Spiral Architect – English Lyrics

• By: Black Sabbath
• Album: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dark, poetic world of Black Sabbath with 'Spiral Architect.' This track is a fantastic way to learn English vocabulary related to psychology, architecture, and abstract emotions, all set to a masterclass in progressive heavy metal.

[English]

Sorcerers of madness

Selling me their time

Child of God sitting in the sun

Keeping peace of mind

Fictional seduction

On a black snow sky

Sadness kills the superman

Even fathers cry

Of all the things I value most of all

I look inside myself

And see my world

And know that it is good

You know that I should

...

Superstitious centuries

Didn't time go slow

Separating sanity

Watching children grow

Synchronated undertaker

Spiral skies

Silver ships on plasmic oceans

In disguise

Of all the things I value most in life

I see my memories

And feel their warmth

And know that they are good

You know that I should

...

Watching eyes of celluloid

Tell you how to live

Metaphoric motories

Say give, give, give

Laughter giving, love is showing

Me the way

Spiral building architect

I build, you pay

Of all the things I value most of all

I look upon my Earth

And feel the warmth

And know that it is good

You know that I should

You know that I should

You know that I should

You know that I should

You know that I should

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Sorcerers /ˈsɔːrsərərz/ C2	noun - people who claim or are believed to use magic
Madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill or acting irrationally
Fictional /ˈfɪkʃənl/ C1	adjective - invented by the imagination; not real
Seduction /sɪˈdʌkʃn/ C1	noun - the temptation to do something considered unwise
Superstitious /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/ C1	adjective - having or showing a belief in superstitions
Sanity /ˈsænəti/ C1	noun - the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner
Undertaker /ˈʌndərteɪkər/ C2	noun - a person whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation
Spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/ B2	adjective - winding in a continuous curve around a central point
Plasmic /ˈplæzmɪk/ C2	adjective - relating to or consisting of plasma
Disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ B2	noun - a means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity
Celluloid /ˈsɛljulɔɪd/ C2	noun - a type of plastic formerly used for cinema film
Metaphoric /ˌmɛtəˈfɔːrɪk/ C1	adjective - characteristic of a metaphor; figurative
Architect /ˈɑːrkɪtekt/ B2	noun - a person who designs buildings
Value /ˈvæljuː/ A2	verb - to consider something to be important or beneficial
Memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - the faculty or power of remembering

Key Grammar Structures

• Selling me their time

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase

  ➔ "Selling" acts as a modifier describing the sorcerers, indicating an ongoing action.

• Of all the things I value most of all

  ➔ Relative Clause (omitted 'that')

  ➔ The implied "that" connects the noun "things" to the clause "I value".

• Didn't time go slow

  ➔ Past Simple Negative Question

  ➔ "Didn't" is used to form a negative question regarding a past state.

• Watching children grow

  ➔ Bare Infinitive after verb of perception

  ➔ The verb "grow" is used in its base form after the perception verb "watching".

• Tell you how to live

  ➔ Wh-word + to-infinitive

  ➔ "How to live" functions as a noun phrase acting as the object of "tell".

• Laughter giving, love is showing

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ These forms express actions currently occurring or trends, using the -ing suffix.

• You know that I should

  ➔ Modal Verb ellipsis

  ➔ The main verb after "should" is omitted, as it is understood from the context.

• Spiral building architect

  ➔ Compound Noun / Attributive Noun

  ➔ "Spiral building" acts as an adjective describing the "architect".