Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – English Lyrics

• By: Black Sabbath

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dark, poetic world of Black Sabbath with 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.' This track is perfect for learners looking to explore evocative English vocabulary related to disillusionment and industry critique, all set to the foundational sounds of heavy metal.

[English]

You see life through distorted eyes

You know you have to learn

The execution of your mind

You really have 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 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

You bastards

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, yeah

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, yeah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
distorted /dɪˈstɔːrtɪd/ B2	adjective - pulled or twisted out of shape; misrepresented
execution /ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn/ C1	noun - the carrying out or putting into effect of a plan or course of action
crippled /ˈkrɪpld/ B2	verb - caused someone to be unable to walk or move properly; severely damaged
doom /duːm/ B2	noun - death, destruction, or some other terrible fate
bastards /ˈbæstərdz/ B2	noun - an unpleasant or despicable person
nightmares /ˈnaɪtmerz/ B1	noun - frightening or unpleasant dreams
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒn/ B1	noun - lack of understanding; uncertainty
bloody /ˈblʌdi/ B2	adjective - covered with or bleeding blood; used as an intensifier
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - a place regarded as the abode of God
hell /hel/ A2	noun - a place of punishment for the wicked after death
return /rɪˈtɜːrn/ A2	noun - the act of coming back to a place
wishing /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to feel or express a strong desire or hope for something
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ A2	verb - causing the death of a person or animal
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - having life; being alive

Key Grammar Structures

• You see life through distorted eyes

  ➔ Past participle as an adjective

  ➔ "Distorted" is the past participle of the verb 'distort', used here to describe the noun 'eyes'.

• The race is run, the book is read

  ➔ Present passive voice

  ➔ The structure "is + past participle" (is run, is read) indicates that the subject is the receiver of the action.

• But you don't want to know

  ➔ Infinitive as direct object

  ➔ After the verb 'want', the verb "to know" functions as an infinitive serving as the direct object.

• Nobody will ever let you know

  ➔ Causative verb (let + object + bare infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "let + you + know" uses the base form of the verb "know" without 'to'.

• The people who have crippled you

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who'

  ➔ The clause "who have crippled you" acts as an adjective to identify "the people".

• You're wishing that the hands of doom / Could take your mind away

  ➔ Modal verb in the past form for hypothetical situations

  ➔ "Could" is used here to express a wish for a hypothetical or future possibility.

• Life is killing you

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The structure "is + verb-ing" describes an action that is currently happening.

• Living just for dying

  ➔ Gerund as the object of a preposition

  ➔ "Dying" is a gerund (verb functioning as a noun) following the preposition "for".