The Wall Produced by David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin, and Roger Waters Released November 30, 1979 In the Flesh? ------------- ...we came in. So ya Thought ya Might like to go to the show To feel the warm thrill of confusion That space cadet glow. Tell me is something eluding you sunshine? Is this not what you expected to see? If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise. The Thin Ice ------------ Mamma loves her baby And daddy loves you too And the sea may look warm to you babe And the sky may look blue Ooooh babe Oooooh baby blue Oooooh oooooh babe If you should go skating On the thin ice of modern life Dragging behind you the silent reproach Of a million tear stained eyes Don't be surprised, when a crack in the ice Appears under your feet You slip out of your depth and out of your mind With your fear flowing out behind you As you claw the thin ice. Another Brick in the Wall (part 1) ---------------------------------- Daddy's flown across the ocean Leaving just a memory Snapshot in the family album Daddy what else did you leave for me Daddy what'd ya leave behind for me All in all it was just a brick in the wall All in all it was all just bricks in the wall [helicopter sound] The Happiest Days of our Lives ------------------------------ When we grew up and went to school There were certain teachers who would Hurt the children any way they could By pouring their derision Upon anything we did Exposing every weakness However carefully hidden by the kids But in the town it was well known When they got home at night, their fat and Psychopathic wives would thrash them Within inches of their lives. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) ---------------------------------- We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classrooms Teachers leave those kids alone Hey! Teacher leave us kids alone All in all it's just another brick in the wall All in all you're just another brick in the wall. [lots of kids screaming] [dialling tone] Mother ------ Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb? Mother do you think they'll like the song? Mother do you think they'll try to break by balls? Oooooh Ah. Mother should I build a wall? Mother should I run for president? Mother should I trust the government? Mother will they put me in the firing line? Oooooh Ah. Is it just a waste of time? Hush now baby, baby don't you cry. Mama's gonna make all of your Nightmares come true. Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you. Mama's gonna keep you right here Under her wing. She won't let you fly but she might let you sing. Mama's gonna keep Baby cozy and warm. Oooooh Babe. Oooooh Babe. Oooooh Babe. Of course Mama'll help build the wall. Mama do you think she's good enough For me? Mama do you think she's dangerous To me? Mama will she tear your little boy apart? Oooooh Ah. Mother will she break my heart? Hush now baby, baby don't you cry. Mama's gonna check out all your girl friends for you. Mama won't let anyone dirty get through. Mama's gonna wait up until you get in. Mama will always find out where You've been. Mama's gonna keep you healthy and clean. Oooooh Babe. Oooooh Babe. Ooh Babe. You'll always be a baby to me. Mother did it need to be so high. [birds chirping, aeroplane] [Little girl's voice] Goodbye Blue Sky ---------------- Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. did did did did you see the frightened ones? did did did did you hear the falling bombs? did did did did you ever wonder Why we had to run for shelter When the promise of a brave new world Unfurled beneath a clear blue sky? Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. did did did did you see the frightened ones? did did did did you hear the falling bombs? The flames are all long gone But the pain lingers on... Goodbye blue sky Goodbye blue sky Goodbye, Goodbye Empty Spaces ------------ [airport lounge] [backtraced speech:] What shall we use to fill the empty spaces Where we used to talk? How should I fill the final places? How should I complete the wall? Young Lust ---------- I am just a new boy. A stranger in this town. Where are all the good times? Who's gonna show this stranger around? Oooooooooh I need a dirty woman Oooooooooh I need a dirty girl Will some woman in this desert land Make me feel like a real man? Take this rock and roll refugee Oooh babe set me free. Oooooooooh I need a dirty woman Oooooooooh I need a dirty girl Oooooooooh I need a dirty woman Oooooooooh I need a dirty girl [ring ring] [ring ring] [ring ring] [click] [click] [ring ring] [ring ring] [dial tone] One of my Turns --------------- [Door slamming] [Television:] *I'm sorry sir* *I didn't mean to startle you* *Let me know when you're entering a room* *Yes sir* *I was wondering...* *yes* *I'll have to find out from Mrs. Bankroft what time she wants to eat* *If you'll just let me know as soon as you can about Mrs. Bankroft* *Mrs. Bankroft will be dining alone.* *I don't understand...