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Hey you, out there in the cold, taking quizzes! Do you think you have what it takes to finish these Pink Floyd lyrics? Take this quiz now to see how well you know the lyrics that have spanned the decades!
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a _______…"
Swimming pool
Fish bowl
Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album and title track were released on September 12, 1975.
Lake
Body of salt water
"I can't explain. You would not __________. This is not who I am."
See
Get it
Understand
These lyrics came from the Pink Floyd hit, "Comfortably Numb." The song debuted as a single on June 23, 1980.
Believe
"Hey you! standing in the aisle with itchy feet and __________, can you feel me..."
Fading smiles
"Hey You" by Pink Floyd appeared on "The Wall" album in 1979. This song was 4:40 long and was released on December 8, 1979 in the US.
Cold hands
Sweaty palms
Shaky fingers
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"We don't need no ________."
Education
"Another Brick in the Wall" was the title of a three-song set by Pink Floyd. Band bassist Roger Waters wrote each of the songs in the set.
Time
Friends
Family
"And if I show you my ______, will you still hold me tonight?"
Emotions
Smile
Cards
Dark side
"The Final Cut" was released on the same titled album in 1983.
"Showing _______ of an almost human nature. This will not do."
Feelings
"The Trial" came from The Wall album of 1979. The song was written by Waters and Ezrin.
Pain
Pleasure
Life
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"Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just ______ if you can hear me."
Sing
Wave
Blink
Nod
"Comfortably Numb" was also recorded in 2007 by Van Morrison, and by Scissor Sisters in 2002.
You were caught in the crossfire of ________ and stardom.
Love
Fame
Childhood
"Shine on You Crazy Diamond" was written by David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Rick Wright. It was released on September 15, 1975.
Money
"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any _________.
Pudding
This lyric came from Part 2 of "Another Brick in the Wall." Guns N' Roses also recorded this song in 2014.
Love
Money
Fame
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"There's someone ____________ but it's not me."
Here
In my head
"Brain Damage" came from the 1973 album, "The Dark Side of the Moon", by Pink Floyd. The song was 3 minutes and 50 seconds long.
There
Yonder
"Breathe, __________. Don't be afraid to care."
Fight
Breathe in the air
"Breathe" by Pink Floyd was released on March 1, 1973 on their album titled "The Dark Side of the Moon." The song was 2 minutes and 47 seconds long.
Out loud
Sing to me
"So that when they turn their _____ on you..."
Minds
Backs
This lyric came from the Pink Floyd song titled "Dogs." It was released on February 2, 1977 in the US.
Hearts
Ears
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"I knew the moment had arrived for killing the __________ and coming back to life."
Moment
Past
"Coming Back to Life" comes from the Pink Floyd album titled "The Division Bell." It was recorded in 1993 and released in 1994.
Sin
Hatred
"Can't keep my _______ from the circling skies…"
Eyes
"Learning to Fly" was released on September 14, 1987. The song reached #70 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks.
Emotions
Thoughts
Dreams
"Brezhnev took __________. Begin took Beirut."
Me
Afghanistan
From the 1983 album, "The Final Cut," these lyrics came from the song "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert." It was released on April 2, 1983 in the US.
You
Russia
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"Running over the same old _______ what have we found?"
Park
Road
Ground
Pink Floyd was an English rock band that was formed in London, England. Its five members were David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Richard Wright.
Trail
"Come on you boy child, you winner and loser, come on you miner for _______ and delusion…"
Peace
Truth
David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968. He was a replacement for founder, Syd Barrett, who left the band shortly afterwards.
Time
Defeat
"Everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the _______."
Earth
Moon
Eclipse came from 1973's "The Dark Side of the Moon." It was sung by Roger Waters and featured harmonies by David Gilmour and Rick Wright.
Other planets
Stars
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"I'm going to cut you into ___________."
Love
Life
Little pieces
"One of These Days" was later retitled, "One of These Days I'm Going to Cut You into Little Pieces." It was a staple of the band's concerts from 1971 - 1973 and 1987 - 1994.
Motion
"Hey, you don't tell me there's no hope at all. Together we stand, _________ we fall."
Perfectly
Divided
"Hey You" was written by Roger Waters. It came from the band's album, "The Wall."
Passionately
Presently
"You're gonna go far, you're _________. You're never gonna die…"
So high
Gonna fly
"Have a Cigar" was the third track on the 1975 album, "Wish You Were Here." The long version of the song was 5:08.
My pride
The queen
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"You got to be _____ to pick up the easy meat with your eyes closed."
Mean
Smart
Able
"Dogs" came from the album, "Animals," in 1977. The song was considered for Pink Floyd's 'best of' album in 2001.
Kind
"And you run and you run, to catch up with _______."
The sun
Hope you have a lot of time to listen to "Time." The album version of this song is 7 minutes 1 second long!
The boys
Me
Her
"Who's gonna show this ___________ around?"
Gem
Chick
Stranger
"Young Lust" came from the album, "The Wall" in 1979. The lead vocals are sung by David Gilmour.
Boy
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"You are only coming __________. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying."
Through in waves
Pink Floyd's albums, "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall" became two of the best-selling albums of all time.
For fame
Today
For one thing
"Long you live and ____________, smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry, and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be."
Drink
High you'll fly
Pink Floyd was predominantly active from 1965 - 1995, but had a revival in 2005 and also again from 2012 - 2014.
Have some faith
Face the truth
"Just _____ sad old man..."
One
Another
The rest of the lyrics to this section of "Dogs" are: "And in the end you'll pack up and fly down south; Hide your head in the sand; Just another sad old man; All alone and dying of cancer."
Like a
Because of a
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"________ so they say, is the root of all evil today."
Money
"Money" was released on May 7, 1973. It became Pink Floyd's first hit in the United States.
Hatred
Regret
Racism
"Where were you when I was __________? While the days slipped by from my window watching."
Sleeping
Dying
Flying
Burned and broken
"Coming Back to Life" is a song from the band's 1994 album, "The Division Bell." The song was written solely by David Gilmour.
"Oh my God! What a fabulous room! Are all these your _________?"
Guitars
These lyrics come from the 1979 single, "One of My Turns." The song appeared on Pink Floyd's album, "The Wall."
Friends
Nephews
Fans
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"I've always been mad, I know you've been mad, like ___________... very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad."
Me too
A wolf
Man in prison
The most of us
"Speak to Me" is the first track on the 1973 album, "The Dark Side of the Moon." It was written by Nick Mason.
"I don't need no arms around me. I don't need no _______ to calm me."
Drugs
These lyrics come from "Another Brick in the Wall, Part III." It was released in 1979.
Mother
Teacher
Father
"And you didn't like school and you know you're nobody's fool, so welcome to the _________."
Party
Jungle
Machine
"Welcome to the Machine" is the second song on 1975's "Wish You Were Here" album. It was written by Roger Waters.
Pool
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"I mean, they're not gonna kill ya. So if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock they won't do it again. __________?"
Don't they say
Right
Dig it
Pink Floyd's' "Us and Them" was released on "The Dark Side of the Moon" album in 1973.
Hear me
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