Lyrics to
Who Are You?

This version of Who Are You? was released by Black Sabbath in 1973.

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Yes I know the secret
That’s within your mind
You think all the people
Who worship you are blind
You’re just like Big Brother
Giving us your trust
And when you have played enough
You’ll just cast our souls
Into the dust
Into the dust

You thought that it would be easy
from the very start
Now I’ve found you out
I don’t think you’re so smart
I only have one more question
Before my time is through
Please I beg you tell me
In the name of hell
Who are you?
Who are you?

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About Lyrics and Who Are You? by Black Sabbath

The lyrics to Who Are You? are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Black Sabbath in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Who Are You? 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 Who Are You? back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Who Are You? by Black Sabbath in a number of 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 Who Are You?" means the words set to the music of Who Are You?, 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 Who Are You? and the lyrics to Who Are You? 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 Who Are You?, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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