Roger Waters - The Grievances Of The People Lyrics
[Scene 3 "The Grievances of the People"]
[RINGMASTER]
The sparrow, bedraggled, looks up through the rain
And dreams of a little more grain
Ignores the sound of the distant guns
Their thunder falls upon deaf ears
The peacock never sniffs the air
He fails to see that a starvation diet brings
The scent of riot on the breeze
The King; The State; La France
Each of the above must with regret cut off all payment
The cupboard is bare
The State of France lies in disrepair
The Bishops hide the grain; to the attics it's sent
If everyone is hungry, tell me, who can be content?
[SOLO BOY]
Altogether now!
[CHILDREN'S CHORUS]
We hand out pamphlets, we join a club
We shout out slogans that we make up
We thumb our noses, at those above
We hand out pamphlets, we join a club
[TROUBLEMAKER]
We join a club, a safety net
But it's more like a gin trap that's been carefully set
[REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST]
We write what we can on the cow's flayed hide
Our grievances are noted and then brushed to one side
But the pain we feel keeps us alive
[TROUBLEMAKER]
Bushes and bones and sticks and stones
[CHORUS]
Now, then, women and men
[REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST]
In Manosque the bishops get what they deserve
Stoned to death and we retrieve the grain from their reserves
[FEMALE CHORUS]
We plunder all the bakeries
[CHORUS]
Searching for our courage in...
[MALE CHORUS]
Searching for our courage in...
[REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST]
Searching for our courage in...
[RINGMASTER & MARIE MARIANNE]
...this folly
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