Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes – English Lyrics

• By: Black Sabbath
• Album: Vol. 4

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the roots of heavy metal with 'Under the Sun.' This track is perfect for intermediate English learners to practice deciphering philosophical themes and non-conformist sentiment in classic rock lyrics, while also studying the unique, rhythmic cadence of Ozzy Osbourne's vocal delivery.

[English]

Well, I don't want no Jesus freak to tell me what it's all about

No black magician telling me to cast my soul out

Don't believe in violence, I don't even believe in peace

I've opened the door, now my mind's been released

...

Well, I don't want no preacher telling me about the god in the sky

No, I don't want no one to tell me where I'm gonna go when I die

I wanna live my life, I don't want people telling me what to do

I just believe in myself, 'cause no one else is true

...

Every day just comes and goes, life is one long overdose

People try to rule the nation, I just see through their frustration

People hiding their real face and keep on running their rat race

Behind each flower there grows a weed, in their world of make-believe

...

So believe what I tell you, it's the only way you'll find in the end

Just believe in yourself, you know you really shouldn't have to pretend

Don't let those empty people try and interfere with your mind

Just live your life and leave them all behind

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
magician /məˈdʒɪʃən/ B2	noun - A person who performs magic tricks or possesses supernatural powers.
violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B1	noun - Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt or kill.
preacher /ˈpriːtʃər/ C1	noun - A person who gives religious sermons.
overdose /ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs/ C1	noun - An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
nation /ˈneɪʃən/ A2	noun - A large body of people united by common descent or history.
frustration /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ B2	noun - The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change something.
interfere /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ B2	verb - To take part in the affairs of others when not asked.
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B1	verb - To speak or act falsely to deceive.
released /rɪˈliːst/ B1	verb - To set free or liberate.
weed /wiːd/ B2	noun - A wild plant growing where it is not wanted.
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - Containing nothing; hollow.
true /truː/ A1	adjective - In accordance with fact or reality; honest.
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being.
cast /kæst/ B2	verb - To throw something forcefully.
freak /friːk/ C1	noun - An unconventional person; here used in the context of a religious fanatic.

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't want no Jesus freak to tell me what it's all about

  ➔ Double negative / Infinitive clause

  ➔ Using "no" with "don't" is a colloquial double negative for emphasis. "To tell" is an infinitive used to describe the purpose of the action.

• Now my mind's been released

  ➔ Present perfect passive voice

  ➔ The structure "has been" + past participle indicates an action that happened in the past with a result in the present.

• I don't want no one to tell me where I'm gonna go when I die

  ➔ Future intention with 'gonna' / Indirect question

  ➔ "Gonna" is a contraction of "going to," indicating future intent. "Where I'm gonna go" is an indirect question acting as the object of the verb.

• Every day just comes and goes

  ➔ Simple Present tense / Habitual action

  ➔ The simple present is used here to describe a recurring, universal truth or routine.

• Life is one long overdose

  ➔ Metaphor / Linking verb

  ➔ "Is" is a linking verb connecting the subject "life" to a metaphorical noun phrase "one long overdose."

• People try to rule the nation

  ➔ Infinitive as an object

  ➔ The verb "try" is followed by the infinitive "to rule," indicating an attempt to perform an action.

• You really shouldn't have to pretend

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation (negative) / Perfect modal

  ➔ "Shouldn't have to" expresses the lack of necessity or obligation to perform an action.

• Just live your life and leave them all behind

  ➔ Imperative mood / Phrasal verb

  ➔ The imperative "live" and "leave" are used for advice. "Leave behind" is a phrasal verb meaning to abandon or ignore someone/something.