Lyrics for: Money

 
Money, get away.
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay.
Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team.

Money, get back.

I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.
I'm in the high fidelity first-class travelling set
And I think I need a Lear jet

Money, it's a crime.

Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a rise it's no surprise
They're giving none away.

Definition
stash  Hide phonetics
verb [T] INFORMAL
to store or hide something, especially a large amount:
The stolen pictures were stashed (away) in a London warehouse.

stash  Hide phonetics

noun [C]
They discovered a stash of money hidden at the back of a drawer.

stack (PILE)  Hide phonetics

noun [C]
1 a pile of things arranged one on top of another:
He chose a cartoon from the stack of videos on the shelf.

2 INFORMAL a large amount:

Don't worry, we've got stacks of time.

stack  Hide phonetics

verb [T]
to arrange things in an ordered pile:
Once the last few people had left the hall, the caretaker began stacking (up) the chairs.
rise  Hide phonetics
noun [C]
an increase:
a sudden temperature rise
a 5% rise in inflation
August has seen a large rise in the number of unemployed.

*Money deals with materialism with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and wealth-related sound
effects.

*Materialism
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For the prioritization of resources, see economic materialism. For the Marxist analysis,
see dialectical materialism.

In philosophy, materialism is that form of physicalism which holds that the only thing
that can truly be said to exist is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of
material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions; that matter is the only
substance. As a theory, materialism belongs to the class of monist ontology. As such, it
is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism. In terms of singular
explanations of the phenomenal reality, materialism stands in sharp contrast to idealism.

*The Dark Side of the Moon deals conceptually with the pressures of modern life that
can drive normal human beings to insanity: materialism, the increased pace of life and
travel, the encroachment of old age and death, and the inhumanities of society and
armed conflict. These themes are not just delivered by words but are suggested with the
sounds of the album.

*The lyrics and sound effects of "Money" flippantly endorse greed for ironic effect, and
states that it is "the root of all evil today."

*Another novelty found on The Dark Side of the Moon is the metronomic sequence of
sound effects played during "Speak to Me" and "Money." This was achieved by
labouriously splicing together recordings of ringing cash registers, clinking coins,
tearing paper, and buzzing counting machines onto a two-track tape loop (later adapted
to four tracks in order to create a unique "walk around the room" effect in quadrophonic
presentations of the album). Due to the sonic experimentation on the album, many songs
on The Dark Side of the Moon (particularly "On the Run") required every member of
the band to operate the faders simultaneously in order to mix down the intricately
assembled multitrack recording.

*Root of all evil

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The root of all evil is a common figure of speech signifying something that causes
serious problems and people would be better off without. It is also:
  A two-part television documentary aired on Channel 4 in the UK in January
2006, discussing religious faith.

 One of the compilation comic books of the User Friendly webcomics series
(alluding the to Unix concept of the root user).

 The first track of the album Octavarium by the progressive metal band Dream
Theater

[edit] Things that are said to be the root of all evil

 The love of money (φιλαργυρία), according to Apostle Paul (1 Timothy, 6:7-10).
Translations vary, but all specify "the love of money" rather than money itself.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having
food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a
snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred
from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (King James Version)

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food
and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and
a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For
the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered
from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (New International Version)

*It means, cynically, that the most important thing in this life is money and the search
for it. All human activity is, at root, directed by economics.

*What do people need money for?

*How do people get money?

*Does money shape people’s character? In which ways?

*How do people react when they have a lot of money?

*How do people react when they have little money?

*What would you do if you had a lot of money?

*Is money “the root of all evil”?

