 Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) [ larger cover art ] |
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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.
"I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off
lightly, 'cos I would've given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...I mean good manners
don't cost nothing do they, eh?"
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.
--
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 re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
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 marvelous! HaHaHa!"
---
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."
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.
"I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off
lightly, 'cos I would've given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...I mean good manners
don't cost nothing do they, eh?"
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.
--
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 re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
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 marvelous! HaHaHa!"
---
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."
| garrettb (Vancouver, Canada / Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: May 13, 2013 - 13:25 A timely song during the Pakistan elections. Just listened to a podcast of BBC's Desert Island Discs from the 90's. This song was in Imran Khan's top 8. There you g- - some interesting but useless info for you all :) |
| pixiep | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 21:11 who else but RP would play this...thank you, never ever tire of it, inspired music |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 21:05 Am I the last one to have just noticed the new Lyrics: link? I feel like an idiot. (Internet's been down since Tuesday; maybe that was it.) |
| linzie | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 21:04 MISSYMAAM wrote: About an hour too long... You're either 10, or kidding...I mean, you'd have to be.... |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 21:03 Ugh. Was great oh so many years ago...it's still great...but I've grown so tired of it. |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 21:01 I actually clocked this and it does NOT get longer every time I hear it. |
| grant | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 20:57 seeing this album done live by R. Waters was one of the best concerts I've ever attended. |
| mineralBOB (Germany/Saxony) | Posted: Apr 13, 2013 - 09:36 MISSYMAAM wrote: About an hour too long... about an hour too short... |
| rdo | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 17:46 Great band and all...yap yap yap yap yap...but ya gotta admit...a bit stuffy a times... |
| MISSYMAAM (Seattle) | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 17:43 About an hour too long... |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 14:14 Zep wrote: That's funny - your comment was in September 2012 but the last-played on this song still sez October 2011.  Boredom can make you do strange things. |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 06:43 I think this week marks the 40th anniversary of the release of 'Dark Side of the Moon'. Not sure if this was planned that way or if this just happened to be in the rotation at this time. |
| Zep | Posted: Nov 25, 2012 - 14:12 Boy_Wonder wrote: and now the first play on RP since last October..... Bill was obviously paying attention!! That's funny - your comment was in September 2012 but the last-played on this song still sez October 2011. |
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 02:55 jitterjames wrote: Great Band, Great Album, Great Song. But... I feel that RP is playing all of the above too often for my taste. You would think this was just released considering the amount of airplay it is getting. Maybe the problem is that I spend all together too many hours of each day listening to RP! and now the first play on RP since last October..... Bill was obviously paying attention!! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 18:03 FooledAgain wrote: Hmmmm.... No, I reckon there just aren't very many people who agree. It's always preferable to be a part of the mob. |
| Wardleader (Philadelphia USA) | Posted: Oct 28, 2011 - 22:27 The purity of the sound, the sparse warbling, the endless drift of bending lines around into new spaces, is it the song I think it is? It is inconsequential non sequitors, all together that bring me to another relaxation moment away from the severity of life, at any particular time of my life, since I first heard it some many years ago. So, if it is or is not a classic that will be listened to or forgotten 100 years from now or 500 years from, it made its artistic and emotional monument with me, with my many friends and that is good enough. Let other people and other times make the most of their era, as I have with music from the dark side of the moon. It doesn't hurt to hear this after 1am east coast time. Thanks for the vibe. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 10:18 Their entire catalogue has been remastered (again) and released yesterday. Gigantic, all-inclusive Googa-Boxes also available: http://www.whypinkfloyd.com/ |
| Axelito (France) | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 05:37 A bit long in my humble opinion :D |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 05:35 Canlistener wrote: I for one agree, and I would bet there are a lot more people who agree but hesitate to say so since PF seems to be an untouchable sacred cow, beyond criticism. Hardly. Nobody and nothing is above criticism, including Floyd. IMO sacred cows should be slaughtered and roasted as a matter of course, even those cows I worship. Feel free to put the boot in, but be prepared for emotional responses. Similarly, writing that the Beatles were sh1te is permissible, nay encouraged, but will wind a lot of folk up. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 05:32 jitterjames wrote: Great Band, Great Album, Great Song. But... I feel that RP is playing all of the above too often for my taste. You would think this was just released considering the amount of airplay it is getting. I get your point and sympathise, even though I love this album. Funny you should write that, though, because Floyd have just released a 'collectors edition' of Dark Side with all sorts of song versions on it, for the Floyd connor-sewers. At £45 a pop I'll not be getting it, but I'm sure it'll sell bucketloads to the nostalgic middle-aged. |
| jitterjames | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 05:26 Great Band, Great Album, Great Song. But... I feel that RP is playing all of the above too often for my taste. You would think this was just released considering the amount of airplay it is getting. Maybe the problem is that I spend all together too many hours of each day listening to RP! |
