Roger Waters - Flickering Flame

Flickering Flame    13th May 2002

“Who Needs Information?”    (Waters)

(Jim:) "You're from the valley?"

(Billy:) "No, Jim you schmuck, the Valleys, Wales;
Male voice choirs".

(Jim:) "Wales! Now is this sperm or blue-tip?"

(Billy:) "Ha, ha, ha, ha. Very funny Jim".

(Jim:) "Sorry".

(Billy:) "Me and Benny went out".

(Jim:) "Who's Benny?"

Me and Benny went out last night,
Looking for fun.
Supping ale in the moonlight,
Waiting for the dawn to come.
Benny pointed at a Hi-Fi shop,
He said, "Hey man, look at all the stuff they've got".

How'd you make a have out of a have not?

Who needs information,
When you're working underground?
Just give me confirmation,
We could win a million pounds.

Benny climbed up on a footbridge,
And he teetered on the parapet.
He said, “Can you see the whites of their headlights,
Are they coming yet?”

Who needs information,
This high off the ground?
Just give me confirmation,
We could win a million pounds.

Who needs information,
When you're living in constant fear?
J J Just give me confirmation,
That, there's some way out of here.

Some way, out of here,
Some way, out of here,
Some way, out of here,
Out of here,
Some way, out of here,
Some way, out of here
Some way, out of here.

Benny hefted a breeze block,
And tried to let go.
Got hung up on a tear drop,
So me and Benny went home.

Who needs information,
When you're living in constant fear?
Just give me confirmation,
There's some way out of here.
Some way, out of here,
Some way, out of here,
Some way, out of here,
Out of here.
Some way, out of here,
Some way, out of here,
Some way out.

Who needs information?
Yeah!
When you're living on borrowed time?
Just give me confirmation,
There will be a winner this time.
Who needs information,
When you're working underground?
Just give me confirmation,
We could win a million pounds.

Who needs,
Who needs,
Who needs information?
This high off the ground,
Just give me confirmation,
We could win a million pounds.

(Jim:) "Um. (lights a cigarette) So your brother's in jail?"