Roger Waters - The Tide is Turning [Live in Berlin]

I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
I felt I had used up my quota of yearning
Used to look in on the children at night
In the glow of their Donald Duck light
And I frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Satellites buzzing through the endless night
Exclusive to moonshots and world title fights
Jesus Christ, imagine what it must be earning
Who is the strongest
Who is the best
Who holds the aces
The East
Or the West
This is the crap our children are learning
And oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Now the satellite's confused
'Cos on Saturday night
The airwaves were full of compassion and light
And his silicon heart warmed
To the sight of a billion candles burning
But, I'm not saying that the battle is won
But on Saturday night all those kids in the sun
Wrested technology's sword from the hand of the war lords
Oh, the tide is turning
Oh, the tide is turning
Oh, the tide is turning
Oh, the tide is turning
(Repeated)

I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
I felt I had used up my quota of yearning
Used to look in on the children at night
In the glow of their Donald Duck light
And frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning
But ooh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning

Satellite buzzing through the endless night
Exclusive to moonshots and the world title fights
Jesus Christ imagine what it must be earning
Who is the strongest, who is the best
Who holds the aces, the East, or the West
This is the crap our children are learning
But ooh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Ooh, the tide is turning

Now the satellite's confused
'Cos on Saturday night
The airwaves were full of compassion and light
And his silicon heart warmed
To the sight of a billion candles burning
Ooh, the tide is turning
Ooh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning Billy

I'm not saying that the battle is won
But on Saturday night all those kids in the sun
Wrested technology's sword from the hand of the
War Lords
Ooh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning Sylvester

The tide is turning

I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
I felt I had used up my quota of yearning
Used to look in on the children at night
In the glow of their Donald Duck light
And frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning
But, oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Satellite buzzing through the endless night
Exclusive to moonshots and world title fights
Jesus Christ, imagine what it must be earning
Who is the strongest
Who is the best
Who holds the aces
The East
Or the West
This is the crap our children are learning
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Now the satellite's confused
'Cause on Saturday night
The airwaves were full of compassion and light
And his silicon heart
Warmed to the sight of a billion candles burning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning Billy
I'm not saying that the battle is won
But on Saturday night all those kids in the sun
Wrested technology's sword from the hand of the war lords
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning Sylvester
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
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• morrison
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• wall
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[xcommaddog]

shit this is so epic :D

[5henangn]

this WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM IS SIMPLY TERRIFIC- PICK IT UP! EVERYONES VOICE AND PASSION WAS PERFECT-O

[benarroch15]

love you all....just fantastic..

[Ellivennecq]

I mark as fuck on this song.

[KTraska82]

@lavyheed

Oh that's Paul Carrack...no full head of blonde hair there.

[lavyheed]

@KTraska82 ive always thought that was sting from about 3:45

[KTraska82]

@lavyheed

Sting?? Where?

[lavyheed]

i love this....my only wish is that sting wasnt in it lol...and just to join in with the comments on cindy lauper, ive listened to this album hundreds of times and in my opinion, she puts in the best performance of all the vocalist...she can belt out a number with the best of them

[TheHauntedleg]

Achos bo fi'n Gymro, rwy'n meddwl bod y trac 'ma'n fucking ace!!

[prasertkeng]

I LOVE PINK FLOYD

[flurryfee]

when i got with my husband 16 years ago , i knew of pink floyd but he loved the wall cd .....as i wasnt a great lover myself because of the CD being played continuous unknowingly too me i learnt the words too all the songs ......16 years later we have got the wall live in berlin in concert on dvd ......this being one of my favourite songs (even though its not on the wall) ......pink floyd is not a band you you either like or hate ......its a band that you learn too appreciate their songs!

[bristolcityifcation]

i was lucky enough to have been there in person to see this amazing show and i thought cyndi lauper was suprisingly good i only equated her to girls just wanna have fun !! but she held her own in a truly amazing lineup !! love this tune what a finale !! how could anyone dislike this !! god i wish i could write lyrics like this !! pure and utter poetry !!  listen and enjoy !!