Who Are You? – English Lyrics

• By: Black Sabbath
• Album: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heavy world of Black Sabbath with 'Who Are You?'. This song is a fantastic tool for learning English expressions related to identity, questioning, and existential confusion, all delivered through the raw energy of early heavy metal.

[English]

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?

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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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ A2	noun - something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
worship /ˈwɜːrʃɪp/ B2	verb - to show reverence and adoration for a deity or a person
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see; lacking awareness or judgment
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone
cast /kæst/ B2	verb - to throw something forcefully
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of matter
smart /smɑːrt/ A2	adjective - having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded to elicit information
beg /bɛɡ/ B1	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something
hell /hɛl/ B1	noun - a place of suffering or torment in various religions

Key Grammar Structures

• That's within your mind

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ "That" functions as a relative pronoun defining the noun "secret".

• You think all the people / Who worship you are blind

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause/Embedded Clause

  ➔ "Who" introduces the relative clause describing "all the people".

• You're just like Big Brother

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (Comparison)

  ➔ "Like" is used here as a preposition to indicate a similarity between the subject and "Big Brother".

• And when you have played enough

  ➔ Present Perfect in Time Clause

  ➔ The present perfect "have played" is used after "when" to indicate a completed action in the future.

• You'll just cast our souls into the dust

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction)

  ➔ "Will" is used to make a strong prediction or statement about a future consequence.

• You thought that it would be easy

  ➔ Future in the Past

  ➔ "Would be" is the past tense of "will be", used to express an expectation that existed in the past.

• Before my time is through

  ➔ Prepositional phrase/Time clause

  ➔ "Before" functions as a conjunction here, introducing a time clause.

• Please I beg you tell me

  ➔ Imperative/Verb pattern

  ➔ "Beg" is followed by the object "you" and the base form verb "tell" (implied 'to').