* Day after day *...she just arrived* Love turns grey Like the skin of a dying man. And night after night We pretend it's all right But I have grown older And you have grown colder And nothing is very much fun anymore. And I can feel one of my turns coming on. I feel Cold as a razor blade, Tight as a tourniquet, Dry as a funeral drum. Run to the bedroom In the suitcase on the left You'll find my favorite axe. Don't look so frightened This is just a passing phase One of my bad days. Would you like to watch T.V. Or get between the sheets Or contemplate the silent freeway? Would you like something to eat? [sounds of apartment being smashed] Would you like to learn to fly? [window breaking] [cars passing below] Would you? Would you like to see me try? OOh ah, no! Would you like to call the cops? Do you think it's time I stopped? Why are you running awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay? Don't Leave Me Now ------------------ [heavy breathing] Ooooh babe Don't leave me now. Don't say it's the end of the road. Remember the flowers I sent I need you, babe. To put through the shredder In front of my friends Ooooh babe! Don't leave me now. How could you go When you know how I need you? ... To beat to a pulp on a Saturday night. Oooooh babe! Don't leave me now. How you can you treat me this way? Running away Oooooooh babe! Why are you running away? Oooooooh babe. Oooooooh babe. Oooooooh babe. Oooooooh oooooh ooooooh. Another Brick in the Wall (part 3) ---------------------------------- [*click*] *...* [*click*] *...* [*click*] *...* [*click*] *...* [*click*] *...* Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah [Crunch] [Crunch] [Crunch] *This is the Roman Meal bakery* [Crunch] *Thought you'd like to know.* [Crunch]I don't need no arms around me. And I don't need no drugs to calm me. I have seen the writing on the wall. Don't think I need anything at all. No, don't think I'll need anything at all. All in all it was all just bricks in the wall. All in all you were all just bricks in the wall. Goodbye Cruel World ------------------- Goodbye cruel world I'm leaving you today Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye all you people There's nothing you can say To make me change my mind Goodbye. ********Side Two/Disc Two******** Hey You ------- Hey you! Out there in the cold Getting lonely, getting old, Can you feel me? Hey you! Standing in the aisles With itchy feet and fading smiles Can you feel me? Hey you! Don't help them to bury the light Don't give in without a fight. Hey you! Out there on your own Sitting naked by the phone Would you touch me? Hey you! With your ear against the wall Waiting for someone to call out Would you touch me? Hey you! Would you help me to carry the stone Open your heart, I'm coming home. But it was only a fantasy The wall was too high, as you can see. No matter how he tried he could not break free And the worms ate into his brain. Hey you! Out there on the road Always doing what you're told Can you help me? Hey you! Out there beyond the wall Breaking bottles in the hall Can you help me? Hey you! Don't tell me there's no hope at all Together we stand, divided we fall. Is There Anybody Out There? --------------------------- [*cars*] *We got an hour of daylight left. We better get started.* *So now it's safe to travel at night?* *Well, it's not safe to stay here* *Your father's gonna pick up our trail for one* *Can lo cry* *Margaret, time to go* *Margaret, thank you for everything* Is there anybody out there? *Goodbye James* *Goodbye Monsieur* Is there anybody out there? *I'll be back* Is there anybody out there? Is there anybody out there? Nobody Home ----------- *...All right, all right, we'll take care of them one at a time* *but there's somebody else who needs taking care of in Washington.* *Who's that?* *Rose Tuchen.* [yell] *Rose Tuchen? Who's that?* *36-24-36.* *laughter* *Does that answer your question?* *No, but who is she?* *She was ? in the division in 1951* *...* *How'd you get to meet her?* I've got a little black book with my poems in. <...my poems in> I've got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in. <...and a comb in> When I'm a good dog they sometimes throw me a bone in. <...a bone in> I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on. <...my shoes on> Got those swollen hand blues. <...swollen hand blues> Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from. <...to choose from> I've got electric light And I've got second sight. I've got amazing powers of observation And that is how I know When I try to get through On the telephone to you There'll be nobody home. I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm And the inevitable pinhole burns All down in the front of my favorite satin shirt. I've got nicotine stains on my fingers. I've got a silver spoon on a chain I've got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains. I've got wild staring eyes. And I've got a strong urge to fly. But I've got no where to fly to. Ooooh babe, when I pick up the phone. *surprise, surprise, surprise* There's still nobody home. I've got a pair of Gohills boots And I've got fading roots. *Where the hell are you!!!* *Where the hell are you!!!* [gunfire] [Tie fighter falling] [Death Star being blown up] Vera ---- Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that We would meet again Some sunny day Vera! Vera! What has become of you? Does anybody else in here Feel the way I do? Bring the Boys Back Home ------------------------ [drum] Bring the boys back home. Bring the boys back home. Don't leave the children on their own own own. Bring the boys back home. [ring ring] [ring ring] [knock knock knock knock knock]