What does Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) mean?

Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) Meaning

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Song Released: 1979


Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) Lyrics

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...

  1. anonymous
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    Nov 3rd 2011 !⃝

    i think it means the sarcastic schools at that time periods which was 1960~1970s'

  2. anonymous
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    May 22nd 2011 !⃝

    Communist governments control what people are and aren't allowed to do. It controls what they learn in school, which involves the children basically being brainwashed to do as the gov't. asks. The song can easily be from the point-of-view of someone with anti-communism views.

  3. steviehmself
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    Jun 1st 2010 !⃝

    Ya we dont need, them damn government and their public schools, deciding what we are allowed to learn. Thought control is just the start complete control

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