Waters, Roger - Amused To Death Lyrics






Doctor Doctor what is wrong with me
This supermarket life is getting long
What is the heart life of a colour TV
What is the shelf life of a teenage queen
Ooh western woman
Ooh western girl
News hound sniffs the air
When Jessica Hahn goes down
He latches on to that symbol
Of detachment
Attracted by the peeling away of feeling
The celebrity of the abused shell the belle
Ooh western woman
Ooh western girl
And the children of Melrose
Strut their stuff
Is absolute zero cold enough
And out in the valley warm and clean
The little ones sit by their TV screens
No thoughts to think
No tears to cry
All sucked dry
Down to the very last breath
Bartender what is wrong with me
Why I am so out of breath
The captain said excuse me ma'am
This species has amused itself to death
Amused itself to death
Amused itself to death
We watched the tragedy unfold
We did as we were told
We bought and sold
It was the greatest show on earth
But then it was over
We oohed and aahed
We drove our racing cars
We ate our last few jars of caviar
And somewhere out there in the stars
A keen-eyed look-out
Spied a flickering light
Our last hurrah
And when they found our shadows
Groups 'round the TV sets
They ran down every lead
They repeated every test
They checked out all the data in their lists
And then the alien anthropologists
Admitted they were still perplexed
But on eliminating every other reason
For our sad demise
They logged the only explanation left
This species has amused itself to death
No tears to cry
No feelings left
This species has amused itself to death
Amused itself to death





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  1. F.... R....

    Roger Waters è un essere umano di raro valore!

  2. C.... D....

    What GOD WANTS GOD Gets

  3. C.... D....

    What GOD Wants GOD

  4. C.... D....

    What GOD what GOD

  5. a.... g....

    Quizas no el mejor album de Roger Waters, pero si u a sublime composicion de cancion

  6. W.... M....

    Jabronis in these comments sayin that this is about how smartphones are making us dumb as opposed to our obsession with war, money, etc. and how it will kill us

  7. c.... m....

    Does anyone know what happened to that real cool video of this track? the one with the lady watching game shows? Please let me know.

  8. C.... D....

    What GOD Wants GOD Gets

  9. G.... ....

    No tears to cry..

  10. F.... T....

    #fuckTrump ... any Republicans here - Roger hates your fucking guts

  11. J.... P....

    Roger needs to offer a platform to those who never had what he did.

  12. J.... M....

    God! So touching...

  13. m.... r....

    Roger has managed to get the most perfect backup singers that have ever lived.

    m.... r....

    Always has done. X

  14. V.... N....

    RIP Roger Waters 💫✨✨✨💛

  15. C.... D....

    What GOD Wants GOD Gets

  16. C.... D....

    What GOD Wants GOD Gets

  17. A.... g....

    I havnt heard this in 15 years prob........I STILL SANG EVERY WORD TO IT ROGER......it will never get better than this...the music industry has ammused itself to death.

  18. C.... D....

    What GOD Wants GOD Gets

  19. m.... s....

    great music..real genius roger~~~~~

  20. S.... ,....

    cracking song cracking album

  21. S.... R....

    Roger is the mastermind of PF and Syd. Roger went solo to open his chest of hidden treasure. And what we have folks, is pure genius and music that will be with us until I see you on the dark side of the moon

  22. D.... ....

    One of the greatest albums on earth.

  23. C.... R....

    My dad had an affair last year. My only advice for him was, don’t let your last words be “don’t shoot”. He stopped the affair. Poor mom, still doesn’t know.

  24. d.... s....

    God is Love God is Life This Life and Afterlife ❤

  25. R.... H....

    It, s reality

  26. V.... 5....

    My Roger!!!💆‍♂️👌👍✌❤

  27. N.... M....

    Definitely the Pink Floyd sound, you can hear and smell it a million miles.

  28. e.... o....

    If you let loose a genius, this is what you get..

  29. M.... N....

    Amei.
    Que vózes lindas.
    Brasil -São Paulo
    20/9/2019 👌👌👌

  30. j.... s....

    My favourite artist. Bar none. If you don't love this Youve no heart.

  31. s.... ....

    Love You Reg

  32. C.... H....

    WATERS IS GOD.

  33. D.... ....

    It doesn’t get much better than this.....classic

  34. d.... l....

    tune love it

  35. b.... ....

    My absolute number one island record.

  36. a.... m....

    ОБАЛДЕННО И БЕСПОДОБНО...

  37. a.... m....

    thank you ...

  38. a.... m....

    спааасимибоооо

  39. G.... M....

    Roger waters bom demais

  40. B.... T....

    Roger Waters is an absolute LEGEND...

  41. I.... M....

    Roger kładzie dorodne gówno na obrzezańców ................... za to go lubię a jego twórczość po prostu uwielbiam .

  42. M.... ....

    Grande Claudio! Tanto amore dalla Bulgaria!

  43. �.... ....

    今日の駿台模試ででたから聴きに来た

  44. G.... M....

    Favourite song ever?! Eh this!! 💙

  45. H.... O....

    I think Roger Waters Hit it right on the nose, I think we have amused ourselves to death💀😪😪

    H.... O....

    It's funny how this man's words, in which were written many decades ago, still speak volumes on this day and age.

    H.... O....

    Read the book that inspired him "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman - great read and comparison between Huxley and Orwell'd dystopian novels and our reality.

  46. A.... V....

    Great songwriting and still relevant to this day!!

  47. E.... p....

    Canção triste,que me faça chorar. 16/04/2019

    E.... p....

    Esdras pires Pires yes. It does

  48. A.... S....

    The captain said...

