Part Of Me Died Lyrics - Roger Waters

The part that is envious 

Cold hearted and devious 

Greedy, mischievous 

Global, colonial 

Bloodthirsty, blind 

Mindless and cheap 

Focused on borders 

And slaughter and sheep 

Burning of books 

Bulldozing of homes 

Given to targeted killing with drones 

Lethal injections 

Arrest without trial 

Monocular vision 

Gangrene and slime 

Unction, sarcasm 

Common assault 

Self-satisfied heroic killers 

Lifted on high 

Piracy adverts 

Acid attacks 

On women by bullies and perverts and hacks 

The rigging of ballots and the buying of power 

Lies from the pulpit 

Rape in the shower 

Mute, indifferent 

Feeling no shame 

Portly, important 

Leering, deranged 

Sat in the corner 

Watching TV 

Dear to the cries of children in pain 

Dead to the world 

Just watching the game 

Watching endless repeats 

Out of sight, out of mind 

Silence, indifference: 

The ultimate crime 

But when I met you, that part of me died 

Bring me a bowl 

To bathe her feet in 

Bring me my final cigarette 

It would be better by far to die in her arms 

Than to linger in a lifetime of regret