Perfect Sense Part I & Ii Lyrics - Roger Waters

[HAL]: Stop Dave 

Will you stop Dave? 

Stop Dave 

I'm afraid 

I'm afraid 

Dave, my mind is going 

I can feel it 

I can feel it 

My mind is going 

There is no question about it 

I can feel it 

I can feel it 

I can feel it 

I'm afraid 

The monkey sat on a pile of stone 

And he stared at the broken bone in his hand 

Strains of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land 

The monkey looked up at the stars 

And he thought to himself 

Memory is a stranger 

History is for fools 

And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing 

Turned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest town 

Hold on hold on soldier 

When you add it all up 

The tears and the marrowbone 

There's an ounce of gold 

And an ounce of pride in each ledger 

And the Germans kill the Jews 

And the Jews kill the Arabs 

And the Arabs kill the hostages 

And that is the news 

And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused 

He said Mama Mama, the President's a fool 

Why do I have to keep reading these technical manuals 

And the joint chiefs of staff 

And the brokers on Wall Street said 

Don't make us laugh, you're a smart kid 

Time is linear 

Memory's a stranger 

History is for fools 

Man is a tool in the hands 

Of the great God Almighty 

And they gave him command of a nuclear submarine 

Sent him back in search of the Garden of Eden 

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Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense 

Expressed in dollars and cents, 

Pounds, shillings and pence 

Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense 

Little black soul departs in perfect focus 

Hold on soldier 

Prime time fodder for the News at Nine 

Hold on, hold on soldier 

Darling is the child warm in the bed tonight 

[Marv Albert:] "Hi everybody I'm Marv Albert 

And welcome to our telecast 

Coming to you live from Memorial Stadium 

It's a beautiful day 

And today we expect a sensational matchup 

But first our global anthem" 

Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense 

Expressed in dollars and cents, 

Pounds, shillings and pence 

Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense 

[Marv:] "And here come the players 

As I speak to you now, the captain 

Has his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rig 

He's at periscope depth 

It looks to me like he's going to attack 

By the way did you know that a submarine 

Captain earns 200,000 dollars a year" 

[Edward:]"That's less tax Marv" 

[Marv:]"Yeah, less tax 

Thank you Edward" 

[Edward:]"You're welcome" 

[Marv:]"Now back to the game...he fires one...yes 

There goes two; both fish are running 

The rig is going into a prevent defense 

Will they make it? I don't think so" 

Look out! 

Look at that baby burn! 

Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense 

Expressed in dollars and cents, 

Pounds, shillings and pence 

Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense 

Can't you see 

It all makes perfect sense