[Backmasked Speech (Original release)]
"Julia, however, in the light and visions of the issues of Stanley, we changed our minds. We have decided to include a backward message. Stanley, for you, and for all the other book burners... *unintelligible yelling*"
[Intro (2015 Remaster)]
[HAL]: Stop Dave
Will you stop Dave?
Stop Dave
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
Dave, my mind is going
I can feel it
I can feel it
My mind is going
There is no question about it
I can feel it
I can feel it
I can feel it
I'm afraid
[Vocals: Roger Waters]
The monkey sat on a pile of stone
And he stared at the broken bone in his hand
Strings of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land
The monkey looked up at the stars
And he thought to himself
Memory is a stranger
History is for fools
And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing
Turned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest town
[Vocals: Roger Waters & P. P. Arnold]
Hold on, hold on, soldier
[Vocals: P. P. Arnold]
When you add it all up
The tears and the marrow bone
There's an ounce of gold
And an ounce of pride in each ledger
And the Germans k** the Jews
And the Jews k** the Arabs
And the Arabs k** the hostages
And that is the news
And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused
He said, "Mama, Mama, the President's a fool
Why do I have to keep reading these technical manuals?"
And the joint chiefs of staff
And the brokers on Wall Street said
"Don't make us laugh, you're a smart kid."
"Time is linear
Memory's a stranger
History is for fools
Man is a tool
In the hands of the great God Almighty."
And they gave him command of a nuclear submarine
Sent him back in search of the Garden of Eden