Lyrics to
Solitude

This version of Solitude was released by Black Sabbath in 1971.

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My name it means nothing
my fortune is less
My future is shrouded in dark wilderness
Sunshine is far away, clouds linger on
Everything I posessed – Now they are gone

Oh where can I go to and what can I do?
Nothing can please me only thoughts are of you
You just laughed when I begged you to stay
I’ve not stopped crying since you went away

The world is a lonely place – you’re on your own
Guess I will go home – sit down and moan.
Crying and thinking is all that I do
Memories I have remind me of you

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About Lyrics and Solitude by Black Sabbath

The lyrics for Solitude are defined as the words making up the song released by Black Sabbath in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Solitude have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Black Sabbath and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Solitude by Black Sabbath if you think through it. 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 Solitude" means the words set to the music of Solitude, 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 Solitude and the lyrics to Solitude 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 Solitude, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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