Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two – English Lyrics

• By: Pink Floyd
• Album: The Wall

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Pink Floyd's iconic "Another Brick in the Wall, Part Two" and explore the English language through a powerful lens of rebellion and social commentary. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn colloquial phrases and understand the nuances of protest language. Its clear, repetitive chorus makes it accessible for learners, while the deeper lyrical themes provide a rich context for discussion and understanding of cultural history.

[English]

We don't need no education

We don’t need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teacher leave them kids alone

Hey teacher leave them kids alone

All in all it's just another brick in the wall

All in all you're just another brick in the wall

We don't need no education

We don’t need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teacher leave them kids alone

All in all it's just another brick in the wall

All in all you're just another brick in the wall

Key Grammar Structures

• We don't need no education

  ➔ Double Negative (Negative Concord)

  ➔ In standard English, two negatives ("don't need" and "no education") would typically cancel each other out. Here, it's used for emphasis, common in informal speech or song lyrics, to strongly convey a single negative meaning: "We do not need any education."

• No dark sarcasm in the classroom

  ➔ Elliptical Sentence / Omission of 'to be' verb

  ➔ This is an elliptical sentence where the verb 'is' or 'are' (and often 'there') is omitted for brevity and impact. It implies "There is 'no dark sarcasm' in the classroom" or "We want 'no dark sarcasm' in the classroom."

• Teacher leave them kids alone

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Informal Pronoun Usage

  ➔ The verb "leave" is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command. The use of "them" before "kids" is an informal or non-standard usage, where "them" functions similarly to "those" or "the," referring to specific children.

• Hey teacher leave them kids alone

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ The word "Hey" is an interjection, used to express a sudden feeling, emotion, or to get someone's attention. Here, it's used to call out to the teacher.

• All in all it's just another brick in the wall

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The phrase "All in all" is an idiom meaning "considering everything," "on the whole," or "when everything is taken into account." It summarizes the overall situation.

• All in all it's just another brick in the wall

  ➔ Adverb 'just' for emphasis/reduction

  ➔ The word "just" here functions as an adverb, emphasizing that something is merely or simply one of many, often implying a lack of unique importance or significance. It reduces the individual's role.

• All in all you're just another brick in the wall

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ "you're" is a contraction of "you are." Contractions are commonly used in spoken English and informal writing to make language more concise and natural.

• another brick in the wall

  ➔ Determiner 'another'

  ➔ "another" is a determiner used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type, or a different one. It implies one more item in a series.

• thought control

  ➔ Compound Noun

  ➔ "thought control" is a compound noun formed by combining two words (a noun "thought" and a noun "control") to create a new word with a specific meaning.