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In his live performances, Waters often leans into the political side. During his Us + Them and This Is Not A Drill tours , when he sings the line "Mother, should I trust the government?" , he frequently projects a massive "NO" on the screen, a moment that usually draws the loudest cheers from the crowd. "Mother" in the Modern Era

The Walls of Mary Waters: The Inspiration Behind a Pink Floyd Classic roger_waters_mother

This version and later studio recordings often feature vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig from the band Lucius , who handle the parts originally sung by David Gilmour. In his live performances, Waters often leans into

Mary was also a communist and a staunch activist, a background that informed Roger’s own lifelong political outspokenness. Meaning and Evolution Mary was also a communist and a staunch

It represents the "suffocating love" that prevents a child from facing the world on their own terms.

Figuratively, "Mother" can represent the state or "Big Mother"—governments and institutions that use fear to manipulate and control the masses.

For Waters, the song carries both a literal and a figurative meaning: