Lyrical wonder

David Smith · Post by **David Smith** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 10:32 am

What does everyone here feel are Roger's finest lyrics?

I feel as an aldbum/ concept TPACOHH is fantastic and is lyrically his most impressive.

As a song Two Suns In The Desert os his best, although i feel TFC has slightly to much awkward rhyming to be his best lyrics album.

madcap69 · Post by **madcap69** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:40 pm

pigs on te wing pt2

Post by **mosespa** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 8:49 pm

I feel that TFC represents some of Roger's most emotionally stunning lyrics...but my vote goes for Amused To Death...the song.

Fricking GREAT, you know?

grateful pink · Post by **grateful pink** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 11:05 pm

I would go for either TFC or ATD as albums but i do really like the lyrics to the song Amused To Death. I'll go with that (does that make me a "sheep"?)

SydsMadcapGirl · Post by **SydsMadcapGirl** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 11:09 pm

Hey Eugene, this is Henry McLean...I've finished my beautiful flying machine....

Richter_M. · Post by **Richter_M.** » Sun Apr 06, 2003 1:13 am

In my mind, it's definitely The Final Cut (the album). I actually believe that to be the finest set of lyrics ever put together by a human being, and I'm coming from the Gilmour side of the PF camp.

"Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end."

Beautiful. Perfect. Roger, you're a brilliant man.

Big Kelv · Post by **Big Kelv** » Sun Apr 06, 2003 6:07 am

Late Home Tonight part 2

Seems apt in the current war situation

Feeling Very Pink · Post by **Feeling Very Pink** » Sun Apr 06, 2003 1:16 pm

Coporal Clegg.

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 12:19 am

the whole wish you were here and the wall albums

Useful Idiot · Post by **Useful Idiot** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 1:06 am

Dogs. This song has the most utterly awsome lyrics of anything Roger has done.

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 9:00 am

The lyrics to The Final Cut (album) are the best rock lyrics written by anybody, EVER !

Oh sorry I should say IMO of course..

Pie_in_the_Sky · Post by **Pie_in_the_Sky** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 1:01 am

"still part of me flies over Dresden at angels 1 5; though they'll never fathom it, behind my sarcasm desperate memories lie"

Those have always impressed me very much, especially since it may not be all to clear at first glance...

Anyway, I think lyrics are often underrated, and most people just go for the 'tune'... Waters proves that songs can be indeed very powerful, even when there's not much melody to a song (no need for it either, just take P&CoHH for instance, a masterpiece imho)...

Lets not forget 'When the Tigers broke Free'! The line: "and my eyes still go damp to remember his majesty signed with his own rubber stamp" is just brilliant.. Still its also very personal, I think Roger is the only one who can sing that right, the anger, the contempt, it just splatters of the recording...

But the man puts his soul into his lyrics, not only when writing them, but also when he's performing... Thats why I'm hooked anyway...

Feeling Very Pink · Post by **Feeling Very Pink** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:53 am

They'll never fathom it.

Still, word to that, Pie'!

princessDungan74D · Post by **princessDungan74D** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 11:41 pm

Animals......I like the whole album. It is the best Pinl Floyd album ever.

Charade I am · Post by **Charade I am** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:55 am

Time and Dogs for me.....precise and direct