"Lost for Words" is a song recorded by English rock band Pink Floyd, focused on forgiveness, written by guitarist and lead singer David Gilmour and his spouse Polly Samson for the band's 14th studio album, The Division Bell. It appears as the penultimate track on the album. The lyrics, mostly penned by Samson, are a bitterly sarcastic reflection on Gilmour's then-strained relationship with former bandmate Roger Waters . The song was released to US rock radio the week of the album's release, succeeding "Keep Talking", the previous promotional release, released the week before. The song reached #53 in the Canadian singles chart. It is the only song on the album to be rated explicit.

Track listing

Personnel

Pink Floyd

David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, additional electric guitar, bass, lead vocals

Richard Wright – keyboards, Hammond organ

Nick Mason – drums, tambourine

Additional musicians: Jon Carin - piano, harmonium, synthesizers, fx

Lost for Words (Pink Floyd song)

Charts

Release history

References

1994 songs

Rock ballads

Blues rock songs

Songs about music

Protest songs

Pink Floyd songs

Songs written by David Gilmour

Songs with lyrics by Polly Samson

Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin

Song recordings produced by David Gilmour

Lost for Words (Pink Floyd song)