Black Sabbath - Born Again

Black Sabbath - Born AgainBorn Again

Released: August, 1983
1. Trashed (4:10)
2. Stonehenge (1:57)
3. Disturbing the Priest (5:48)
4. The Dark (0:31)
5. Zero the Hero (7:45)
6. Digital Bitch (3:35)
7. Born Again (6:30)
8. Hot Line (4:50)
9. Keep it Warm (5:34)
Also recorded during this session and unreleased: "The Falling"


Trashed (4:10)
Ahhh, Ah
It really was a meeting
The bottle took a beating
The ladies of the manor
Watched me climb into my car
And I was going down the track about a hundred and five
They had the stopwatch rolling
Had the headlights blazing I was really alive
And yet my mind was blowing
I drank a bottle of tequila and I felt real good
I had the tape deck roaring
But on the twenty-fifth lap at the canal turn I went off exploring
I knew I wouldn't make it the car just couldn't take it
I was turning, tires burning
The ground was in my sky
I was laughing. The bitch was trashed
And death was in my eye
Started pretty good and I was feeling my way
Had the wheels in motion
There was Peter and the Greenfly laughing like drains
Inebri-ocean
Crowd was roaring I was at Brands Hatch in my imagination
At the canal turn I hit an oily patch
Inebriation
Knew I wouldn't make it the car just couldn't take it
I was turning, tires burning
The ground was in my sky
I was laughing. The bitch was trashed
And death was in my eye
Ooh Mr. Miracle you saved me from some pain
I thank you Mr. Miracle I won't get trashed again
Ooh can ya hear my lies?
Don't you bother with this fool just laugh into my eye
I was turning, tires burning
The ground was in my sky
I was laughing. The bitch was trashed
Death was in my eye
Ooh Mr. Miracle you saved me from some pain
I thank you Mr. Miracle I won't get trashed again
Ooh can ya hear my lies?
Don't you bother with this fool just laugh into my eye...
Back to the bar and hit the bottle again
But there was no tequila
Then we started on the whiskey just to steady our brains
'Cos there was no tequila
As we drank a little faster at the top of our hill
We began to roll
(And) as we got trashed we were laughing still
Well bless my soul!
Yo ho jack off
Stonehenge (1:57)
Instrumental
Disturbing the Priest (5:48)
Ahh ha ha ha ha ha ha hah!
de de de de de de death!
Ahh ha ha ha ha half!
Oh!
Let's try get to the sky
Hang on or you're going to die
Sour life can turn sweet
It's laying at your feet
Sweet child with an innocent smile
Watches closely all the while
Don't be fooled when he cries
Keep looking at the eyes
Good life is contradiction
Because of crucifixion
If you're ready and have the need
I will take your soul and plant my seed
I just gotta listen to the night at the ending of the day
I just gotta listen to the night as safety slips away
Moving out of sight are the things you need to (see to feel/sleep fugue)
And as they slip away becoming so unreal unreal
You just gotta listen to the night as you're going upstairs
You just gotta listen to the night and don't forget to say your prayers
And as you lose control to the eyes in dark disguise
And icy fingers send electric lies lies
We're disturbing the priest
Won't you please come to our feast
Do we mind disturbing the priest?
Not at all, not at all, not in the least
Aahhh-ahhh, Do we mind disturbing the priest?
Aahhh-ahhh, not at all, not at all, not in the least
The force of the devil is the darkness the priest has to face
The force of the night will destroy him but will not disgrace
To get into his mind and to his soul you gotta set a light
The flames of doubt so deep inside inside
The devil and the priest can't exist if one goes away
It's just like the battle of a sun and the moon and night and day
Force of the devil that's we're all told to fear
Watch out for religion when he gets too near too near
We're disturbing the priest
Won't you please come to our feast
Do we mind disturbing the priest?
Not at all, not at all, not in the least
Good life is contradiction
Because of crucifixion
If you're ready and have the need
I'll take your soul and plant my seed, oh
Aahhhh, ahhhhh, ahhhahhh
What heh hey
Heh heh ahhhh-ha ha ha ha ha right
Ohhhh(Ahhhhhh-ha ha)
Ohhh
Let's try getting to the sky
Hang on or you're going to die
Sour life can turn sweet
Is laying at your feet
Sweet child with an innocent smile
Watches closely all the while
And when he cries
Keep looking at the eyes, ohh-ohh
Oh-oh disturbing the priest!
Yeah-oh disturbing the priest, yeah
Heh ha ha ha hey
Ah ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
Heh Hehhahaha
Ahhhahahahahad
Ohhhahhgggg...
The Dark (0:31)
Instrumental
Zero the Hero (7:45)
Accept the fact that you're second rate
Life is easy for you
It's all served up on a gold plated plate
Don't even have to talk to you
Your face is normal that's the way you're bred
That's the way you're gonna stay
Your head is firmly nailed to your t.v. channel
But someone else's finger's on the control panel
What's gonna be, what ya gonna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
When you gonna be, when you gonna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
Impossibility, it's a fallacy mother
Really a Hero (Hero)
You sit there watch it all burn down, (burn down)
It's easy and breezy for you
You play your life to a different sound
No edge no edge ya got no knife have you?
Your life's a six lane highway to no-where
Going so fast you're never ever
gonna get down there where the heroes sit by the river
With a magic in their music as they eat raw liver
What's it gonna be, what ya gonna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
When you gonna be, when you gonna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
Impossibility, it's a power team mother
Really a Hero (Hero)
You stand there captain and we all look
You really are mediocre
You are the champion in the Acme form book
But I think you're just a joker
Your face down life ain't so much of a pity
The luv-a-duckin' way you're walkin' around the city
With your balls and your head full of nothing
It's easy for you sucker but you really need stuffing
What's it gonna be, what ya gonna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
When you gonna be, when you gonna be brother?
