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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

This version of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was released by Black Sabbath in 1973.

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You’ve seen life through distorted eyes
You know you had to learn
The execution of your mind
You really had to turn
The race is run the book is read
The end begins to show
The truth is out, the lies are old
But you don’t want to know

Nobody will ever let you know
When you ask the reasons why
They just tell you that you’re on your own
Fill your head all full of lies

The people who have crippled you
You want to see them burn
The gates of life have closed on you
And now there’s just no return
You’re wishing that the hands of doom
Could take your mind away
And you don’t care if you don’t see again
The light of day

Nobody will ever let you know
When you ask the reasons why
They just tell you that you’re on your own
Fill your head all full of lies

Where can you run to
What more can you do
No more tomorrow
Life is killing you
Dreams turn to nightmares
Heaven turns to hell
Burned out confusion
Nothing more to tell

Everything around you
What’s it coming to
God knows as your dog knows
Bog blast all of you
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Nothing more to do
Living just for dying
Dying just for you

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The lyrics to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Black Sabbath in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Black Sabbath and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath back when it was created.

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