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Louder than words

“Louder Than Words” is the closing track on Pink Floyd’s artistic 21st century effort, The Endless River. Set amongst an entire album of instrumentals and high-flying musical endeavors, “Louder Than Words” is the only track on the album with lyrics, written by David Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson.

An early released version can be heard here

Per Gilmour (to The Guardian) –

Well, Rick [Wright] is gone. This is the last thing that’ll be out from us, I’m pretty certain there will not be any follow up to this. And Polly, my wife, thought that would be a very good lyrical idea to go out on. A way of describing the symbiosis that we have. Or had.

Текст песни

We bitch and we fight,
Diss each other on sight,
But this thing we do…

These times you get
Rain or shine or stormy weather,
This thing we do…

With world-weary grace
We’ve taken our places,
We could curse it or nurse it and give it a name.

Or stay home by the fire,
Failed by desire,
Stoking the flames,
But we’re here for the ride.

It’s louder than words – this thing that we do,
Louder than words – the way it unfurls,
It’s louder than words – the sum of our parts,
The beat of our hearts is louder than words,
Louder than words.

The strings bend and slide as the hours fly by,
An old pair of shoes, your favorite blues, gonna tap out the rhythm.

Let’s go with the flow
Wherever it goes.
We’re more than alive.

It’s louder than words – this thing that we do,
Louder than words – the way it unfurls,
It’s louder than words – the sum of our parts,
The beat of our hearts is louder than words,
Louder than words – this thing they call soul
Is there with a pulse louder than words,
Louder than words.

Перевод

Мы козлим и мы дерёмся,
С ходу оскорбляем друг друга,
Но это наши поступки…

В эти дни тебе достаются
Дождь или солнце, или непогода,
Это наши поступки …

С пресыщенной грацией
Мы заняли свои места,
Мы могли бы проклинать их, или нянчиться с ними и давать им имена.

Или оставаться дома у камина,
Обманутые желанием,
Поддерживать пламя,
Но мы же здесь, чтобы двигаться.

Это громче слов — то, что мы делаем,
Громче слов — то, как оно развёртывается,
Это громче слов — сумма наших частей,
Биение наших сердец громче слов,
Громче слов.

Струны колеблются и скользят, пролетают часы:
Старая пара обуви, твой любимый блюз, ты будешь выстукивать ритм.

Последуем за течением,
Куда бы оно ни вело.
Мы более чем живы.

Это громче слов — то, что мы делаем,
Громче слов — то, как оно развёртывается,
Это громче слов — сумма наших частей,
Биение наших сердец громче слов,
Громче слов — то, что зовут душой,
Оно здесь, и его пульс громче слов.
Громче слов.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

«Louder than Words»
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album The Endless River
Released	14 October 2014
Recorded	1993/2014 on the Astoria (London, England)
Genre	Progressive rock[1]
Length	6:37 (album) 4:40 (Promo edit)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	David Gilmour Polly Samson
Producer(s)	David Gilmour Martin Glover Andy Jackson Phil Manzanera
Pink Floyd singles chronology
«Proper Education» (2007) «Louder than Words» (2014) «Hey, Hey, Rise Up!» (2022)

«Louder than Words» is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. The song, featuring lyrics written by Samson to accompany a composition by Gilmour, was recorded by the band as the closing track of their fifteenth studio and final album, The Endless River. The track features a posthumous appearance by former keyboardist and founder member of Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, and an appearance by electronic string quartet Escala. «Louder than Words» is the only song on the album with lyrics, which were sung by Gilmour.^[2]

The track was released to US mainstream rock radio on 14 October 2014, serving as the first and only release in promotion of The Endless River.

Composition[edit]

The music accompanying the song, composed by David Gilmour, has been described by various music critics and writers, including Exclaim! writer Josiah Hughes as «a slow-burning, melodramatic track complete with plenty of intense guitar and synth work»^[3] and by Clash writer Robin Murray as a «sparse, trippy track, one which is heavy on guitar led atmosphere and ominous electronic production».^[4] The lyrics, written by Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson, provide «stately depiction of undying love, a tribute to Richard Wright and the importance of overcoming petty differences».^[5] Gilmour spoke about the song with The Guardian, stating:^[6]

Well, Rick is gone. This is the last thing that’ll be out from us. I’m pretty certain there will not be any follow up to this. And Polly, my wife, thought that would be a very good lyrical idea to go out on. A way of describing the symbiosis that we have. Or had… I didn’t necessarily always give [Wright] his proper due. People have very different attitudes to the way they work and we can become very judgmental and think someone is not quite pulling his weight enough, without realising that theirs is a different weight to pull.

Gilmour and Mason eventually reversed that decision in 2022, releasing the single «Hey, Hey, Rise Up!», in aid of humanitarian relief during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[7]

Lyrics[edit]

David Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson wrote the lyrics for «Louder than Words.» She based the lyrics on observations of the band’s behaviour during the rehearsals, downtime and performance at Live 8 in July 2005, the band’s first reunion as Pink Floyd with Roger Waters in over 24 years.^[8]

I remembered that at Live 8 (the 2005 benefit concerts which saw former Floyd bassist Roger Waters return to play with the band) that something had struck me then, I’d made some notes. At Live 8, they’d rehearsed, there were sound checks, lots of downtime sitting in rooms with David, Rick, Nick, and, on that occasion, Roger. And what struck me was, they never spoke. They don’t do small talk, they don’t do big talk. It’s not hostile, they just don’t speak. And then they step onto a stage and musically that communication is extraordinary. So, I’d kind of made some notes at that time. I went off into my room absolutely without a piece of music, and wrote that lyric, and then said, “David, if this would do, and if you have a piece of music, you’re welcome to try it.” And he loved it.^[8]

Music video[edit]

The majority of the music video for «Louder than Words» was shot in Kazakhstan on what was once the Aral Sea. Director Po Powell said to Rolling Stone that the arid landscape that once held one of the world’s four largest inland lakes was now «A surreal image if ever I saw one … a shocking example of human mismanagement and one of the planet’s worst environmental disasters. … The river has shrunk to 10 percent of its original size, destroying the fishing industry and whole townships.»^[9] As the disaster is somewhat well-known, Powell tried to focus on what it means to a younger generation that was now growing up without the fishing and maritime influences of their forefathers.^[10] In contrast, the opening of the music video features a man paddling through clouds (evoking the album cover) and footage of Gilmour, Wright, and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason during the Division Bell sessions, with contemporary footage of Gilmour singing at his Medina studio.^[11]

Reception[edit]

«Louder than Words» received generally positive reviews from music critics. Tom Breihan of Spin Media music webzine Stereogum wrote positively of the song, stating that «the song is a lovely piece of work, a slow prog-rock elegy with a gospel choir and some classic Floyd guitar».^[1] Brad Bershad of Zumic also gave the song a positive review. «Gilmour’s guitar parts are stellar, although perhaps softer than the classic jagged tone of the ’70s records.», he said. «Time has softened The Floyd a bit, but this is still a beautiful song. The autobiographical lyrics, referring to the power behind Pink Floyd’s music and infighting are excellent.» The song reached number 1 on Polish Radio 3 Chart on 24 October.^[12][13]

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from The Endless River liner notes.^[14]

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official music video