Nobody Home

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"Nobody Home"

Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Wall
Released	30 November 1979 (US), 8 December 1979 (UK)
Recorded	April-November, 1979
Genre	Art rock/Progressive rock
Length	3:26
Label	Harvest Records (UK) Columbia Records (US)/Capitol Records (US)
Writer(s)	Waters
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour and Roger Waters
The Wall track listing
Is There Anybody Out There? (2 of disc 2)	"Nobody Home" (3 of disc 2)	Vera (4 of disc 2)

"Nobody Home" is a song on Pink Floyd's album The Wall. In this song, Pink describes his lonely life behind his mental wall. He has no one talk to, and all he has are his possessions. It describes what Roger Waters went through during the 1977 tour, the band's first major stadium tour. Also, the song had some references to founding Floyd member Syd Barrett. This was the last song written for The Wall album.

The song also has some references to Pink's broken relationship with his adulterous wife. It is played in a manner that is reminiscent of a piano player in a bar.

The line, "Surprise! Surprise, Surprise!" from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is used.

A lot of the song describes Syd Barrett's general state during 1967, and in the documentary "Behind The Wall", David Gilmour states that it describes the state of mind of many rockstars on tour. However, these lyrics;