PINK FLOYD

The Wall

(2 CD)

(1979)


Disc 1

1. In The Flesh 3'19
(Roger Waters)
2. The Thin Ice 2'30
(Roger Waters)
3. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 3'10
(Roger Waters)
4. Happiest Days Of Our Lives 1'50
(Roger Waters)
5. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 4'00
(Roger Waters)
6. Mother 5'34
(Roger Waters)
7. Goodbye Blue Sky 2'47
(Roger Waters)
8. Empty Spaces 2'09
(Roger Waters)
9. Young Lust 3'31
(Roger Waters / David Gilmour)
10. One Of My Turns 3'36
(Roger Waters)
11. Don't Leave Me Now 4'17
(Roger Waters)
12. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 1'14
(Roger Waters)
13. Goodbye Cruel World 1'14
(Roger Waters)

Disc 2

14. Hey, You 4'41
(Roger Waters)
15. Is There Anybody Out There ? 2'40
(Roger Waters)
16. Nobody Home 3'25
(Roger Waters)
17. Vera 1'33
(Roger Waters)
18. Bring The Boys Back Home 1'27
(Roger Waters)
19. Comfortably Numb 6'22
(David Gilmour / Roger Waters)
20. Show Must Go On 1'36
(Roger Waters)
21. In The Flesh 4'17
(Roger Waters)
22. Run Like Hell 4'23
(David Gilmour / Roger Waters)
23. Waiting For The Worms 3'59
(Roger Waters)
24. Stop 0'30
(Roger Waters)
25. The Trial 5'20
(Roger Waters / Bob Ezrin)
26. Outside The Wall 1'43
(Roger Waters)

Total Time: 81:07 (39:11 + 41:56)

  • Roger Waters - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
  • David Gilmour - Guitar, Vocals
  • Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Nick Mason - Drums
  • Jeff Porcaro - Drums
  • Michael Kamen - Orchestral Arrangements
  • Toni Tennille - Background Vocals
  • Joe Chemay - Background Vocals
  • Bruce Johnston - Background Vocals
  • Stan Farber - Background Vocals
  • James Haas - Background Vocals
  • Jim Haas - Background Vocals
  • ISLINGTON GREEN SCHOOL - Vocals, Background Vocals
  • Jon Joyce - Background Vocals
  • Jim Hass - Background Vocals
  • John Joyce - Background Vocals

    Mr. Wright was forced out of his full-member status during the sessions for The Wall, though he performed on that tour on a wage. After that, he left the band for a time.

    Produced by David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin, Roger Waters
    Co-Produced and Engineered - James Guthrie, Michael Kamen and Bob Ezrin
    Rick Hart - Engineer
    Brian Christian - Engineer
    Nick Griffiths - Engineer
    Ben Rodgers - Engineer
    John McClure - Engineer
    Doug Sax - Mastering
    Sound Equipment - Phil Taylor
    Sleeve Design by Gerald Scarfe and Roger Waters

    Recorded at SUPER BEAR, France, Miravel



    Disc 1

    1. In The Flesh

      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.

      "Lights ! Turn on the sound effects! Action !"
      "Drop it, drop it on 'em ! Drop it on them !!!!!"

    2. The Thin Ice

      Momma loves her baby
      And daddy loves you too.
      And the sea may look warm to you babe
      And the sky may look blue
      But ooooh Baby
      Ooooh baby blue
      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.

    3. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 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'ja 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.

    4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives

      When we grew up and went to school
      There were certain teachers who would
      Hurt the children in any way they could

      "OOF!" [someone being hit]
      By pouring their derision
      Upon anything we did
      And 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.

    5. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2

      We don't need no education
      We dont need no thought control
      No dark sarcasm in the classroom
      Teachers leave them kids alone
      Hey ! Teachers ! Leave them kids alone !
      All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
      All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

      We don't need no education
      We dont need no thought control
      No dark sarcasm in the classroom
      Teachers leave them kids alone
      Hey ! Teachers ! Leave them kids alone !
      All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
      All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

      "Wrong, Do it again !"
      "If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you
      have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat ?"
      "You ! Yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddy !"

    6. Mother

      Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?
      Mother do you think they'll like this song?
      Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?
      Mother should I build the wall?
      Mother should I run for president?
      Mother should I trust the government?
      Mother will they put me in the firing line?
      Mother am I really dying?

