Nobody Home

The story behind

In *Nobody Home*, the character of Pink describes himself as isolated in his hotel room, surrounded by his belongings but with no one to talk to. It is a look into the loneliness and emptiness experienced behind a self-imposed mental barrier. The lyrics evoke the feeling of being physically present, yet mentally absent, a concept reflected in the expression itself. The song also weaves in references to Syd Barrett, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, suggesting that Pink's character is an amalgamation of Roger Waters' personal experiences and Barrett's deteriorating mental health in the sixties. Some lines, such as "I've got nicotine stains on my fingers, I've got a silver spoon on a chain. I've got a grand piano to hold my ashes," are said to point directly at keyboardist Richard Wright and his alleged struggles with cocaine use at the time. The sound of a television can even be heard in the background, playing a line from the American sitcom *Gomer Pyle – USMC*.