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Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd

Hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?

Come on, now.
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again.

Relax.
I (1)________ some information first.
Just the basic facts:
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship (2)__________ on the horizon.
You are (3)________ coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t (4)________ what you’re sayin’.
When I was a (5)__________ I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that (6)______________ once again.
I can’t explain, you (7)__________ not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

Ok.
Just a little pinprick.
There’ll be no more --aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?
I do believe it’s working. good.
That’ll keep you going for the show.
Come on it’s time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s (8)__________ on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips (9)________ but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.
Answers:
(1) need(2) smoke(3) only(4) hear(5) child(6) feeling(7) would(8) smoke(9) move