Another Brick In The Wall
[Pink Floyd Lyrics
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We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher, leave them kids alone
Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone
All in all, it's just another brick in the wall
All in all, you're just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers, leave them kids alone
Hey, teacher, leave us kids alone
All in all, you're just another brick in the wall
All in all, you're just another brick in the wall
Wrong, do it again
Wrong, do it again
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
You, yes
You, behind the bike sheds, stand still, laddy
The lyrics of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" express the frustration of a young student who feels suffocated by the conformist and authoritarian education system. The song begins by declaring that the students don't need any education or thought control, hence the repeated line "We don't need no education." The singer is against the use of dark sarcasm in the classroom and believes that students should be left alone to form their own thoughts and opinions.
The chorus includes the line "All in all, it's just another brick in the wall," which implies that the students are becoming more and more alienated from society as they lose their individuality and become a "brick" in the wall of the establishment. The song repeats the demand for teachers to "leave them kids alone," and it comes to a climax in the third verse, when a teacher threatens to punish a student for not eating his meat.
The lyrics of "Another Brick in the Wall" are a critique of the rigid education system that stifled creativity and independent thinking. The students are being trained to become obedient workers who will fit into society's mold, rather than questioning and challenging the status quo. The repetition of the lyrics and the haunting chorus create a sense of alienation and despair that perfectly captures the mood of the era.
Line by Line Meaning
We don't need no education
We do not require traditional schooling to learn and grow
We don't need no thought control
We reject efforts to manipulate our minds and suppress our individuality
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
We do not want teachers to use humorous remarks that could be interpreted as being negative or insulting
Teacher, leave them kids alone
Stop trying to control and over discipline the students
Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone
Repeatedly asking for the teacher to stop interfering with the students
All in all, it's just another brick in the wall
Every oppressive action adds to a larger system of control
All in all, you're just another brick in the wall
Addressing the individual authority figure as a small piece of a larger, oppressive system
Wrong, do it again
Perfection is demanded, mistakes are not tolerated
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding
Obedience is rewarded and necessary to receive basic pleasures
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
Questioning the logic behind the strict rules and their punishments
You, yes
The authority figure is pointing out an individual for scrutiny
You, behind the bike sheds, stand still, laddy
A command for an individual to be punished by standing still in a designated area
Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management
Written by: Roger Waters
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@nikita5546
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey, teachers, leave them kids alone
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave those kids alone
Hey teachers, leave those kids alone
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
"Wrong, do it again! Wrong, do it again!"
"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
"You, yes, you behind the bike sheds, stand still, laddy"
@papa1584
We don't need no education.
We don't need no thought control.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
Teacher, leave those kids alone.
Hey, Teacher, leave those kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
We don't need no education.
We don't need no thought control.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
Teachers, leave those kids alone.
Hey, Teacher, leave those kids alone!
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
@rollingone88
This song will remain in history of music for all times I believe
@robertmikkola8934
Can't stop listening to it.
@gabrielsancheztepos7748
I don't think so for me its boring
@rollingone88
Gabriel Sanchez Tepos well respected and nothing wrong with not liking certain music but once again here we are cheers ๐ป
@stexjy1302
Ofc man XD, I hope... Lol
@alainloiseau1893
@Kookie
mmmm
@willdabeast8509
Me when I delete Zoom and Google Classroom:
@petergriffinhentai4724
WillDaBeast850 people need to appreciate this fine pun
@yourdaebakestoppar6398
I DIED
@anonymousisfinebro
GAHAAAHAHAHAHAHA