Solitude (2009 Remaster) – English Lyrics

• By: Black Sabbath
• Album: Master of Reality

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholy beauty of Black Sabbath's "Solitude," a rare psychedelic folk track that offers a masterclass in English balladry. The lyrics, penned by Geezer Butler, utilize evocative imagery and simple, heartfelt expressions of despair and isolation, making it an excellent source for learning emotionally-charged English vocabulary related to loss and introspection. Its gentle pace and clear vocal delivery showcase a side of Ozzy Osbourne that highlights the power of quiet, poetic expression over heavy metal volume.

[English]

My name it means nothing, my fortune is less

...

My future is shrouded in dark wilderness

...

Sunshine is far away, clouds linger on

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Everything I posessed, now they are gone

They are gone

They are gone

...

Oh, where can I go to and what can I do?

Nothing can please me, only thoughts are of you

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You just left when I begged you to stay

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I've not stopped crying since you went away

You went away

You went away

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The world is a lonely place, you're on your own

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Guess I will go home, sit down and mourn

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Crying and thinking is all that I do

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Memories I have remind me of you

Of you

Of you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
name /neɪm/ B1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
fortune /ˈfɔːr.tʃuːn/ B2	noun - chance or luck as an influence on things happening
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - without light
wilderness /ˈwɪl.dər.nəs/ B2	noun - an uncultivated, uninhabited region
sunshine /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/ A2	noun - light from the sun
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - visible masses of condensed water vapor floating in the sky
posessed /pəˈzɛst/ C1	verb - to have ownership or control over something
gone /ɡɔn/ A2	verb (past participle) - no longer here, disappeared
crying /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - shedding tears in response to emotion
thoughts /θɔːts/ B2	noun - ideas or opinions produced by thinking
memories /ˈmɛm.ər.iz/ C1	noun - recollections of past experiences

Key Grammar Structures

• My name it means nothing, my fortune is less

  ➔ Subject + it + means + something

  ➔ Uses 'it' as a pronoun to refer to the subject 'my name' and states its meaning.

• My future is shrouded in dark wilderness

  ➔ Subject + is + past participle (adjective phrase)

  ➔ Uses the present tense 'is' to describe the current state of the 'future' being concealed.

• Everything I possessed, now they are gone

  ➔ Subject + past tense verb

  ➔ Uses past tense 'possessed' to indicate ownership in the past, with 'are gone' showing the current state.

• Oh, where can I go to and what can I do?

  ➔ Question words + can + subject + base verb

  ➔ Uses question words 'where' and 'what' with 'can' to inquire about possibility or options.

• Nothing can please me, only thoughts are of you

  ➔ Subject + can + base verb

  ➔ Uses 'can' with the base verb 'please' to express inability or impossibility.

• Memories I have remind me of you

  ➔ Subject + verb + object (rectified as 'remind me of you')

  ➔ Expresses that 'memories' are causing the speaker to recall someone, using the verb 'remind' with a reflexive pronoun.