towers of faith

• roger waters'ın all flickering flame adlı albümünde yer alan; buram buram israil - filistin mücadelesine göndermeler yaptığı anlaşılan, harika gitar tonlamalarına ve bir de sonunda saksafon solosuna sahip şarkısı. dikkatle ve tekrar tekrar dinlenesi bir şarkıdır. kağıda dökülmüş hali şöyledir:
  
  ooooh, the lonely boys
  in their towers of faith
  ooooh, the lonely boys
  locked in their towers of faith
  the prophet reclined
  on the golan heights
  ohhh, the lonely boys
  he said, this land is my land
  to the shiites
  ooooh, the lonely boys
  and jehova looked up from the sea of galilee beneath
  he said, i see you, you thief
  
  this land is my land
  and this sand is my sand
  and this band is my band
  oh the lonely boys
  lookin' over their shoulder
  checkin out every boulder in the park
  where the gates are closed from hate
  after dark
  
  and the pope rolled up in his armored van
  he fell on his knees and kissed the land
  he said something that i did not understand
  it was in polish
  then up stepped an aide
  he said, i will translate
  here is what his holiness said:
  'i am the chief jesuit.'
  'this land is jesus' land.'
  'and that is all'
  'all that there is to it.'
  hail mary
  mother of god
  
  and in new york city
  the business man in his mohair suit
  in the world trade center
  puffs on his cheroot
  and he said,
  "well i don't care who owns the desert sands"
  my brief
  is with the hydrocarbons underneath
  and the sea of battle rages
  around the ancient tombs
  and mother nature licks her wounds
  and the lonely boys locked in their towers of faith
  who are nervous in the park
  when the gates are closed after dark
  ooooh, the lonely boys
  in their towers of faith
  ooooh, the lonely boys
  locked in their towers of faith
  
  şarkıda papa'dan söz edilmeye başlandığı yer özellikle manidardır. günümüz sorunlarının nasıl da sarpa sardığının göstergesi gibidir.
• bu şarkı esas olarak roger waters ’ın 1986 yılında hazırlamış olduğu “when the wind blows” soundtrack albümüne aittir.
  
  this land is my land
  and this sand is my sand
  and this band is my band
  
  şeklinde olan sözlerin pink floyd'dan yeni ayrılan roger waters'ın, o olmadan da grubu devam ettirmeye karar veren david gilmour 'a gönderme olduğu da söylenir.