Perfect Sense I-II
[HAL]: Stop DaveWill you stop Dave?Stop DaveI'm afraidI'm afraidDave, my mind is goingI can feel itI can feel itMy mind is goingThere is no question about itI can feel itI can feel itI can feel itI'm afraid
The monkey sat on a pile of stoneAnd he stared at the broken bone in his handStrains of a Viennese quartet rang out across the landThe monkey looked up at the starsAnd he thought to himselfMemory is a strangerHistory is for foolsAnd he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writingTurned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest townHold on hold on soldier
When you add it all upThe tears and the marrowboneThere's an ounce of goldAnd an ounce of pride in each ledgerAnd the Germans kill the JewsAnd the Jews kill the ArabsAnd the Arabs kill the hostagesAnd that is the newsAnd is it any wonder that the monkey's confusedHe said Mama Mama, the President's a foolWhy do I have to keep reading these technical manualsAnd the joint chiefs of staffAnd the brokers on Wall Street saidDon't make us laugh, you're a smart kidTime is linearMemory's a strangerHistory is for foolsMan is a tool in the handsOf the great God AlmightyAnd they gave him command of a nuclear submarineSent him back in search of the Garden of Eden
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Little black soul departs in perfect focusHold on soldierPrime time fodder for the News at NineHold on, hold on soldierDarling is the child warm in the bed tonight
[Marv Albert:] "Hi everybody I'm Marv AlbertAnd welcome to our telecastComing to you live from Memorial StadiumIt's a beautiful dayAnd today we expect a sensational matchupBut first our global anthem:
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[Marv:] "And here come the playersAs I speak to you now, the captainHas his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rigHe's at periscope depthIt looks to me like he's going to attackBy the way did you know that a submarineCaptain earns 200,000 dollars a year"[Edward:]"That's less tax Marv"[Marv:]"Yeah, less taxThank you Edward"[Edward:]"You're welcome"[Marv:]"Now back to the game... he fires one... yesThere goes two; both fish are runningThe rig is going into a prevent defenseWill they make it? I don't think so"Look out!Look at that baby burn!
Can't you seeIt all makes perfect senseExpressed in dollars and cents,Pounds, shillings and penceCan't you seeIt all makes perfect senseCan't you seeIt all makes perfect sense