Another Brick In The Wall
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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We dont 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 dont 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.
"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 bikesheds, stand still laddy!"
Marilyn Manson’s version of “Another Brick in the Wall” is a cover of Pink Floyd’s iconic song, but it features some slight variations. The song opens with a monologue sampled from the movie “The Faculty,” in which a high school teacher tells her class about the importance of conformity. Instead of starting with the original song’s “Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone,” Manson’s version uses a lower vocal register and a more menacing tone, adding further weight to the lyrics' meaning. The “Another Brick in the Wall” chorus line is the most recognizable part and was written about a real wall that Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters saw dividing people at a concert in Montreal.
The song’s message is a call to not blindly submit to authority, as it can lead to the suppression of individuality and creativity. The lyrics criticize the school system’s focus on turning out obedient and conformist citizens. The line “No dark sarcasm in the classroom” speaks to how sarcasm and humor may often be absent from the classroom, leading to a rigid and depressing learning experience. The song also critiques demanding disciplinary education methods, such as how the teacher insists on no misconduct and even punishes students for the slightest infractions.
Line by Line Meaning
We don't need no education
We believe that we do not require the conventional knowledge imparted by the formal education system
We don't need no thought control
We refuse to be compelled to think or behave in a certain manner through education or otherwise
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
We do not approve of teachers using ironic or satirical comments that may be hurtful to students in the learning environment
Teachers leave them kids alone
We want the teachers to stop constantly monitoring and interfering with the students' lives and let them be free to express themselves
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
We are making a vociferous appeal to the teachers to stop controlling the pupils' lives and let them be free
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All these actions by the education system are essentially building a metaphorical wall around the students, inhibiting their true potential
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
All the students, regardless of their individual personalities, are being treated as interchangeable, insignificant entities in the grander scheme of the education system's agenda
"Wrong, Do it again!"
The teachers are constantly criticising the students' every move, never letting them settle or feel appreciated
"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?"
The teachers are using the promise of reward and the threat of punishment to try and make the students act in a certain way, without regard for their personal preferences or opinions
"You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddy!"
The teachers are singling out individual students and micromanaging them, despite their desire to act independently
Contributed by Amelia C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Malformed Malice
To anyone wondering... ""Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" is often credited as performed by Marilyn Manson. The song was in fact performed by a little-known supergroup called Class of '99, featuring vocals by Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and guitar by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame. It is a cover, originally written and performed by Pink Floyd in 1979. The song can be found on the soundtrack for the film "The Faculty", featuring Salma Hayek." - Manson Wiki
Enyo Teixeira de Sousa Moura
thanks
NoPerception
This version used to be attributed to Manson because of Limewire and Napster when people would share it as being his cover because it sounds maybe 5-10% like him, which was good enough for Napster and Limewire, and evidently good enough for YouTube as well.
Juan Carlos Andrade Espinoza
Lo máximo ese cover de Marilyn Manson para mí el mejor cover de pink Floyd
BrunoDM01
No es Manson, es la música de la pelicula The Faculty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch1RFK_tycE
La Ardilla Minadora
no es de Marilyn Manson pero si es muy bueno el cover
Kol Oss
Class of '99 : Layne Staley of Alice in Chains as the vocalist, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine on guitar, Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction as the drummer, bassist Martyn LeNoble of Porno for Pyros and with the help of Matt Serletic on keyboards. These four musicians collaborated to cover Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (as well as "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)") for the soundtrack to Robert Rodriguez's 1998 horror/sci-fi film, The Faculty.
Paracelsus93
Yes, Marilyn Manson is good enough to cover Another Brick In The Wall.
fullytrainedidiot
"Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" is often credited as performed by Marilyn Manson. The song was in fact performed by a little-known supergroup called Class of '99, featuring vocals by Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and guitar by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame. <-from the manson wiki website
69gibson
GREAT cover version - love MM 2