| pdjpirate (Near the Graveyard of the Atlantic!) | Posted: Sep 23, 2011 - 19:29 Sublime perfection! |
| FeydBaron (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Sep 23, 2011 - 19:29 Time to turn up the speakers just a little bit more. |
| FooledAgain (43°40'N 79°20'W) | Posted: Sep 23, 2011 - 19:29 Canlistener wrote: I for one agree, and I would bet there are a lot more people who agree but hesitate to say so since PF seems to be an untouchable sacred cow, beyond criticism. Hmmmm.... No, I reckon there just aren't very many people who agree. |
| ferwoman | Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 12:34 Love this! |
| Eray (Benicia CA) | Posted: Sep 11, 2011 - 07:34 The time is gone, the song is over, Thought I'd something more to say. |
| Canlistener (Ontario Canada) | Posted: Sep 11, 2011 - 07:18 thewiseking wrote: a plodding pretentious snoozefest I for one agree, and I would bet there are a lot more people who agree but hesitate to say so since PF seems to be an untouchable sacred cow, beyond criticism. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 20:25  Roger Waters by Dave A 4421 David Allen http://www.flickr.com/photos/80781848@N00/  All rights reserved |
| Webfoot (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:44 Seahunt wrote: I just visited Eugene for the first time. I suspect there are ALOT of Floyd fans in Eugene  Yes, I believe so. There are more Grateful Dead fans I suspect (just not me). It's all good.  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:22 JimmyMex wrote: Universal art is that without time. This song could have been recorded last week or 40 years ago. Given the current state of the record industry, and the blinkered and frantic short-termism of record companies, I doubt that it would have been recorded in recent years :( The word 'classic' is much misused for rock music, and I avoid it when I can, but this album can rightly claim to be a classic, and I fully expect people to be listening to it a century hence. I've heard it scads of times but have never become tired of it. I've always liked the background voices which make me chuckle: "there is no dark side of the moon, matter of fact it's all dark" :) |
| Seahunt (Parent's Basement) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:22 Webfoot wrote: Your comment is. . . . thewiseking wrote: a plodding pretentious snoozefest I just visited Eugene for the first time. I suspect there are ALOT of Floyd fans in Eugene |
| govna (beantown) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:21 sbegf wrote: I am jealous, I would love to discover Pink Floyd all over again... oh man, how fun was that? |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:12 WonderLizard wrote: Until I started listening to RP regularly some 8+ years ago, I had not been much of a Pink Floyd fan. Oh, I knew who they were, the band members, the tragedy of Syd Barrett, and so on. But just weren't on my radar. They are now. I haven't rushed out and scooped up their entire back catalog, but I'm enjoying, many years after their heyday, their frequency on RP and getting to know and understand them as a band—indeed subtly different bands with the inevitable personnel changes. I am jealous, I would love to discover Pink Floyd all over again... |
| JimmyMex | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:10 Universal art is that without time. This song could have been recorded last week or 40 years ago. |
| sieversfam | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:09 drictor wrote: Bill, you're ruining my concentration! Productivity 0, song 11. Well, US worker productivity is down this year.. Mine is down 16.8% since listening to RP. However, my depression is down 23.7%, so that's a net gain in my book! |
| ryuujin23 (Standing firm on this stony ground) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:07 Excellent segue from Sarah McLachlan into this.  |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 15:26 Until I started listening to RP regularly some 8+ years ago, I had not been much of a Pink Floyd fan. Oh, I knew who they were, the band members, the tragedy of Syd Barrett, and so on. But just weren't on my radar. They are now. I haven't rushed out and scooped up their entire back catalog, but I'm enjoying, many years after their heyday, their frequency on RP and getting to know and understand them as a band—indeed subtly different bands with the inevitable personnel changes. |
| ottovonb | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 15:23 Still epic genius after all these years - bravo gentlemen, bravo. |
| drictor (Victor, ID, Cultural center of the universe!) | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 15:20 Bill, you're ruining my concentration! Productivity 0, song 11. |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 15:11 Jeff09 wrote: "...and in the end, it's only 'round and 'round." ..and 'round and 'round and 'round. 10 |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 22:52 Proclivities wrote: Nice: kill all those who do not share your views. The Khadafi of Floyd fans; eek. |
| crogers (Sunny San Diego, California) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 22:48 Simply stupendamundus. All other albums could turn to ash - if I had this one, I'd survive. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 22:47 This may just be an underrated album. |
| mgtom (Mansfield, Ohio) | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 08:49 The 10est 10 of 10's. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 08:34 GermanG wrote: While I agree with you, the fact that the history of humanity only had albums since the 20th Century made me smile.... I mean contemporary history... right now... all the way back to when we first sang, at the singing stage of evolution... they didn't have any albums back then? Were they cassettes? I am rusty on technological evolution, but this album is the best since the formation of our solar system... this is a great song... absolutely incredible... I remember when it can out... feels like centuries ago... time flies when I'm having fun... sigh... |
| amb599 (New York, NY) | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 08:30 The rating knobs really need to go to 11 for tracks like this one. |
| GermanG | Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 11:25 romeotuma wrote: Great song from one the best albums in the history of humanity... love it... While I agree with you, the fact that the history of humanity only had albums since the 20th Century made me smile.... |
| hollirg1 | Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 11:24 One of my all-time favorites... a hands-down 10 |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 11:24 Great song from one the best albums in the history of humanity... love it... |
| benpfree | Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 11:10 Deadwing wrote: This and Fearless from Meddle are my favorite PF songs  Fearless is one of my faves too. the whole Meddle album in fact.... |