This track is about the character Pink’s relationship with his mother: him looking to her for guidance and advice, her responding by helping him to build the metaphorical wall that will serve to both protect and isolate him from the world.

Notice how it switches from “mother” to “mamma” and points in the song, not only referencing the song “Hush, little baby,” but signaling a change in perspective from Pink talking to his mother reassuring Pink.

On the 4-sided vinyl version of The Wall, this is the last song on Side 1 – completing the continuous integration of sound and seamless transitions from one track to another.

In the film, the song gets a dramatic re-imagining.