      Hush now baby, baby, dont you cry.
      Mother's gonna make all your nightmares come true.
      Mother's gonna put all her fears into you.
      Mother's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
      She wont let you fly, but she might let you sing.
      Mama will keep baby cozy and warm.
      Ooooh baby ooooh baby oooooh baby,
      Of course mama'll help to build the wall.

      Mother do you think she's good enough -- to me?
      Mother do you think she's dangerous -- to me?
      Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
      Mother will she break my heart?

      Hush now baby, baby dont you cry.
      Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
      Mama wont 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 baby healthy and clean.
      Ooooh baby oooh baby oooh baby,
      You'll always be baby to me.

      Mother, did it need to be so high ?

    7. Goodbye Blue Sky

      Did you see the frightened ones ?
      Did you hear the falling bombs ?
      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 ?

      Did you see the frightened ones ?
      Did you hear the falling bombs ?
      The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.

      Goodbye, blue sky
      Goodbye, blue sky.
      Goodbye.
      Goodbye.
      Goodbye.

      "The 11:15 from Newcastle is now approaching"
      "The 11:18 arrival ...."

    8. Empty Spaces

      [backwards message:]

      "Congratulations, You have just discovered the secret message.
      Please send your answer to 'Old Pink',
      Care of the funny farm, Chalfont ..."
      - Spoken By Roger

      [... interrupted ...]

      "Roger, Caroline's on the phone..." - Unknown Voice

      What shall we use
      To fill the empty spaces
      Where we used to talk ?
      How shall I fill
      The final places ?
      How can I complete the wall

    9. Young Lust

      I am just a new boy,
      Stranger in this town.
      Where are all the good times?
      Who's gonna show this stranger around?
      Ooooh, I need a dirty woman.
      Ooooh, I need a dirty girl.

      Will some cold woman in this desert land
      Make me feel like a real man?
      Take this rock and roll refugee
      Oooh, baby set me free.

      Ooooh, I need a dirty woman.
      Ooooh, I need a dirty girl.

      [Phone rings .. Clunk of receiver being lifted]

      "Hello .. ?"
      "Yes, a collect call for Mrs. Floyd from Mr. Floyd.
      Will you accept the charges from United States ?"

      [clunk ! of phone being put down]

      "Oh, He hung up! That's your residence, right? I wonder why he hung up ?
      Is there supposed to be someone else there besides your wife there to
      answer?"
      [Phone rings again ... clunk of receiver being picked up]

      "Hello ?"
      "This is united states calling, are we reaching...

      [interrupted by phone being put down]

      "See he keeps hanging up, and it's a man answering."

      [whirr of connection being closed]

    10. One of My Turns

      "Oh my God ! What a fabulous room! Are all these your guitars ?

      [Film in background: "I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to startle you !]

      "This place is bigger than our apartment!

      [Film: "Let me know when you're entering a room"

      "Yes sir!"]
      "erm, Can I get a drink of water?

      [Film: "I was wondering about ..."]

      "You want some, huh?"

      [Film: "Yes"]

      "Oh wow, look at this tub? Do you wanna take baaaath?"

      [Film: "I'll have to find out from Mrs. Bancroft what time she wants to
      meet us, for her main ..."]
      "What are watching?"

      [Film: "If you'll just let me know as soon as you can ... Mrs Bancroft"
      "Mrs Bancroft ..."]

      "Hello ?"

      [Film: "I don't understand ..."]

      "Are you feeling okay ? ..."

      Day after day, love turns grey
      Like the skin of a dying man.
      Night after night, we pretend its all right
      But I have grown older and
      You have grown colder and
      Nothing is very much fun any more.
      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 ?
      Would you like to learn to fly ?
      Would'ya ?
      Would you like to see me try ?

      Would you like to call the cops ?
      Do you think it's time I stopped ?
      Why are you running away ?

    11. Don't Leave Me Now

      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.
      Dont leave me now.
      How could you go ?
      When you know how I need you
      To beat to a pulp on a Saturday night
      Ooooh Babe.
      How could you treat me this way ?
      Running away.
      I need you, Babe.
      Why are you running away ?
      Oooooh Babe !

    12. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3

      [Sound of many TV's coming on, all on different channels]

      "The Bulls are already out there"
      Pink: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgh!"
      "This Roman Meal bakery thought you'd like to know."

