Waters, Roger - The Powers That Be Lyrics






The powers that be
They like a tough game
No rules
Some you win, some you lose
Competition's good for you
They're dying to be free
They're the powers that be
They like a bomb proof cadillac
Air conditioned, gold taps,
Back seat gun rack, platinum hub caps
They pick horses for courses
They're the market forces
Nice car Jack
They like order, make-up, lime light power
Game shows, rodeos, star wars, TV
They're the powers that be
If you see them come,
You better run - run
You better run on home

Sisters of mercy better join your brothers
Put a stop to the soap opera right now
They say the toothless get ruthless
You better run on home

You better run - run
You better run on home

The powers that be
They like treats, tricks, carrots and sticks
They like fear and loathing, they like sheep's clothing
And blacked-out vans

Blacked-out vans, contingency plans
They like death or glory, they love a good story
They love a good story

Sisters of mercy better join with your brothers
Put a stop to the soap opera state
They say the toothless get ruthless
Run home before its too late
You better run - run
You better run on home

[Billy:] Goodnight, Jim.
[Jim:] Goodnight, Billy.
[Uncle David's Great Dane:] Woof, woof, woof!

[The canyon - daytime. Billy plays with Great Uncle David's Great Dane]

[Paraquat Kelly:] Bull heads, three red snapper, one pink snapper
and your Pacific coastal trench hosemonster fish.
[Cynthia Fox:] Ohhh! At Sky David's juke joint of joy reports,
forty under the console giggle stick ling cod,
twenty-three purple perches four sledgehammerhead sharks,
and what a surprise, eightyfour crabs, and no red snappers.
[Paraquat Kelly:] Hey, and that'll do for the triumphant return
of the fish report with a beat.

[Jim:] We think of it as mainstreet, but to the rest of the country
it's Sunset Strip. You're listening to KAOS in Los Angeles.





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  1. N.... ....

    what's your favorite color? my favorite is OH MY GOD BITCH

  2. s.... ....

    Some you win some you lose 2019 november here i am again .

  3. F.... ....

    I've got the powers that B

  4. V.... S....

    very underrated

  5. s.... ....

    Blacked out vans

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    Contingency plans, they like death or glory, they love a good story

  6. D.... H....

    there the powers that be if u see them come !!!!!

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    You better run!

  7. T.... J....

    This Cat Is Super Baaad !!!! Salute !!!! William Archibald turned me on to Roger ! Rest in Power Arch'd !!!!

  8. N.... S....

    Love that album cover. What song is it?

  9. G.... A....

    My first concert

  10. L.... S....

    16 HAZİRAN 2018
    02:26

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    21 Subat 2019 (00:17)
    41B

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    12. Temmuz 2019 (23.16)
    45B

  11. E.... M....

    I bought this cassette at Hohenfels Training Area in Germany in '87. Sat on my issue cot, popped this in my Walkman, and was simply stunned with what I heard. It was chilling! He nailed it.

    Too bad he now embraces the totalitarian Left, which are the very powers he describes on K.A.O.S.

    E.... M....

    i think he embraces liberty.

    E.... M....

    You're wrong Eric Miller

  12. j.... m....

    Jan makenzie. Agreed

  13. T.... T....

    I love her

  14. G.... N....

    This takes me back . I had album on tape for Walkman. How far we've come , anything we want from the tip of our finger . YouTube rules !

  15. j.... b....

    What a badass album,1987 was one hell of a ride for me.Millionaire overnight to serving time for a plant( Cannabis)

  16. s.... ....

    30 yrs since I heard this. A forgotten gem.

  17. D.... O....

    Paul carrack from Squeeze makes this song and he toured with Roger on this tour

  18. D.... O....

    Easily the best song on the album

  19. C.... ....

    My first concert. 9-12-1987. McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO

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    What a great intro to live music!

  20. i.... ....

    This recording is as profound now in 2017 as it was 30 years ago.

  21. B.... G....

    This is my favorite song from this album.

  22. J.... M....

    who are the 2 people that dislike this so I can slap them x

  23. G.... P....

    I always think of Ghost in the Shell when I hear this song.

  24. g.... ....

    Radio K.A.O.S. is Roger Waters' best album outside of his work with Pink Floyd. This is an underrated album in both standards of 1987 and today.

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    Pros and cons is amazing

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    Disagree: Amused to Death is his best work outside of Floyd

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    Muggles!....lol......each to their own I suppose but c'mon ffs...this is good shit!

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    I agree, except but the fact waters killed floyd

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    @Lucas GC He wrote the songs. And they were so good the others kept singing them.