeling that its addition was done in good faith, and I do think it might be appropriate to acknowledge this in some manner. Suggestions? Rob Church Talk | FAHD 13:39, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

The lyrics towards the end of the song refer to a frontal lobotomy.

This is an impression I have never gotten from listening to this song. I may be alone in this, of course, but unless it was an actual quote from Waters himself, it may be worth noting that a lobotomy is only one possible interpretation, seeing as how Syd Barrett was schizophrenic, and it was entirely possible he felt that there was someone in his head that was not him. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.22.42.155 (talk) 08:55, 12 January 2007 (UTC).

"You raise the blade/You make the change/You rearrange me 'till I'm sane"

This is the part of the song that refers to lobotomy JTConroy88 08:58, 2 February 2007 (UTC)