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

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.

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

Home Roger Waters

you discreetly withdraw With your ear pressed to the boardroom door Will you hear when the lion within you roars Will you take to the hills Could be your father And it could be your mother Could

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

Dogs Roger Waters

You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need. 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.

5:11 AM (The Moment Of Clarity) Roger Waters

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor Tomorrow for old England she sails Far away from your land of endless sunshine To my land full of rainy skies and gales And I shall be aboard that ship

Sunset Strip Roger Waters

I like staying with my Uncle Dave I'd like to be home with my monkey..." "I don't care Shut up Play the record."

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

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

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

The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard Roger Waters

[Alf Razzell:] "Two things that have haunted me most are the days when I had to collect the paybooks; and when I left Bill Hubbard in no-man's-land. I was picked up and taken into their trench.

Watching TV Roger Waters

daughter of an engineer So get out your pistols Get out your stones Get out your knives Cut them to the bone They are the lackeys of the grocer's machine They built the dark satanic mills That

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

Sleep Sleep I know that I'm only dreaming Jade: "Leave her alone..get out..out..get out of my house!"

Eclipse Roger Waters

All that you touch All that you see All that you taste All you feel All that you love All that you hate All you distrust All that you save All that you give All that you deal All that you buy

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!

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

In The Flesh Roger Waters

So ya Thought ya Might like to Go to the show. To feel that warm thrill of confusion, That space cadet glow.

Money (Explicit Ver.) Roger Waters

Money, get back I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack Money, it's a hit Don't give me that do-goody-good bullshit I'm in the high-fidelity first class traveling set And I think I need a lear

Comfortably Numb Roger Waters

Just the basic facts. Can you show me where it hurts? There is no pain you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves.

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

Lost Boys Calling Roger Waters

Come hold me now I am not gone I would not leave you here alone In this dead calm beneath the waves I can still hear those lost boys calling You could not speak You were afraid To take the risk of being

Waiting For The Worms Roger Waters

my wall Waiting for the worms to come [Man using megaphone:] "We're waiting to succeed and going to convene outside Brixton Town Hall where we're going to be...."

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

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

Breath (In The Air) Roger Waters

Breathe, breathe in the air Don't be afraid to care Leave but don't leave me Look around and choose your own ground For long you live and high you'll fly And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry

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

The Powers That Be Pink Floyd

<< 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

Perfect Sense (PartsⅠAnd Ⅱ) Roger Waters

a pile of stone And he stared at the broken bone in his hand Strains of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land The monkey looked up at the stars And he thought to himself Memory is a stranger History

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

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

Then he takes your hand In some strange Californian handshake And breaks the bone (Have a nice day) A housewife from Encino Whose husband's on the golf course With his book of rules Breaks and

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?"

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

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

Money Roger Waters

Money it's a gas Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car, caviar, four star daydream Think I'll buy me a football team Money get back I'm all right Jack keep your hands off my stack

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

Vera Roger Waters

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

The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking Part 11 Roger Waters

[Customers:] "Heh, Turn that fucking juke box down You want to turn down that juke box....loud in here" [Waitress:] "I'm sorry, would you like a cup of coffee? Ok, you take cream and sugar? Sure."

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

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

You shone like the sun.

Each Small Candle Roger Waters

Not the torturer will scare me Nor the body's final fall Nor the barrels of death's rifles Nor the shadows on the wall Nor the night when to the ground The last dim star of pain, is hurled But the blind

Late Home Tonight, Part II Roger Waters

Hark the wire service sing Clear the satellite link Check the fax machine Hold the lead story boys There's some great pictures coming in <Interlude> Now the pilot's heartbeat slows Palms

Amused To Death Roger Waters

Doctor Doctor what is wrong with me This supermarket life is getting long What is the heart life of a colour TV What is the shelf life of a teenage queen Ooh western woman Ooh western girl News hound

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.

Three Wishes Roger Waters

And I think if I bought a bigger one, then it would have been... the way I wanted it. And then, er, we went down, and ahm, I put the children to bed. And I tidied the flat and everything.

Radio Waves Roger Waters

let's go to the telephones now and take a request." "hello, i'm billy." "yes?" "i hear radio waves in my head." "you hear radio waves in your head? ah!

On the Run (Explicit Ver.) Roger Waters

Today, I awoke from a dream It was a revelation Almost Patmosian, whatever that means But that's evidently another story It began with some standard bullshit fight with evil In this case, an apparently