      I don't need no arms around me
      And I dont 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.

    13. 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.

    Disc 2

    14. 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, dont 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 you 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 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, standing in 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.

      [Click of TV being turned on]

      "Well, only got an hour of daylight left. Better get started"
      "Isnt it unsafe to travel at night?"
      "It'll be a lot less safe to stay here. You're father's gunna pick up
      our trail before long"
      "Can Loca ride?"
      "Yeah, I can ride... Magaret, time to go! Maigret, thank you for
      everything"
      "Goodbye Chenga"
      "Goodbye miss ..."
      "I'll be back"

    15. Is There Anybody Out There ?

      Is there anybody out there ?
      Is there anybody out there ?
      Is there anybody out there ?
      Is there anybody out there ?

    16. Nobody Home

      "Alright, I'll take care of them part of the time, but there's somebody
      else that needs taking care of in Washington"
      "Who's that ?"
      "Rose Pilchitt !"
      "Rose Pilchitt ? Who's that ?"

      [Kid screams in background. foreground: "Shut Up!"]

      "36-24-36 [laughter] does that answer your question ?"

      [foreground: "Oi! I've got a little black book with me poems in!"]

      "Who's she?"
      "She was 'Miss Armoured Division' in 1961 ... "

      I've got a little black book with my poems in.
      Got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in.
      When I'm a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone in.

      I got elastic bands keepin my shoes on.
      Got those swollen hand blues.
      Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from.
      I've got electric light.
      And I've got second sight.
      And 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 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 got nowhere to fly to.
      Ooooh, Babe when I pick up the phone

      "Surprise, surprise, surprise..." (from Gomer Pyle show)

      There's still nobody home.

      I've got a pair of Gohills boots
      and I got fading roots.

      "Where the hell are you?"
      "Over 47 german planes were destroyed with the loss of only 15 of our
      own aircraft"
      "Where the hell are you Simon?"

      [Machine gun sound, followed by plane crashing]

    17. 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 here
      Feel the way I do ?

    18. Bring The Boys Back Home

      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 !
      [knock, knock, knock, knock]
      "Are you feeling okay?"
      "There's a man answering, but he keeps hanging up !"
      Is there anybody out there ?

    19. Comfortably Numb

      Hello ?
      Is there anybody in there?
      Just nod if you can hear me.
      Is there anyone at home?
      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?

      There is no pain you are receding
      A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
      You are only coming through in waves.
      Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
      When I was a child I had a fever
      My hands felt just like two balloons.
      Now I've got that feeling once again
      I can't explain you would not understand
      This is not how I am.
      I have become comfortably numb.

      O.K.
      Just a little pinprick.
      There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
      But you may feel a little sick.
      Can you stand up?
      I do believe it's working, good.
      That'll keep you going through the show
      Come on it's time to go.

      There is no pain you are receding
      A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
      You are only coming through in waves.
      Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
      When I was a child
      I caught a fleeting glimpse
      Out of the corner of my eye.
      I turned to look but it was gone
      I cannot put my finger on it now
      The child is grown,
      The dream is gone.
      I have become comfortably numb.

    20. Show Must Go On

      Ooooh, Ma, Oooh Pa
      Must the show go on?
      Ooooh, Pa. Take me home
      Ooooh, Ma. Let me go

      There must be some mistake
      I didnt mean to let them
      Take away my soul.
      Am I too old, is it too late ?

      Ooooh, Ma, Ooooh Pa,
      Where has the feeling gone ?
      Ooooh, Ma, Ooooh Pa,
      Will I remember the songs ?
      The show must go on.

    21. In The Flesh

      So ya
      Thought ya
      Might like to
      Go to the show.
      To feel that warm thrill of confusion,
      That space cadet glow.
      I've got some bad news for you sunshine,
      Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel
      And they sent us along as a surrogate band
      We're gonna find out where you folks really stand.

      Are there any queers in the theater tonight?
      Get them up against the wall!
      There's one in the spotlight, he don't look right to me,
      Get him up against the wall!
      That one looks Jewish!
      And that one's a coon!
      Who let all of this riff-raff into the room?
      There's one smoking a joint,
      And another with spots !
      If I had my way,
      I'd have all of you shot !

