A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Pink Floyd
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Signs of Life
04 : 21
2
Learning to Fly
04 : 52
3
The Dogs of War
06 : 03
4
One Slip
05 : 08
5
On the Turning Away
05 : 41
6
Yet Another Movie
06 : 12
7
Round and Around
01 : 13
8
A New Machine (Part 1)
01 : 45
9
Terminal Frost
06 : 15
10
A New Machine (Part 2)
00 : 39
11
Sorrow
08 : 44
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Track Lyrics
Signs of Life Lyrics
[Intro]
*Boat rowing*
[Interlude: Nick Mason]
When the child-like view of the world went, nothing replaced it... Nothing replaced it⌠Nothing replaced itâŚ
I do not like being asked to... I do not like being asked to... I do not like being asked to...
Other people replaced it... Someone who knows
[Instrumental]
Learning to Fly Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone, as my senses reel
A fatal attraction is holding me fast
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?
[Chorus]
Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I
[Verse 2]
Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought, I'd thought of everything
No navigator to find my way home
Unladen, empty and turned to stone
[Chorus]
A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Condition grounded, but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I
[Spoken Words]
"Friction lock, set
Mixtures, rich
Propellers, fully forward
Flaps, set, ten degrees
Engine gauges and suction, check
Mixture set to maximum percent, recheck
Flight instruments
Altimeters, check both
Lights, on
Pitot heater, on
Strobes, on
Confirm 3-8 echo ready for departure
Hello again, this is now 129.4
129.4, itâs a go
3-8 echo cleared takeoff, the windâs normal at ten knots
3-8 echo
Easy on the brakes, take it easy, itâs gonna roll this time
Just handle the power gradually, and it"
[Bridge]
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer
My grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty air
Across the clouds, I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night
[Chorus]
There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I
The Dogs of War Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Dogs of war and men of hate
With no cause, we donât discriminate
Discovery is to be disowned
Our currency is flesh and bone
Hell opened up and put on sale
Gather round and haggle
For hard cash, we will lie and deceive
Even our Masters donât know the webs we weave
[Hook]
One world, itâs a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world⌠One world
[Verse 2]
Invisible transfers and long distance calls
Hollow laughter in marble halls
Steps have been taken, a silent uproar
Has unleashed the dogs of war
You canât stop what has begun
Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion
We all have our dark side to say the least
And dealing in death is the nature of the beast
[Hook]
One world, itâs a battleground
One world, and they're gonna smash it down
One world⌠One world
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
One world⌠One world
[Saxophone Solo]
[Verse 3]
The dogs of war donât negotiate
The dogs of war wonât capitulate
They will take and you will give
And you must die so that they may live
You can knock at any door
But wherever you go, you know theyâve been there before
Well winners can lose and things can get strained
But whatever you change, you know the dogs remain
[Hook]
One world, itâs a battleground
One world, and we're gonna smash it down
One world⌠One world
[Outro]
One world⌠One world
One world⌠One world
One Slip Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A restless eye across a weary room
A glazed look, and I was on the road to ruin
The music played and played as we whirled without end
No hint, no word her honour to defend
âI will, I willâ she sighed to my request
And then she tossed her mane while my resolve was put to the test
[Pre-Chorus]
Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire
I led the way to the funeral pyre
And without a thought of the consequence
I gave in to my decadence
[Chorus]
One slip, and down the hole we fall
It seems to take no time at all
A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life for life
A small regret, you wonât forget
Thereâll be no sleep in here tonight
[Verse 2]
Was it love or was it the idea of being in love?
Or was it the hand of fate, that seemed to fit just like a glove?
The moment slipped by and soon the seeds were sown
The year grew late and neither one wanted to remain alone
[Chorus]
One slip, and down the hole we fall
It seems to take no time at all
A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life to a life
One regret, you will never forget
Thereâll be no sleep in here tonight
[Outro]
One slip⌠one slipâŚ
On the Turning Away Lyrics
[Verse 1]
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we wonât understand
âDonât accept that whatâs happening
Is just a case of othersâ suffering
Or youâll find that youâre joining in
The turning awayâ
[Verse 2]
Itâs a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting its shroud
Over all, we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that weâre all alone
In the dream of the proud
[Verse 3]
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
Mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4]
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
Itâs not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that thereâll be
No more turning away?
[Guitar Solo]
Yet Another Movie Lyrics
[Verse 1]
One sound, one single sound
One kiss, one single kiss
A face outside the window pane
However did it come to this?
A man who ran: a child who cried
A girl who heard, a voice that lied
The sun that burned a fiery red
The vision of an empty bed
[Verse 2]
The use of force, he was so tough
Sheâll soon submit, sheâs had enough
The march of fate, the broken will
Someone is lying very still
He has laughed and he has cried
He has fought and he has died
Heâs just the same as all the rest
Heâs not the worst, and heâs not the best
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
And still, this ceaseless murmuring
The babbling that I brook
The seas of faces, eyes upraised
The empty screen, the vacant look
A man in black on a snow white horse
A pointless life has run its course
The red rimmed eyes, the tears still run
As he fades into the setting sun
A New Machine (Part 1) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I have always been here
I have always looked out from behind these eyes
It feels like more than a lifetime
Feels like more than a lifetime
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I get tired of the waiting
Sometimes I get tired of being in here
Is this the way that it's always been?
Could it ever have been different?
[Verse 3]
Do you ever get tired of the waiting?
Do you ever get tired of being in there?
Don't worry, nobody lives forever
Nobody lives forever
A New Machine (Part 2) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I have always been here
I have always looked out from behind these eyes
It feels like more than a lifetime
Feels like more than a lifetime
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I get tired of the waiting
Sometimes I get tired of being in here
Is this the way that it's always been?
Could it ever have been different?
[Verse 3]
Do you ever get tired of the waiting?
Do you ever get tired of being in there?
Don't worry, nobody lives forever
Nobody lives forever
Sorrow Lyrics
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
The sweet smell of a great sorrow lies over the land
Plumes of smoke rise and merge into the leaden sky
A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers
But awakes to a morning with no reason for waking
Heâs haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
In his youth or a dream, he canât be precise
Heâs chained forever to a world thatâs departed
Itâs not enough, itâs not enough
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
His blood has frozen and curdled with fright
His knees have trembled and given way in the night
His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
His step has faltered
[Bridge]
One world, one soul
Time pass, the river roll
[Interlude]
(It's not enough, it's not enough)
[Verse 3]
And he talks to the river of lost love and dedication
And silent replies that swirl invitation
Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea
A grim intimation of what is to be
Thereâs an unceasing wind that blows through this night
And thereâs dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
And silence that speaks so much louder than words
Of promises broken
[Guitar Solo]