The Tide is Turning

Roger Waters

Heard this 1987 song from the pool in Palm Springs today...this one makes me think of our culture evolving and changing and? Getting better. So often it can feel like things are getting worse.

I was fortunate to see this concert as a young kid and Roger had a big impact on me. His empathy and insight was always way ahead of it’s time. And I think it still is. But this little melody and these lyrics and Roger’s voice — with that closing choir? It’s an incredible, underrated piece of work.

It’s hard to be optimistic about much these days, but this beauty makes me believe in goodness and the power of the human spirit. Love and unity overcoming evil in the world. Here’s hoping as we venture further into the summer of 2022 with hopefulness, even as so many things feel so grim.

I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
I felt I had used up my quota of yearning
Used to look in on the children at night

In the glow of their Donald Duck light
And frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning
But, oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning

Satellite buzzing through the endless night
Exclusive to moonshots and world title fights
Jesus Christ imagine what it must be earning
Who is the strongest

Who is the best
Who holds the aces
The East
Or the West

This is the crap our children are learning
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning