On the Run (Explicit Ver.) Roger Waters

evidently another story It began with some standard bullshit fight with evil In this case, an apparently all-powerful hooded and cloaked figure We fled Yes, we I was not alone But there's no escape You're on

Money (Explicit Ver.) Roger Waters

room I'm sorry, I'll read that again Welcome to the underworld And now, for tonight's main event The heavyweight Close swaddled in the cloying folds of fat The heavyweight, squats freak fearful on his

The Powers That Be Roger Waters

The powers that be They like a tough game No rules Some you win, some you lose Competition's good for you They're dying to be free They're the powers that be They like a bomb proof cadillac Air conditioned

Breathe Roger Waters

You are the angel of death And I am the dead man so He was buried like a mold in a foxhole And everyone's still on the run Breathe, breathe in the air Don't be afraid to care Leave, but don't leave me

Run Like Hell Roger Waters

Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run You better make your face up In your favorite disguise With your button-down lips And your roller blind eyes With your empty

Time Roger Waters

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you

Goodbye Blue Sky Roger Waters

Di-di-di-didja see the frightened ones? Di-di-di-didja hear the falling bombs?

One Of My Turns Roger Waters

Day after day Love turns gray Like the skin on a dying man 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

Flickering Flame Roger Waters

When my neurons conspire to direct my thoughts Away from divorce and competitive sports Back to the place where all rivers run to the sea Then I shall be free Yes I shall be free On a see-saw in a strange

Four Minutes Roger Waters

[Billy:] "They pressed the button, Jim." [Jim:] "They pressed the button Billy, what button?" [Billy:] "The big red one." [Jim:] "You mean THE button?" [Billy:] "Goodbye, Jim." [Jim:] "Goodbye!

Mother Roger Waters

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 my balls Ooooh aah, Mother should I build a wall Mother should I run for

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-8) Roger Waters

You shone like the sun.

Brain Damage Roger Waters

The lunatic is on the grass The lunatic is on the grass Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs Got to keep the loonies on the path The lunatic is in the hall The lunatics are in my hall The paper

5:01 AM (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking Part 10) Roger Waters

An angel on a Harley Pulls across to greet a fellow rolling stone Puts his bike up on it's stand Leans back and then extends A scarred and greasy hand He said "How ya doin' bro? Where ya been?

Sunset Strip Roger Waters

and paparazzi play The Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face game And I sit in the canyon with my back to the sea There's a blood red dragon on a field of green Calling me back Back to the Black

Dogs Roger Waters

You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street, You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat With your eyes closed.

Perfect Sense (PartsⅠAnd Ⅱ) Roger Waters

Stop Dave I'm afraid I'm afraid Dave, my mind is going I can feel it I can feel it My mind is going There is no question about it I can feel it I can feel it I can feel it I'm afraid The monkey sat on

Perfect Sense, Part I Roger Waters

The monkey sat on a pile of stones And stared at the broken bone in his hand And the strains of a Viennese quartet Rang out across the land <Interlude> The monkey looked up at the stars

Nobody Home Roger Waters

I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on, Got those swollen hand blues, Got thirteen channels of shit on the TV to choose from. I got electric light, and I got second sight.

Comfortably Numb Roger Waters

Come on, now, I hear you're feeling down. Well I can ease your pain Get you on your feet again. Relax. I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show me where it hurts?

4:33 AM (Running Shoes) Roger Waters

So I stood by the roadside The soles of my running shoes gripping the tarmac Like gunmetal magnets Fixed on the fron of her Fassbinder face Was the kind of a smile That only a rather dull child could have

Bravery Of Being Out Of Range Roger Waters

on the range You opened the suitcase Behind the old workings To show off the magnum You deafened the canyon A comfort, a friend Only upstaged in the end By the Uzi machine gun Does the recoil remind

The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range Roger Waters

You have a natural tendency To squeeze off a shot You're good fun at parties You wear the right masks You're old but you still Like a laugh in the locker room You can't abide change You're at home on the

Amused To Death Roger Waters

sniffs the air When Jessica Hahn goes down He latches on to that symbol of detachment Attracted by the peeling away of feeling The celebrity of the abused shell the belle Ooh western woman Ooh western

The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid) Roger Waters

I used to think the world was flat Rarely threw my hat into the crowd I felt I had used up my quota of yearning Used to look in on the children at night In the glow of their Donald Duck light And frighten

The Tide Is Turning Roger Waters

I used to think the world was flat Rarely threw my hat into the crowd I felt I had used up my quota of yearning Used to look in on the children at night In the glow of their Donald Duck light And frighten

Three Wishes Roger Waters

I made a bed in the bathroom. I carried them there and put on the gas bottle. But today when I think back peh.. about that.

Me or Him Roger Waters

You wake up in the morning, get something for the pot Wonder why the sun makes the rocks feel hot Draw on the walls, eat, get laid Back in the good old days Then some damn fool invents the wheel Listen

Great Gig in the Sky Roger Waters

Waters Don asked me to let you know that he is in hospital now And has been diagnosed with a cancer in his sinus He also asked me to tell everyone that he is not answering any letters Best to you Don's

Towers Of Faith Roger Waters

Ooooh, the lonely boys In their towers of faith Ooooh, the lonely boys Locked in their towers of faith The prophet reclined On the Golan Heights Ohhh, the lonely boys He said, this land is my land To the

Knockin' On Heaven's Door Roger Waters

ockin' On Heaven's Door Mama, take this badge off of me 'Cause I can't use it anymore It's gettin' dark Too dark to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

Us and Them Roger Waters

he cried from the rear And the front rank died The general sat And the lines on the map Moved from side to side Black And blue And who knows which is which and who is who Up And down And in the end it's

Waiting For The Worms Roger Waters

Oooo, You cannot reach me now Oooo, No matter how you try Goodbye cruel world, it's over Walk on by Sitting in a bunker Here behind my wall Waiting for the worms to come In perfect isolation Here behind

Who Needs Information Roger Waters

Jim: "You're from the valley?" Billy: "No, Jim you schmuck, the Valleys; Male voice choirs, Wales." Jim: "Ah, you're from Wales! Now is this sperm or blue-tip?" Billy: "Ha, ha, ha, ha.

4:47 AM (The Remains Of Our Love) Roger Waters

As cars go by I cast my mind's eye Over back packs on roof racks Beyond the horizon Where dream makers Working white plastic processors Invite the unwary To reach for the pie in the sky Go fishing my boy

4:50 AM (Go Fishing) Roger Waters

As cars go by I cast my mind's eye Over back packs on roof racks Beyond the horizon Where dream makers Working white plastic processors Invite the unwary To reach for the pie in the sky Go fishing my boy

Hey You Roger Waters

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?

Watching TV Roger Waters

Watching TV We were watching TV Watching TV <Interlude> In Tiananmen Square Lost my baby there My yellow rose In her bloodstained clothes She was a short order pastry chef In a Dim Sum dive on

Bring The Boys Back Home Roger Waters

"Bring the boys back home. Bring the boys back home. Don't leave the children on their own, no, no. Bring the boys back home. ""Wrong! Do it again!"" ""Time to go!"" ""Are you feeling okay?""

Southhampton Dock Roger Waters

They disembarked in 45 And no one spoke and no one smiled There were too many spaces in the line Gathered at the cenotaph All agreed with hand on heart To sheath the sacrificial knives But now

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Roger Waters

Little by little the night turns around Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn Lotuses lean on each other in yearning Under the eaves the swallow is resting Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Home Roger Waters

by a bend in the river Could be something your old man handed down Could be something you built on your own Everybody got something he calls home When the cowboys and Arabs draw down On each other

4:37 AM (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies) Roger Waters

Through closed eyes I see West German skies on the ceiling And I want to get back To the girl with the rucksack To feel her flaxen hair I want to be there See the sun going down Behind Krupps steelworks

5:06 AM (Every Strangers Eyes) Roger Waters

Trucker: "Hey...Turn the fucking Juke Box down" waitress: "I'm sorry, would you like a cup of coffee? Ok you take cream and sugar?"

5.06 AM (Every Stranger's Eyes) Roger Waters

Trucker: "Hey...Turn the fucking Juke Box down" waitress: "I'm sorry, would you like a cup of coffee? Ok you take cream and sugar?"

The Thin Ice Roger Waters

Momma loves her baby And daddy loves you too And the sea may look warm to you babe And the sky may look blue Ooh baby Ooh baby blue Ooh babe If you should go skating On the thin ice of modern life Draggin

Don't Leave Me Now Roger Waters

Ooooo 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 Oh Babe Don't leave me now How could you

Empty Spaces Roger Waters

What shall we use to fill the empty spaces where waves of hunger roar? Shall we set out across this sea of faces in search of more and more applause? Shall we buy a new guitar?

4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad) Roger Waters

Jade: "We were moving away from the border." Wife: "Huh, what border?" Jade: "Have a nice day." Wife: "Huh?" Jade: "Have a nice day."

Too Much Rope Roger Waters

When the sleigh is heavy And the timber wolves are getting bold You look at you companions And test the water of their friendship With your toe They significantly edge Closer to the gold Each