Us and Them by Pink Floyd from the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon delves into themes of war, peace, and the banality of human conflict. Originally, it was crafted as part of the soundtrack for Michelangelo Antonionis film Zabriskie Point but was not selected. The song aims to highlight the triviality of human disputes against a broader universal backdrop.
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Us, and them
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And after all we're only ordinary men.
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Me, and you.
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God only knows it's not what we would choose to do.
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Forward he cried from the rear
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and the front rank died.
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The general sat and the lines on the map
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moved from side to side.
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Black and blue
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And who knows which is which and who is who.
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Up and down.
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And in the end it's only round and round and round.
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"Haven't you heard? It's a battle of words"
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the poster bearer cried.
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"Listen son", said the man with the gun
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"There's room for you inside."
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Down and out
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It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
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With, without.
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And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?