meaning of welcome to the machine pink floyd
Welcome to the Machine The song is about the need of humanity to free itself from the oppressive government. The song is inspired heavily by the book 1984 by George Orwell, in which a man is trying to escape the government which is brainwashing its citizens with TV shows and oppressive rules. In the book, the line "welcome my son to the machine" is spoken at one point, which is the origin of the song's title.