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BLACK SABBATH LYRICS
"Rock Champions" (2001 Best of/Compilation)
1. Heaven in Black
2. Anno Mundi
3. The Illusion of Power
4. Shaking Off the Chains
5. Kill in the Spirit World
6. Guilty as Hell
7. The Law Maker
8. The Law Maker
9. Get a Grip
10. Jerusalem
11. The Gates of Hell
12. Call of the Wild
13. I Won't Cry for You
14. Black Moon
1. Heaven in Black
Rising with the sun, the work has been done
But people are starting to stare
Called from afar to the court of the Czar
Could it be something is wrong?
You stand face to face and your heart gathers pace
For the answer to a question a prize
If only you had known to be honest was wrong
For the work that you've done you will pay with your eyes
[Chorus:]
Into the black where the night
Never ends and the light
Leaves a scar on your soul
Where your heart used to hold
Your love here!
Heaven in Black
Inside there's a voice saying was there a choice
You'd still be entombed in the night
Lucifer's to blame, the reason for the flame
They've taken your sight but they'll not take your God
[Chorus]
2. Anno Mundi
Can you see me, can you hear me
Can you hear me crying out for life?
Can you tell me, where's the glory?
Ride the days and sail the nights
When it's over you'll find the answer
Running in the wispering rain
Anno mundi? can you wonder!
Truth or thunder, life or blame
Do you see a vision of a perfect place?
Does it make you laugh, put a smile on your face?
Do you need a mirror, do you see it well?
Does the hand of god still toll the bell?
There are people laughing
They're all laughing at you
If only they could see what you're saying is true
Still generals fighting, making war on the worlds
Don't they know, Don't they know?
No,no, no
CHORUS:
The winds in the night blows cold
Your eyes are burning
As the sands of our time grow old
Anno Mundi
Do you follow the path that so many trend?
Are you among the blind so easily lead?
Do you join the war, do you fight for the cause?
Depends on another to fight it alone
CHORUS
Can you see me now, can you hear me now?
Can you tell me where's the glory?
Ride the days and sail the nights
When it's over, you'll find the answer
Runnin' in the rain
There's a hope that's growing and a vision too
All those angry hearts reach out for you
Do you look to the dawn, see a new day begun?
No longer the fool, the vision is done
3. The Illusion of Power
What is it that turns you on to the illusion of power,
This thing that grabs you by the heart and makes you want to tear things down.
There is no reason why I should need all this power, but if you cross me now,
I'm gonna tear your whole world down.
The illusion of power, things I feel, seem so real,
The illusion of power.
I can't get the emotional thing straight in my head,
Everything I love dies too soon, or is already dead.
Don't stand too close I spit and breathe fire,
Anything I've got now you cannot desire.
You want to be my friend, I promise you nothing.
Nothing I can give you, nothing I can do for you,
I'm being chased by the sins of my past and it's killing me now,
Killing me now.
The illusion of power, things I feel, seem so real,
The illusion of power.
The illusion of power, it's already set signed and sealed,
The illusion of power.
Fool, you're caught in a complex catacomb of your own inadequcies and pitiful weaknesses,
Your soul secretes insecurity.
So you live on the reflection side of the mirror; you're terrified of true power.
You Fear
I can tell you stories of my
shaded past and I can drag you down into the depths of my soul.
The illusion of power, things I feel, seem so real,
The illusion of power.
The illusion of power, it's already set signed and sealed,
The illusion of power.
Why don't you come closer, Promise a story I will tell, yeah,
I'll save you from your dreams, yeah
I'll save you from your dreams.
4. Shaking Off the Chains
Is life everything you want to be,
Does it give you everything that you need,
Does it live up to your expectations,
Are you ready for the celebrations.
This is not for the weak of mind,
Are you sure that you're my kind,
Do you want to be part of me,
Are you sure that you can really see.
Are you chained to a life that you don't want,
Is it hard for you to find a way out,
Can you live without the love that you need,
Are you sure that what you have is so real.
This is not for the weak of mind,
Are you sure that you're my kind,
Do you want to be part of me,
Are you sure that you can really see.
All of your life, they try to take your cover,
Turn you into another, and make you change your name.
When you fall, it's up to you to recover,
You can't depend on another, to help you with the pain, yeah.
I'm shaking off the chains, I'm shaking off the chains.
This is not for the weak of mind,
Are you sure that you're my kind,
Do you want to be part of me,
Are you sure that you can really see.
In the night, you say that you are falling
People always calling, calling out your name.
What do you know, a face appears at the window,
Tapping on the window, the window of your soul.
I'm shaking off the chains, I'm tired of all the pain,
I'm shaking off the chains, let me live again,
Shaking off the chains, shaking off the chains.
