STUDIO ALBUM
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THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
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speak to me
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Breathe (In The Air)
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On The Run
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Time
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The Great Gig In The Sky
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Money
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Us And Them
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Any Color You Like
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brain damage
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Eclipse
DAVID GILMOUR - Voice and Guitar
ROGER WATERS - Voice and Bass.
RICHARD WRIGHT - Voice and Keyboards
NICK MASON - Drums and Percussion
PRODUCER - Pink Floyd
ENGINEER - Alan Parsons
STUDIOS - Abbey Road
Posted on March 23, 1973
SPEAK TO ME (Mason)
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"I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been
over the edge for yonks, been *working me buns off for bands..."
"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the
most of us...very hard to explain why you're mad, even
if you're not mad..."
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"I've been crazy for fucking years, absolutely years, I've been,
above the edge for years, I've been working very hard..."
"I've always been crazy, I know I've been crazy, like
most of us... it's very hard to explain why you're crazy, even
if you're not crazy..."
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BREATHE (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)
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Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don't be afraid to care.
Leave but don't leave me.
Look around and choose your own ground.
Long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be.
Run, rabbit run.
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one.
For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race towards an early grave.
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Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don't be afraid to worry
Go away, but don't leave me
Look around you and choose your own base
Because your life is long and your flight is high
And you will dedicate smiles and cry tears
And everything you touch and everything you see
That is all that will constitute your life
Run rabbit, run
Dig your hole, forget the sun
And when the work is finally done
Don't sit down, it's time to start another
Because your life is long and your flight is high
But only if you go back the tide
And you stay on the biggest wave
You rush to an early grave.
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ON THE RUN (Gilmour, Waters)
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Instrumental
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TIME (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)
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ticking away the moments
that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours
in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece
of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something
to show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying
home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and
there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find
Ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run,
you missed the starting gun.
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun
but it's sinking
Racing around to come
up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way,
but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day
closer to death.
Every year is getting shorter
never seems to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet despair
is the english way
The time is gone,
the song is over,
Thought I'd say something more.
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Watching the moments go by
that make up a monotonous day
You waste and consume the hours
in an unbecoming way
wandering from here to there
somewhere in your city
waiting for someone or something
show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sun and staying
at home watching the rain
You are young and life is long and
today there is time to kill
And then you realize one day
that you have ten more years behind you
Nobody told you when to run
You were late for the starting gun.
And you run and you run to keep up with the sun
but he is getting
And whirling for again
rise up behind you
The sun is the same in a relative way,
but you are older
Your breath is shorter and you are one day
closer to death.
Every year gets shorter
you never seem to find time
Plans that come to nothing or half a page of scribbled lines
Wait in silent despair
it's the english way
The time is up,
the song is over
I thought I had something else to say.
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BREATHE REPRISE (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)
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Home, home again.
I like to be here when I can.
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm
my bones beside the fire.
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly
spoken magic spells.
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Home, home again
I like to be here whenever I can
When I come home cold and tired
It's nice to warm
my bones by the fire
Far away across the fields
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the magic spells
spoken in a low voice.
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THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY (Wright, Torry)
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"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do,
I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime."
*"If you can hear this whispering you are dying."
"I never said I was frightened of dying."
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"And I'm not afraid of death, at any moment it will come,
I don't mind. Why should I be afraid of death?
There's no reason for it, you'll have to go sometime."
*"If you can hear this whisper, you are dying."
"I will never say that I am afraid of death."
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MONEY (Waters)
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Money, get away.
Get a good job with good pay
and you're okay.
Money, it's 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.
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 jet.
Money, it's a crime.
Share it fairly but don't take
a slice of my foot.
Money, so they say
It is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise
that they're giving none away.
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money stay away
Get a job with higher pay
and you will be fine.
money is gas
Grab that money with both hands
and make a fortune
New car, caviar,
four star reverie
I think I'm going to buy
a football team
money, come back
I'm fine, Jack, take your hands off.
of my pasta
money is a hit
Don't give me that charitable crap
I am among the first class travelers
and high fidelity.
i think i need a private jet
Money, it's a crime
share it fairly
but don't take my cake.
money, they say
What is the origin of all current evils
But if you ask for a promotion it's none
surprise they don't give it to you.
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US AND THEM (Waters, Wright)
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Us, and them
And after all we're only
ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows it's noz what
we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
and the front rank died.
And 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.
But in the end it's only
round and round.
Haven't you heard it's
a battle of words?
the poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside.
down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot
of it about.
With, without.
And who'll deny it's what the
fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
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We and them
And after all, we're just
ordinary men
Me and you
God knows this ain't it
what we would have chosen to do
Forward! he yelled from the rear
and the front row succumbed
And the General sat down, and the lines on the map
they moved from one side to the other
Black and blue
And who knows which is which
and who is who
Up and down
But in the end they are always
round and round and round
Haven't you heard that it's a battle of words?
shouted the ad man
Listen son, said the man with the rifle
There's room for you inside
defeated and despondent
It can't be helped, but there's a lot
of that over there
With without
And who is going to deny that it is
Is that around what the whole fight revolves?
Today is a busy day, which is unusual.
I have things on my mind
For lack of the price of a tea and a toast
The old man died.
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ANY COLOR YOU LIKE (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)
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Instrumental
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BRAIN DAMAGE (Waters)
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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 holds their folded faces
to the floor
And every day the paper boy
brings more.
And if the dam breaks open
many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes
with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head.
You raise the blade, you make the change
You rearrange me 'til
I'm healthy.
you lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything
to say except...
I think it's wonderful! HaHaHa!".
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The lunatic is in the grass
The lunatic is in the grass
remembering games,
and garlands of daisies and laughter
Gotta keep the lunatics in check
The lunatic is in the room
The lunatics are in my living room
The newspaper has its faces folded
to the ground
And every day the newspaper boy
bring more
And if the dam breaks with
many years in advance
And if there is no place on the hill
And if your head explodes too
with dark omens
We will see each other on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head.
You raise the blade, you make the change
You fix me up again
be sane
You lock the door
And you throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me
And if the cloud explodes thundering your ear
You scream and no one seems to hear
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
We will see each other on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything else
what to say except...
I think it's wonderful! HaHaHa!"
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ECLIPSE (Waters)
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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 you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
"There is no dark side
of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."
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Everything you touch
Everything you see
Everything you taste
Everything you feel
Everything you love
Everything you hate
Everything you distrust
Everything you save
Everything you give
Everything you negotiate
Everything you buy
beg, borrow or steal
Everything you create
Everything you destroy
Everything you do
Everything you say
Everything you eat
All those new ones you meet
All those whom you offend
All those you fight
All there is now
All that is gone
Everything that will come
and everything under the sun is in harmony
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
"There is no dark side
from the moon really"
It really is all dark."
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