*“Money makes the world go round”, do you agree or disagree? Give your
reasons.
*How do we call people who only care for money?
greedy   Show phonetics
adjective
wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need:
greedy, selfish people
He's greedy for power/success.

greedily   Show phonetics

adverb
He ate the bread greedily.

greediness   Show phonetics

noun [U]
Definition
ambition  Hide phonetics
noun [C or U]
a strong desire for success, achievement, power or wealth:
She's got a lot of ambition.
[+ to infinitive] His ambition is ultimately to run his own business.
He has already achieved his main ambition in life - to become wealthy.
political ambitions
She doubts whether she'll ever be able to fulfil her ambition.
I've always had a burning (= very great) ambition to be a film director.
After his heart attack, he abandoned his ambition to become Prime Minister.

ambitious  Hide phonetics

adjective
1 having a great desire to be successful, powerful or wealthy:
an ambitious young lawyer
He's very ambitious for his children (= He's anxious that they should be successful).

2 If a plan or idea is ambitious, it needs a great amount of skill and effort to be

successful or be achieved:
She has some ambitious expansion plans for her business.
The government has announced an ambitious programme to modernize the railway
network.
The original completion date was over-ambitious, so we have had to delay the opening
by six months.

ambitiously  Hide phonetics

adverb

*How do we call people who are willing to give money?

Definition

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generous (CHARACTER)   Show phonetics

adjective
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected:
a very generous man
[+ to infinitive] It was most generous of you to lend me the money.
She's been very generous with her time.
There's a generous (= kinder than deserved) review of the book in today's newspaper.

generosity   Show phonetics

noun [U]
Her friends take advantage of (= benefit unfairly from) her generosity.

generously   Show phonetics

adverb
Please give generously to Children in Need.
Idioms

easy money

money that you earn with very little work or effort 

It must be easy money writing for one of those magazines.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

something that you say which means that stupid people

spend money without thinking about it enough 
Gianni relishes his extravagant lifestyle - but then a fool and his
money are soon parted.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

something that you say which means you should be careful

how much money you spend because there is only a limited
amount 
'Dad, can I have a new bike?' 'We can't afford one. Money doesn't
grow on trees, you know.'

Money talks.

something that you say which means people who are rich
have a lot of power and influence 
'He can't act so how did he get the part in the first place?' 'His
father's a millionaire. Money talks.'

have money to burn

to have a lot of money and spend large amounts on things

that are not necessary 
Christine's new boyfriend seems to have money to burn. He's always
buying her extravagant gifts.

with money to burn

The only people who can afford to stay at this hotel are rich people
with money to burn.

I'm not made of money!

something that you say in order to tell someone who asks you
for money that you do not have very much 
No, I can't lend you twenty pounds. I'm not made of money, you
know.
be money for old rope British, informal, British,
informal be money for jam

if a job is money for old rope, it is an easy way of earning

money 
Babysitting is money for old rope if the children go to sleep early.
Most people think being a professional footballer is money for jam

not for love nor/or money

if you say that you cannot or will not do something for love
nor money, you mean that it is impossible to do or that you
will not do it whatever happens 
It's incredibly popular. You can't get tickets for love nor money.
He's hopeless and unreliable. I wouldn't give him a job for love nor
money.

spend money like water

of someone spends money like water, they spend too much 

Carol spends money like water - no wonder she's always broke.

Verb
 S: (v) waste, blow, squander (spend thoughtlessly; throw away) "He wasted his
inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get
and advanced degree"
 S: (v) consume, squander, waste, ware (spend extravagantly) "waste not, want
not"

put your money where your mouth is

to support something that you believe in, especially by giving

money 
If people are really interested in helping the homeless they should
put their money where their mouth is.

pin money

a small amount of money that you earn and spend on things

for yourself 
She has a part-time job that gives her pin money for extra treats for
herself and the kids.

Phrasal verbs
big money noun [U] INFORMAL
a large amount of money:
Tournament organizers need to offer big money to attract the top
players.

for my money
in my opinion:
For my money, Sunday is the best day to travel because the roads
are quiet.

save/keep money for a rainy day

to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly:
Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day.

Time is money. SAYING

said to emphasize that you should not waste time, because you could
be using it to earn money