5. Kill in the Spirit World
There's something wrong there's a chill in the air
and the blood in my vein's running colder
The eastern sky is beginning to silver
and the words that you speak start to falter
The seal is broken, the oath has been crossed
In the house of the dead there's a taker
Some say that this is the ultimate sin
When the spirit world turns to the alter
There's been a kill in the spirit world
There's been a kill in the spirit world
Behold the dead clutching at fading hands, out of reach forever
"In glory die" calls the voice of the void
Your assassin has cursed every spectre
The seal is broken, the oath has been crossed
and the house of the dead seeks a master
Stretching every muscle, I wait for the end
and a kiss on the wind whispers murder, Murder
There's been a kill in the spirit world
There's been a kill in the spirit world
When heaven is closer, it's pleasure and pain
Kill in the spirit world
Did you see another in black
is the blood in your veins running colder
If you did then there's no turning back
As the spirit world turns to the alter
The seal is broken, the oath has been crossed
and the house of the dead seeks the master
Stretching every muscle, I wait for the end
and a kiss on the wind whispers murder, Murder
There's been a kill in the spirit world
There's been a kill in the spirit world
Oh here it comes, oh no
The seal is broken, The eastern sky is beginning to silver
There's something wrong, there's a chill in the air
I feel the evil, I feel the evil
Somebody whispers murder
A kiss on the wind whispers murder
6. Guilty as Hell
Step back and look at you, and tell me that is what you want to be,
You realise that what you're seeing, is a replica of me.
Inside my world is pretty grim, that even I can't survive in,
I wouldn't try 'cause I know you.
Deep inside you know you're guilty as Hell.
Deep inside you know you're guilty as Hell.
You realise that what you're seeing is just a replica of me,
Only me.
Oh it makes no difference if you're the only one,
It doesn't matter when all is said and done,
Gonna feel the same, God will put the blame on you.
Oh yeah.
If I was you, If I was you,
I'd wanna see, I'd wanna see inside my head,
I'd wanna know if I was fuckin dead,
I'd wanna know what's going on,
Someone tell me the truth.
There's no fear in a fallen Angel, there's no love in a heart made of stone,
There's no truth in a heart that is screaming,
Deep inside you're as guilty as Hell.
There's no fear in a fallen Angel, there's no love in a heart made of stone,
There's no truth in a heart that is screaming.
Deep inside you're as guilty as Hell.
You're guilty.
7. The Law Maker
The horizon breaks, where a figure stands
Close your eyes and prey it's a vision of god's command
[Chorus:]
He's evil and mysterious, people fear his name
He's not here for deliverance, no
He's the lawmaker
He never speaks, but his tasks we're told
To seek out souls of the sinner, he'll trade for gold
[Chorus]
Silver mountains won't save you from hell
The prince of darkness inside you will dwell
Oh your weakness your past
The Lawmaker comes
[Chorus]
He's the Lawmaker
8. The Law Maker
The horizon breaks, where a figure stands
Close your eyes and prey it's a vision of god's command
[Chorus:]
He's evil and mysterious, people fear his name
He's not here for deliverance, no
He's the lawmaker
He never speaks, but his tasks we're told
To seek out souls of the sinner, he'll trade for gold
[Chorus]
Silver mountains won't save you from hell
The prince of darkness inside you will dwell
Oh your weakness your past
The Lawmaker comes
[Chorus]
He's the Lawmaker
9. Get a Grip
I see it on the TV, it's playing on my mind,
Everything I see has got something to do with killing my brother.
Just another mind game? or maybe it's a sign,
When the child with a gun holds it up to the head of his brother.
Well that ain't nice. Gotta get a grip, gotta get a hold on life,
Gotta get a grip cause you're gonna slip, yeah.
Somebody tell me, where did we lose?
Where's the point that we lost the control to live with each other?
Mister politician, searching for a lie.
What's the truth? will the youth find the proof for a revolution?
Cause that ain't nice, gotta get a grip, gotta get a hold on life
Gotta get a grip cause you're gonna slip, on ice,
Gotta get a grip, gotta get a hold on life
Gotta get a grip cause you're gonna slip
Gotta get a hold of the situation, gotta get you into my life,
Gotta get a hold and get it moving.
I can't tell you what you need to know it's up to you, oh yeah
That ain't nice, gotta get a grip, gotta get a hold on life
Gotta get a grip, cause you're gonna slip, on ice,
Gotta get a grip, gotta get a hold on life
Gotta get a grip cause you're gonna slip.
Gotta get a hold of the situation, gotta get a hold on life,
Gotta get a grip and get it moving,
I can't tell you what you need to know, it's up to you, oh yeah.
