The Best Animals Lyrics Pink Floyd Meaning References

People Are Like Sheep When They Flock Together, Believe What Is Told Them By The Press, Instead Of.

These people have money, power and manipulate the rest of society and encourage them to be very competitive so that the pigs can remain powerful through it all. Song meaningthe song is about sheep going with the flow until they finally realize the rut that they're in (being led to the slaughter) and decide to do something about it (they learn karate). Each one of the main 3 tracks represent each animal, and have more deeper meaning that i won't spoil.

A Businessman (Yet Again) Caught Up In The Capitalist Game Of Greed, Pure And Simple.

There is a glimmer of little care, but i feel you would get more out of the cynic philosopher. The above lines refer to how determined these dogs are in their mission for corporate success/capitalist greed. It's a concept album about capitalism and how the human race is separated into three animals.

And Trained Not To Spit In The Fan Means That The Future Dog Of The Song Learns Not To Cause Trouble, And Is Certainly No Reference To The (Future) Spitting Incident At The End Of The Animals Tour.

Shine on you crazy diamond, pts. And yet, at a stroke, it proved that the band were still angry, eloquent, relevant, and. The dogs represent the ruthless business men, the pigs are the corrupt leaders and the sheep are the ignorant and impressionable common folk.

So I Don't Feel Alone, Or The Weight Of The Stone, Now That I've Found Somewhere Safe To Bury My Bone.

That song was almost the whole of one side, so that’s half of animals. So the bulk of this song actually centers on the vocalists desire for cash. The pigs manipulate the businessmen or the dogs.

Features Song Lyrics For Pink Floyd's Animals Album.

Includes album cover, release year, and user reviews. In addition to what has been already said i'd take a stab at pigs (3 different ones) as being about. The lyrics remind me of a kind of military precision which works.