"The child is grown, the dream is gone, and I have become comfortably numb"

This quote from Pink Floyd's song "Comfortably Numb" speaks with the idea of growing up and losing the dreams of childhood. It recommends that as we age, we become desensitized to the world around us, numbing ourselves to the pain and frustration of life. The child in the quote is a metaphor for innocence and naivety, and the dream is a metaphor for hope and optimism. As we age, we end up being more familiar with the extreme truths of life, and our dreams and innocence fade away. We become "comfortably numb" to the pain and suffering, and we no longer feel the very same happiness and enjoyment that we did as children. The quote is a pointer that life can be challenging, but it is likewise a suggestion to treasure the moments of delight and innocence that we experience in life.