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War Pigs.

Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
edited October 2006 in A Moving Train
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death construction
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Welcome to our fortress tall
    I'll take some time to show you around
    Impossible to break these walls
    For you see the steel is much too strong
    computer banks to rule the world
    instruments to sight the stars

    Possibly I've seen too much
    Hangar 18 I know too much

    Foriegn life forms inventory
    suspended state of cryogenics
    selective amnesias the story
    believed foretold but who'd suspect
    The military intelligence
    two words combined that can't make sense

    Possibly I've seen too much
    Hangar 18 I know too much
    reigning champion

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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    In the fields the bodies burning
    As the war machine keeps turning
    Death and hatred to mankind
    Poisoning their brainwashed minds

    Oh Lord yeah!
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    brother will kill brother
    spilling blood across the land
    killing for religion
    something I don't understand
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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    Politicians hide themselves away.
    They only started the war.
    Why should they go out to fight?
    They leave that role to the poor, yeah.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Fools like me who cross the sea
    and come to foriegn lands
    Ask the sheep for their beliefs
    Do you kill on God's command?
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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    Time will tell on their power minds,
    making war just for fun.
    Treating people just like pawns in chess,
    wait till their judgement day comes, yeah.
  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    Ah yes, the 1970 version (ah, Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward) of "Masters of War". Love it. :)

    ~peace~
    Never allow someone to be your Priority,
    While allowing yourself to be their Option.

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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    That's awesome, I have to admit guys, I never really read those lyrics. The only part I knew was black masses and the war machine keeps turning. Those lyrics really kick ass though, I thought Ozzy was just a fucked up dude.

    I have to say the same about Led Zeppelin as well. I sat down and read the lyrics to Fool In The Rain once and was amazed. Really clever lyrics in that song. Not about war though. Fuck Ozzy knew what he was singing about.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    I believe there is a 99% chance that Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics for War Pigs.
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  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    Ahnimus wrote:
    That's awesome, I have to admit guys, I never really read those lyrics. The only part I knew was black masses and the war machine keeps turning. Those lyrics really kick ass though, I thought Ozzy was just a fucked up dude.

    I have to say the same about Led Zeppelin as well. I sat down and read the lyrics to Fool In The Rain once and was amazed. Really clever lyrics in that song. Not about war though. Fuck Ozzy knew what he was singing about.

    Fool in the Rain?!?? Ah, come into the fold, my friend. Check out some Physical Graffiti if you want some nice Zep lyrics. Any of their albums, really, but I wouldn't pick In Through the Out Door as my fave. :)

    Now if you really want some wild shit, here's the lyrics to Walpurgis... Walpurgis is the original name of this song (War Pigs) - and it had totally different lyrics back then, but the same music. Perhaps why Ozzie has the rep he does...

    Witches gather at black masses
    Bodies burning in red ashes
    On the hill the church in ruin
    Is the scene of evil doings
    It's a place for all bad sinners
    Watch them eating dead rats' innards
    I guess it's the same whereever you may go
    Oh Lord yeah

    Carry banners which denounce the lord
    See me rocking in my grave
    See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood
    See them stick the stake through me
    Oh

    Don't hold me back cause I've just gotta go
    They've got a hold of my soul now
    Lords got my brain instinct with blood obscene (not sure about this line)
    Look in my eyes I'm there enough
    Yeah

    On the scene a priest appears
    Sinners falling at his knees
    Satan sends out funeral pyre
    Casts the priest into the fire
    It's the place for all bad sinners
    Watch them eating dead rats' innards
    I guess it's the same whereever you may go
    Oh lord yeah

    ~peace~
    Never allow someone to be your Priority,
    While allowing yourself to be their Option.

    ‹^›_‹(ô¿ô)›_‹^›

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