Don't your blood run cold, don't the sorrow show,
Hold on tight to what you have.
See it in your eyes, don't it make you cry,
Get a grip and shake the can.
Get a grip, yeah, get a grip, yeah, get a grip, yeah,
Get a grip, get a grip, get a grip, get a grip, get a hold.
Get a grip on life, get a grip on life, get a grip on life,
Yeah get a grip.
10. Jerusalem
The highway's screamin', callin' out your name
Cause every road that you travel on
There's a price to pay
A thousand eyes are starin'
But the blind still lead the blind
[Chorus:]
Where will you turn if it all goes wrong
And you're on the run
Jerusalem?
You say you walked through the valley
You say you've seen the signs
Echoes call you from a distant age
Or is it in your mind?
Then a thousand souls rise form the sea
Holding up the sun
And an angel cries 'beware your lies'
It could be the end of it all
[Chorus]
Everybody knows your name, every road leads to anger
Will it always be the same, is there reason to return?
[Chorus]
When an angel cries-Jerusalem
Better watch your lies-Jerusalem
When an angel cries-Jerusalem
11. The Gates of Hell
12. Call of the Wild
In this last and final hour, you can't hide
There's nowhere now that you can run
All eyes are on you, like a lost Eternal Light
Princes and Kings, Demons with wings
Summon your fears from hell
It's the call of the wild Calling you
In this last macabre hour, witches cry
and turn to dust before the moon
Many spirits are lost forever, but one survives
To call the tune of lucifer
It's the call of the wild Calling you
Hero, only in the grave are there no dreams
Hero, don't beleive in fate, it ain't what it seems
All you gotta do now is stay free
You're the one they turn to when hell screams
Fear of the devil has no place among the brave
Faced with pain, there's a battle to be won
All eyes are on you, like a lost Eternal Light
Princes and Kings, Demons with wings
Summon your fears from hell
It's the call of the wild Calling you
Hero, only in the grave are there no dreams
Hero, don't beleive in fate, it ain't what it seems
Hero, only in the grave are there no dreams
Hero, don't beleive in fate, it ain't what it seems
Hero, you got the fear of the devil burning your soul
Hero, It's the call of the wild
Hero, Tearing your soul
13. I Won't Cry for You
So you lie awake and think about tomorrow,
And you try to justify the things you've done,
But there's no one here, to hear your tears falling,
When you turn around, you find out, that you're the lonely one.
And it feels like someone's treading on your shadow,
And you always thought that Heaven knows for sure,
And it feels like you're drowning, in your tears.
So I won't cry for you, no I ain't gonna cry for you,
And I ain't gonna lie for you, no I ain't gonna cry for you.
Ain't gonna cry for you.
So you lie awake and think about the sorrow,
Does it really still the fears in your mind,
And you try to realise the things you wanted,
But you take it all for granted and now it makes you blind.
And it feels like someone's treading on your shadow,
And you always thought that Heaven knows for sure,
And it feels like you're drowning, in your tears.
So I ain't gonna cry for you, no I ain't gonna die for you,
And I ain't gonna lie for you, no I ain't gonna cry for you.
Ain't gonna cry
I ain't gonna cry for you, I ain't gonna cry.
So I ain't gonna cry for you, no I ain't gonna die for you,
No I ain't gonna lie for you, no I ain't gonna cry for you,
Ain't gonna cry, ain't gonna cry for you no more,
Ain't gonna die, I ain't gonna die for no more,
Ain't gonna lie, I ain't gonna lie for no more,
Ain't gonna cry, I ain't gonna cry for you no more.
14. Black Moon
Oh the devil is rising with the moon
He cries and my blood runs cold.
Oh no never was the darkness so black,
No light and nowhere to go.
My spirit is crying for a love
So tired of being alone.
I remember He came here to steal,
and You are His stealer of souls.
I see a Black Moon rising,
and it's calling out my name.
Oh it's calling my name.
I've been blinded, lost and confused,
darkness will call me no more.
Heaven is no friend of mine,
no god ever knocked on my door.
I see a Black Moon rising,
and it's calling out my name.
Oh it's calling my name.
I'm standing on the dark side of time
Reaching for the power of Her hand.
She's weaving an unholy light
And calls from Lucifer's land.
I see a Black Moon rising,
and it's calling out my name.
An angel of Hell is rising,
heaven's no friend of mine.
I see a Black Moon rising,
and it's calling out my name,
I see a Black Moon rising,
and it causes so much pain.
An angel of Hell is rising,
heaven's no friend of mine.
I see a Black Moon rising,
and it's calling out my name.
It's calling my name,
this spirit's crying for love.
Heaven's no friend of mine.
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