Is This the Life We Really Want? — Roger Waters

A weary, high-fidelity protest that balances cold fury with moments of fragile, aging tenderness.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 54m

When We Were Young

1:38

Déjà Vu

4:27

The Last Refugee

4:12

Picture That

6:47

Broken Bones

4:57

Is This the Life We Really Want?

5:55

Bird in a Gale

5:31

The Most Beautiful Girl

6:09

Smell the Roses

5:15

Wait for Her

4:56

Oceans Apart

1:07

Part of Me Died

3:12

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the ticking clock in the opening track bleeds into the gentle, cynical acoustic strumming of Déjà Vu.

The explosive, distorted bass riff that anchors Smell the Roses, recalling the grit of mid-70s Floyd.

The transition from the frantic, claustrophobic Bird in a Gale into the delicate piano of The Most Beautiful Girl.

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