    22. Run Like Hell

      "Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd"

      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 smile
      And your hungry heart.
      Feel the bile rising from your guilty past.
      With your nerves in tatters
      When the conchshell shatters
      And the hammers batter
      Down the door.
      You'd better run.

      Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run,
      Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Run.
      You better sleep all day
      And run all night.
      Keep your dirty feelings
      Deep inside.
      And if you're taking your girlfriend
      Out tonight
      You'd better park the car
      Well out of sight.
      Cause if they catch you in the back seat
      Trying to pick her locks,
      They're gonna send you back to mother
      In a cardboard box.
      You better run.

      "Hey, open up! HaHaHaHaHaaaaaaaaaa!

      [sound of car skidding, followed by loud scream]

      "Hammer, Hammer"

    23. Waiting For The Worms

      "Einse, svei, drei, alle!"

      Ooooh, you cannot reach me now
      Ooooh, 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 my wall
      Waiting for the worms to come.

      We're {waiting to succeed} and going to convene outside Brixton
      Town Hall where we're going to be...

      Waiting to cut out the deadwood.
      Waiting to clean up the city.
      Waiting to follow the worms.
      Waiting to put on a black shirt.
      Waiting to weed out the weaklings.
      Waiting to smash in their windows
      And kick in their doors.
      Waiting for the final solution
      To strengthen the strain.
      Waiting to follow the worms.
      Waiting to turn on the showers
      And fire the ovens.
      Waiting for the queers and the coons
      and the reds and the jews.
      Waiting to follow the worms.

      Would you like to see Britannia
      Rule again, my friend?
      All you have to do is follow the worms.
      Would you like to send our colored cousins
      Home again, my friend?
      All you need to do is follow the worms.

      The Worms will convene outside Brixton Bus Station. We'll be moving
      along at about 12 o'clock down Stockwell Road
      {.... ......} {Abbot's Road } {.....}
      twelve minutes to three we'll be moving along Lambeth Road towards Vauxhall Bridge.
      Now when we get to the other side of Vauxhall Bridge we're in
      Westminster {Borough } area. It's quite possible we may encounter
      some {.....} by the way we go. {... ..}."

      "Stop"

    24. Stop

      Stop !
      I wanna go home
      Take off this uniform
      And leave the show.
      But I'm waiting in this cell
      Because I have to know.
      Have I been guilty all this time ?

    25. The Trial

      Good morning, Worm your honor.
      The crown will plainly show
      The prisoner who now stands before you
      Was caught red-handed showing feelings
      Showing feelings of an almost human nature;
      This will not do.
      Call the schoolmaster!

      I always said he'd come to no good
      In the end your honor.
      If they'd let me have my way I could
      Have flayed him into shape.
      But my hands were tied,
      The bleeding hearts and artists
      Let him get away with murder.
      Let me hammer him today?

      Crazy,
      Toys in the attic I am crazy,
      Truly gone fishing.
      They must have taken my marbles away.
      Crazy, toys in the attic he is crazy.

      You little shit you're in it now,
      I hope they throw away the key.
      You should have talked to me more often
      Than you did, but no! You had to go
      Your own way, have you broken any
      Homes up lately?
      Just five minutes, Worm your honor,
      Him and Me, alone.

      Baaaaaaaaaabe!
      Come to mother baby, let me hold you
      In my arms.
      M'lud I never wanted him to
      Get in any trouble.
      Why'd he ever have to leave me?
      Worm, your honor, let me take him home.

      Crazy,
      Over the rainbow, I am crazy,
      Bars in the window.
      There must have been a door there in the wall
      When I came in.
      Crazy, over the rainbow, he is crazy.

      The evidence before the court is
      Incontrivertable, there's no need for
      The jury to retire.
      In all my years of judging
      I have never heard before
      Of someone more deserving
      Of the full penaltie of law.
      The way you made them suffer,
      Your exquisite wife and mother,
      Fills me with the urge to defecate!

      "Hey Judge ! Shit on him !"

      But, my friend, you have revealed your
      Deepest fear,
      I sentence you to be exposed before
      Your peers.
      Tear down the wall !

    25. Outside The Wall

      All alone, or in two's,
      The ones who really love you
      Walk up and down outside the wall.
      Some hand in hand
      And some gathered together in bands.
      The bleeding hearts and artists
      Make their stand.

      And when they've given you their all
      Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
      Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall.

      "Isn't this where ...."