Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Aye an' a bit of mackerel, settler rack and down
Ran it down by the home, and I flew
Well, it slapped me and I flopped it down in the shade
And I cried, cried, cried
The tear had fallen down he had taken, never back to raise
And then cried Mary, and took out wi' your Claymore
Right outta a' pocket, I ran down, down by the mountain side
Battlin' the fiery horde that was falling around the feet
"Never!," he cried, "Never shall ye get me alive
Ye rotten hound of the burnie crew!"
Well I snatched fer the blade and a Claymore cut and thrust
And I fell down before him round his feet
Aye, a roar he cried fray the bottom of 'is heart
That I would nay fall but as dead
Dead as I can by why' feet, d'ya ken?
And the wind cried back
Ran it down by the home, and I flew
Well, it slapped me and I flopped it down in the shade
And I cried, cried, cried
The tear had fallen down he had taken, never back to raise
And then cried Mary, and took out wi' your Claymore
Right outta a' pocket, I ran down, down by the mountain side
Battlin' the fiery horde that was falling around the feet
"Never!," he cried, "Never shall ye get me alive
Ye rotten hound of the burnie crew!"
Well I snatched fer the blade and a Claymore cut and thrust
And I fell down before him round his feet
Aye, a roar he cried fray the bottom of 'is heart
That I would nay fall but as dead
Dead as I can by why' feet, d'ya ken?
And the wind cried back
Lyrics submitted by ramthar, edited by ReallyJaded
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Lyrics as written by Roger Waters
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i think its about several small species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict
WOAH MAN THAT IS THE !ST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD WHAT THAT DRUNK DUDE SAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow... this was written by the same person who wrote The Final Cut...
He's not drunk, he's scottish. Anyways, he's not scottish either, it's Roger Waters doing his best scot impression.
@ThePython Actually, it was Ron Geesin speaking in Scottish burr. He was a friend of Waters.
@rick101204<br /> Actually, it was Roger Waters. Ron Geesin only helped him. Also, it sounds exactly like Roger Waters so I don't know how you could be confused.
I think the above translation is wrong in many places. Most people just assume it's mostly jibberish. I think this an account, in 16th century english, of the Battle of Langside where Mary Queen of Scots was defeated. When you start with that assumption, you can decipher this into something that makes alot more sense. For example, before battle, the Scotsman of the day would "tuck up" -- tuck their long shirts under their belts. That was the birth of the kilt! So where they translate "took out wi' your Claymore", if you listen close it sounds more like "tucked up with a Claymore". By the way, a Claymore was a broadsword used in the period of the Battle of Langside. Anyway, my whole translation, with notes, is at angelfire.com/home/FloydWaters/pinkfloyd/species.html.
Thanks! This has been preserved at the Wayback Machine, here: web.archive.org/web/20070820032101/http://www.angelfire.com/home/FloydWaters/pinkfloyd/species.html
or you could just slow it down yourself
you know, whatever
heed the wise words of the Pict.
I just love the title!
One of the most crazy songs ever that I've heard. But fun and cooky. Roger makes me laugh sometimes. :D
I like the fact they refer to the scotish guy as one of the "several species of small furry aninimals" hah