A glass half full is a glass half empty. Ironic as it is, everything in this world exists with its converse apparently giving us, humans, to form our own unique perspectives of the same, few things of this small world. This however leads to the intricate aspects of circumstances at times, as some things or even some people may not be understood as they 'should have been.' Adding controversy to confusion, there is no definite way to perceive anything that one may follow. It is interesting to know, therefore, that we mostly depend on our experience to make sense out...

According to him, we 'waste' the precious time of our lives confirming our suspicions and in general search for truth. A life spent like this is 'wasted' as we end up where we started or maybe even worse - more apprehensive than before. Therefore, the singer thinks it better to concentrate on other, rather abstract aspects of life like love. In other words, alleviating the status of loving and being loved, something that is more remarkable in spite of being simpler and fulfilling. So ending his song with the mushy desire, "wish you here" Pink Floyd make their point.