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You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need
You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street
You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed
And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight
You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking

And after a while, you can work on points for style
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to
So that when they turn their backs on you
You'll get the chance to put the knife in

You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder
You know it's going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older
And in the end you'll pack up and fly down south
Hide your head in the sand
Just another sad old man
All alone and dying of cancer

And when you lose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone
And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around
So have a good drown, as you go down, all alone
Dragged down by the stone

I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze

Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending
That everyone's expendable and no-one has a real friend
And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner
And every thing's done under the sun
And you believe at heart, everyone's a killer

Who was born in a house full of pain
Who was trained not to spit in the fan
Who was told what to do by the man
Who was broken by trained personnel
Who was fitted with collar and chain
Who was given a pat on the back
Who was breaking away from the pack
Who was only a stranger at home
Who was ground down in the end
Who was found dead on the phone
Who was dragged down by the stone

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crazydiamond1to9 05/11/2006 23:30:57
I don't know if it's really a DIRECT parody of Animal Farm, but it's the same idea. Waters classified people into 3 groups: Dogs, those who are malicious, backstabbers, violent, etc.; Pigs, the political, two-faced, capitalist, greedy, etc; and Sheep, those who blindly follow the crowd and never think for themselves, are kept down by the Pigs and kept scared and in line by the Dogs.
call_me_andrew 22/05/2006 06:22:34
Well this entire album is a parody of the novel "Animal Farm". And "Animal Farm" is about the flaws of communism.
white_raven_85 27/02/2006 12:01:14
This song has a political meaning I haven't quite figured it out yet, but I'll do some research and figure it out.
white_raven_85 22/02/2006 08:24:25
Syd Barett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, David Gilmour and Richard Wright are some of the most talented musician to ever walk the Earth. Waters, Mason, Wright and, Gilmour, produced this the greatest song ever.
b_b_g 06/01/2006 19:44:38
Pure brilliance. Animals is simply beyond comparison in music as is Pink Floyd.
jkern 21/10/2005 02:17:03
This is a great song, off a great CD.
SPIRIT OF AMERICA 21/09/2005 04:11:45
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floydrocks45 27/05/2005 00:38:10
LOVE THIS SONG.




that's it.

There is no pain, you are receding...
frankie milne 16/12/2003 21:37:10
Leos Lyrics you're brilliant - thankyou so much!!
phishgrrl78 29/11/2003 22:44:29
I totally agree, anders1.
anders1 03/10/2003 16:54:17
Wow is right. This is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. "Animals" is a masterpiece and this song is the highlight.
Gazonkie 12/03/2003 04:29:06
"Who was given a seat in the stand" should be "Who was given a pat on the back." In the lyric book, the first line is printed, but Waters made a last-minute change to the lyrics, and changed it to the second line right before recording.
patrick 08/03/2003 09:34:57
Great to have available lyrics to my all time favorite band...the Floyd.
I may be wrong, but I believe the line before "who was breaking away from the pack" is "who was given a pat on the back". I know that line is in there somewhere.
Keep up the good work!
Gazonkie 18/02/2003 21:13:44
One of my favourite Floyd songs, pure genuis
Mikey 30/01/2003 04:45:51
Epic opus of unabashed anger.

If you listen to this with headphones, you'll notice that the dog barking during the synthesizer section is actually created using a keyboard. How the FUCK did Rick do that?? Man, the Floyd never cease to astound me.
Anonymous 28/10/2002 03:46:43
Anonymous 10/10/2002 03:58:32
wow, one of my favorite songs of all time from my favorite album
spawn 20/07/2002 05:04:21
definitly one of the greatest pink floyd songs ever......its so powerful and the anger is so intense.
spawn 20/07/2002 05:04:07
definitly one of the greatest pink floyd songs ever......its so powerful and the anger is so intense.

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