  49. D.... K....

    Wspaniale jak wszystko inne od Roger´a

  50. P.... G....

    Of course, we know if this was a PF album it would have sold in the mIllion. Probably the best album Rogers ever has written. Amazing idea. Amazin lyrics together with a beautiful melody. Truthfully, the rest, barring Syd and Rick were and are session musicians: David Gilmour a truly sublime one. McCartney couldn't write like this in his younger days and certainly not now, neither can Dylan. Roger can because he has a life story. He has something to write about other than Elanor Rigby; which has aged terribly. Rogers work does not age: it's always relevant. He will go down in history when we'll all go as a genius in music - up there with the best of his century. it can be gainsaid, but whoever does knows nothing about lyrics, melody and the politics in the lyric

  51. H.... B....

    Geniuos like all tthe floyd

  52. T.... B....

    And now we have trash that fill the streets in Paris and los angeles's. All created by our fascist politicians. The same ones Waters railed against in what seems like a previous life or some kind of alternative universe. Today they use the poor as pawns just like always. Some people have become mega millionaires and lost sight of the truth, corrupted by cash and ego stroked thinking they are saviours. Lol.

  53. s.... h....

    good job they didn't make the video something you dumb asses could get, other wise you'd all be toppin' y'selves

  54. C.... D....

    Geffen/ GOD/Geffen

  55. C.... D....

    GOD\ Geffen

  56. C.... D....

    The Worm/ GOD Geffen

  57. C.... D....

    GOD/ Geffen

  58. C.... D....

    PINK FLOYD Jessica Hawn go's down

  59. P.... O....

    Surely one of the true musical genious of the modern era No one will even come close to matching his accomplishments Have seen him 3 times now.....im amazed to death

  60. C.... B....

    This is a good song, but it's not a Floydean Song because the music is not just Lyrics,.If it was the case, Rogers had jsut to write a short book including all his lyrics.....

  61. E.... P....

    how can 149 people dislike this ?, i wonder where those peoples are in life

  62. d.... l....

    it was the greatest show on Earth!

  63. k.... p....

    Sounds kinda like the Fixx

  64. v.... l....

    la perfezione della musica roger sei un grande

  65. �.... �....

    Ok!!! !!!

  66. C.... D....

    Roger Waters your great

  67. N.... ....

    Last time when i was into fully immersed myself into Amused to Death, lost my younger brother. After 17 yrs i am listening to this with great fear. :-(

    N.... ....

    3 wishes my friend...for your brother...i lost mine also.

  68. J.... D....

    Parabéns Rogers

  69. r.... m....

    radio K A O S is one of his best albums .the final cut however is a work of art when it comes to solo work of roger.

  70. C.... 2....

    Yes, this was one of Rodger Waters best independent albums. I believe, but reading through the comments we need to stop the bickering!! Because Rodger Waters and David Gilmour are extremely gifted and Brilliant at making music, and telling stories through their own talents!! Both of them can pull you to tears!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL. AND I SURLY HOPE, THAT ALL PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS. GIVE THERE LIVES TO JESUS CHRIST.. SO WE CAN ENJOY THEM PLAYING TOGETHER AGEAN, FOR ARE LORD AND SAVIOUR..

  71. A.... G....

    I saw roger in Dublin in 2018 ..he's as good now as his ever been iceman Ireland ..piece love and unity all you pinks out there. I'm 52

  72. m.... A....

    I’m brasilian, but i love his music.....wonderful

  73. B.... V....

    Una MARAVILLA

  74. s.... h....

    This'll still be true in 50 years.

  75. s.... h....

    Someone needs to shove the cold sad dogmatic truth down the worlds throat, well done Waters.

  76. E.... P....

    I wonder! if waters and gilmour followed performing and came up with got together music, amazing geniuses to give the best classic progressive rock, anyway both by their own side have been giving us the very best rock of all times!

  77. P.... M....

    LEGENDARY ... IN MY ❤ FOREVER 🙌💖🙌🎤🎶🎶🎶🎶

  78. P.... M....

    GREAT WORK 🙌💖🙌🎧🎶🎶🎶🎶🎼🎤🎼🎤

  79. C.... R....

    Roger és um génio da música 🎼🎼🎼🎼

  80. O.... S....

    time is 9:11 .. nothing weird here move along

  81. �.... �....

    Спасибо, Друге, что Ты-ЕСТЬ! Pink Floyd? It is...A Part of My Life!

  82. �.... �....

    Roger, You are-THE GREAT! From Russia with Love!

  83. T.... T....

    split the truth, sell twice

  84. T.... T....

    911 and shush?

  85. B.... T....

    ..ALWAYS BLOODY BRILLIANT..

  86. X.... ....

    me too. a singularity of all his work.

  87. J.... B....

    there ought to be a David Gilmour Gunner's Dream and A Roger Waters Murder or a remix of both collaborating if you get my drift. I stole this idea from places unmentionable.

  88. J.... D....

    Obrigado Rogers

  89. I.... B....

    Doctor, doctor, what is wrong with me ?...
    This supermarket life is getting long
    What is the heart life of a colour TV
    What is the shelf life of a teenage queen.............

  90. H.... I....

    This entire album is the greatest Pink Floyd album not made by Pink Floyd

  91. B.... B....

    No tears to cry. No feelings left. The species has amused itself to death.. 💀

  92. H.... M....

    Thank you Sir!
    You are the greatest undoubtedly.

  93. A.... M....

    Radio Kaos and Amused To Death both masterpieces.

    A.... M....

    Pros and Cons dude!

  94. �.... �....

    Споси и Сохрани...