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"Zero, Zero, Take Cover." --- instrumental ---Amused To Death
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 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 girl And the children of Melrose Strut their stuff Is absolute zero cold enough And out in the valley warm and clean The little ones sit by their TV screens No thoughts to think No tears to cry All sucked dry Down to the very last breath Bartender what is wrong with me Why am I so out of breath The captain said excuse me ma'am This species has amused itself to death Amused itself to death Amused itself to death We watched the tragedy unfold We did as we were told We bought and sold It was the greatest show on earth But then it was over We ohhed and aahed We drove our racing cars We ate our last few jars of caviar And somewhere out there in the stars A keen-eyed look-out Spied a flickering light Our last hurrah And when they found our shadows Grouped around the TV sets They ran down every lead They repeated every test They checked out all the data on their lists And then the alien anthropologists Admitted they were still perplexed But on eliminating every other reason For our sad demise They logged the explanation left This species has amused itself to death No tears to cry no feelings left This species has amused itself to deathThe Anderson Shelter
[Woman:] "It's funny to think there's no shelters this time. We had an old Anderson in the garden. I can see it now. We had stertians growing all over it, and we painted the front green. Painted it looked quite pretty. Next door grew cabbages on theirs." [Man:] "Yes, we had a Morrison. Mmmm. I used to sleep in it. I stuck pin-up girls all over the inside. Betty Grabel, Ann Shelton, Tricia Rock. The roof got all smoky, 'cause I used to read in bed with a candle." [Woman:] "Yes, it was nice at the war, really. The shelters, the blackouts, the cups of tea..." [Man:] "The A.R.P., the evacuees, London kids seeing cows for the first time...." [Woman: "Old Churchill on the wires..." [Man:] "Those were the days." --- instrumental ---Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)
Daddy's flown across the ocean Leaving just a memory A snap shot 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 all just a brick in the wall All in all it was all just bricks in the wallAnother Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave the 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 (chorus at end by pupils from the Fourth Form Music Class Islington Green School, London) We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave the kids alone Hey teacher leave us kids alone All in all you're just another brick in the wall All in all you're just another brick in the wallAnother Brick In the Wall (Part 3)
I don't need no arms around me 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 just bricks in the wall4.30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)
Apparently they were travelling abroad And they picked up some hitchhikers...drill Wake up you're dreaming...what...you're dreading We were moving away from the border Uh what border? Have a nice day...uh...have a nice day We were moving away from the border Looking for somewhere to sleep The two of us sharing the driving Two hitchhikers slumped in the back seat Hello I sneaked a quick look in the mirror She gave me a smile I said "Is anyone hungry? Should we stop for a while?" So we pulled off into a layby Her dress blew up over her head I said "Would you like to come with me?" She said something foreign under her breah And the sun shone down on her lovely young limbs I thought to myself she's too good for him I lay down besider her with tears in my eyes She said4.37 AM (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
There were Arabs with knives At the foot of the bed Right at the foot of the bed Oh my God how did they get in here? I thought we wee safe home in England She said "Come on now kit, it was wrong what you did You've got to admit it was wrong." Oh god....jesus Sleep Sleep I know that I'm only dreaming Leave her alone..get out..out..get out of my house 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 On the outskirts of some German town Guten Abend meiner Damen und Herren Ha Ha Ha Ha Willkommen in Konigsburg Ha Ha Ha Ha Wollen zie danzen mit mir oder drinken Bier Ha Ha Ha Ha Thank you but...... This young lady and I Will just finish this bottle of wine It was kind of you...but I think we'll just say goodnight. Leave us alone Goodnight Leave us alone Could I have the key to one for three please? There you are Thank you, goodnight Hello yes I'd like to order breakfast please I'd like coffee for two, and toast with marmalade No...marmalade.The Attack
[Radio:] "An enemy missile attack has been launched against this country. It is estimated that the missiles will arrive in approximately three minutes." [Man:] "God, almighty, there's only three minutes to go!" [Woman:] "Okay, I'll just get the washing in." [Man:] "Shut up! I'm trying to listen!" [Radio:] "Stay indoors." [Woman:] "Oh, dear, I've left the oven on." [Man:] "Get in! Get in! Get in!" [Woman:] "The cake will be burned!" [Woman:] "The cake will be burned!" [Woman:] "The cake will be burned!" --- instrumental ---