comfortably numb

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 need some information first.
just the basic facts,
can you show me where it hurts?
there is no pain, you are receding.
a distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
you are only coming through in waves.
your lips move but i can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
when i was a child i had a fever.
my hands felt just like two balloons.
now i got that feeling once again.
i can’t explain, you would 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 smoke on the horizon.
you are only coming through in waves.
your lips move 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.