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Empty Spaces

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[Intro]
B B F# F# B B F# F# Em F# G A B
[Verse]
EmWhat shall we F#use
to Gfill the F#empty Emspaces
F#where, we Gused to talF#k?
EmHow shall F#I fill the Gfinal F#spaces
Emhow shall I F#compGlete the F#wall?
(alternate verse)
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
where waves of hunger roar, shall we set out
across this sea of faces, in search of more,
and more applause?
Shall we E2buy a new guiB2tar?
Shall we E2drive a more powerful B2car?
Shall we E2work straight through the B2night?
Shall be E2get into fights?
Leave the F#2lights on?
Drop bombs?
Do G2tours of the east?
ConF#2tract deseases?
Bury E2bones? Break up homes? Send F#2flowers by phone?
Take to G2drink? Go to shrinks? Give up F#2meat? Rarely sleep?
Keep E2people as pets? Train F#2dogs, raise rats? Fill the G2attic with cash?
Bury treasure, store up leisure but F#2never relax at E2all?
E2With our backs to the wall.
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The story behind the song

"Empty Spaces" delves into the mind of Pink, an embittered rock star whose emotional distance from his wife is causing relationship problems. He grapples with the question of how to complete the emotional "wall" he has built around himself, revealing his deep-seated alienation. The song, from the 1979 album The Wall, features a tense introductory section leading to this pivotal question, setting a mood of internal conflict. It captures the feeling of being trapped by one's own emotional barriers, searching for a way to reinforce them.

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