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One Slip - Pink Floyd

Album: A Momentary Lapse of Reason

genre: Progressive Rock

A restless eye across a weary room
A glazed look and I was on the road to ruin
The music played and played as we whirled without end
No hint, no word her honour to defend
“I will, I will” she sighed to my request
And then she tossed her mane while my resolve was put to the test
Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire
I led the way to the funeral pyre
And without a thought of the consequence
I gave in to my decadence

One slip, and down the hole we fall
It seems to take no time at all
A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life for life
A small regret, you won’t forget
There’ll be no sleep in here tonight

Was it love or was it the idea of being in love?
Or was it the hand of fate, that seemed to fit just like a glove?
The moment slipped by and soon the seeds were sown
The year grew late and neither one wanted to remain alone

One slip, and down the hole we fall
It seems to take no time at all
A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life for life
A small regret, you won’t forget
There’ll be no sleep in here tonight

One slip… one slip…

 

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Lyrics added by Isabelle P.

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"One Slip" was first released as a B-side and then it was re-released as the third single from " A Momentary Lapse of Reason".
Song details
  • Composition: Phil Manzanera, David Gilmour
  • Release Date: 13 June 1988
"A Momentary Lapse of Reason" gets its title from a line of "One Slip".