Lyrics to
Hole In The Sky

This version of Hole In The Sky was released by Black Sabbath in 1975.

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I’m looking through a hole in the sky
I’m seeing nowhere through the eyes of a lie
I’m getting closer to the end of the line
I’m living easy where the sun doesn’t shine

I’m living in a room without any view
I’m living free because the rent’s never due
The synonyms of all the things that I’ve said
Are just the riddles that are built in my head

Hole in the sky, gateway to heaven
Window in time, through it I fly

I’ve seen the stars disappear in the sun
The shooting’s easy if you’ve got the right gun
And even though I’m sitting waiting for Mars
I don’t believe there’s any future in cause

Hole in the sky, gateway to heaven
Window in time, through it I fly
Yeah

I’ve watched the dogs of war enjoying their feast
I’ve seen the western world go down in the east
The food of love became the greed of our time
But now I’m living on the profits of pride

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About Lyrics and Hole In The Sky by Black Sabbath

The lyrics for Hole In The Sky are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by Black Sabbath. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Hole In The Sky have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Hole In The Sky - Black Sabbath and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Hole In The Sky by Black Sabbath in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hole In The Sky" means the words set to the music of Hole In The Sky, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Black Sabbath. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hole In The Sky and the lyrics to Hole In The Sky are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Black Sabbath who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hole In The Sky, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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