Zero the Hero (Hero)
Impossibility, it's a power team brother
Really a Hero (Hero)
Digital Bitch (3:35)
She wears hot leather just to satisfy
She really throws it around
There ain't one thing she can't afford to buy
She's the richest bitch in town
Her big fat daddy was a money machine
He made a fortune from computers
She got more money than I've ever seen
But she's a greedy emotional looter
Keep away from the digital bitch
Keep away from the digital bitch
I keep away from the digital bitch
She's so rich, the digital bitch ahhh
She's got five rollers and a fine estate
A big house up on the hill
She throws more parties just to celebrate
Her life is one ginormous thrill
She buys poor people just to have around
Has a trophy for each lover
The bitch is rich but baby pound for pound
She's got a lot more to discover
Keep away from the digital bitch
Keep away from the digital bitch
Keep away from the digital bitch
She's so rich, the digital bitch
Maybe she could please me if I saw beneath her veil?
But she is just an imitation woman up for sale
She got so famous that she's on t.v.
She got a real professional smile
But I switch over 'cos she ain't for me
'Cos she disturb me all the while
She looks so happy but she got it wrong
She always going faster
Sing her life to such a different song
She needs a loving and dominant master
Keep away from the digital bitch
I keep away from the digital bitch
Keep away from the digital bitch
'Cos she's so rich, the digital bitch
Ohhh ho, jack off
Ohhh oh oh oh
Yah ho
She's a digital bitch Ou digital witch, yeah ohohohoh I come
Ou digital witch
Shape shift change digital witch
She a bitch
She a bitch bitch bitch pig's bitch pig's bitch, ou yeah
She's a video...video (Is she ready?) video bitch
Born Again (6:30)
As you look through my window
Deep into my room
The tapestries all faded
Their vague and distant glories concealed in the gloom
Icy fingers of forgotten passions
Softly brushing my lips
And the tips of my primitive soul
As you look through my door
Deep into my room
Can you feel the mighty wall power
It's waiting waiting in the gloom
The distant shadows of forgotten champions
Those who live in me still
And will rise when we challenge and kill
Born again
You'll be born again
Ahhhahahah-ahahahah
Look at this prince of evil
Fighting for your mind
Fighting all priests of shame
For the thrust of my challenge is aimed at the hearts
Of mutant gods who think we're all the same
They're controlling our minds
And they use us for fortune and fame
As you look through my window
Deep into my room
At your future and freedom
The grey and plastic retards all floating in circles
And as you taste the fruit of new sensations
Softly brushing your lips
As we rise when we challenge and kill
Born again
You'll be born again
Ahhhahahah-ahahahah
Born again
You'll be born again
If you want to be a king for a day just do what I say
Born again
You'll be born again
Everybody's got to think like a hunter just search for your prey
Born again
You'll be born
Be alive through the night and the day just do it my way
Hot Line (4:50)
Take me to the river baby drink my wine
When I'm going down won't you throw me a line
Lead me to religion take me up them stairs
When I take a tumble will you sing me some prayers?
When will you show me a sign?
When will you throw me a line?
Help me to the answer baby sit my prey
I'm torn between the Devil and the deep blue sea
Maybe if you wanted you could save my face
Keep me out of trouble I'm a living disgrace
When will you show me a sign?
When will you throw me a line? (death)
Oh...ooh baby put me on the hot line
Baby put me on the hot line
The hot lines to hell!
Oh
Show me to a sucker and you'll see my name
Standing in a line with the shadows of fame
Lead me to religion take me up them stairs
When I take a tumble will you say me some prayers?
When will you show me a sign?
When will you throw me a line?
When will you show me a sign?
When will you throw me a line?
Oh put me on the hot line!
Yeah put me on the hot line!
On the hot line baby, oh
Take me to the river baby drink my wine
Take me to the river and drink my wine
Take me to the river drink my wine
Take me, take me, a take me, take oh
Take me to the hot line
Baby take me to the hot line
Take me to the hot line, to hell ow
Keep It Warm (5:34)
Sweet woman are you feeling right?
What was it that you did last night?
Ya made me crazy you made me fly
I can't forget the hungry look in your eye
Oh what's a matter with me?
I'm just a runner I was born free
Since I met you I can't leave you alone
Leaving now but I'll be coming home, I said
Keep it warm rat, the place by your side
Nobody's gonna take away our our magical ride
Keep it warm for when we talk on the phone
Don't forget will you pretty one that your man,
Your man is coming home
D'ya hear the rumor that's going around?
Say I'm ruined 'cos I've settled down
It's not true well maybe half and half
Ya know I love ya but I still like a laugh
Ooh feeling fine, I got it right for the first time
Sweet woman I can't stay for long
Everybody will be proved wrong, I said
Keep it warm rat, the place by your side
Nobody's gonna take away our our magical ride
Keep it warm for when we talk on the phone
Don't forget pretty pretty one that your man,
Your man will be home
Like a gypsy I need to roam,
Don't worry I'll be coming home
I need the danger I need the thrill
I need to know what is over each hill
Ohhoh I'm a different man
Still running but you understand
Since I've met you I can't leave you alone
Leaving now but I'll be coming home, I said
Keep it warm rat, the place by your side
Nobody's gonna take away our magical ride
Keep it warm rat, warm for your man
Nobody's gonna take away our dreams and our plans
Keep it warm rat, the place by your side
Nobody's gonna take away our magical ride
Keep it warm for when we talk on the phone
Don't forget will ya pretty one
That your man, your man is coming home
Your man man is coming home
Don't forget pretty pretty one that your man,
Your man is coming home
Don't forget pretty pretty one
Don't forget pretty pretty one
Don't forget pretty pretty one
Don't forget pretty pretty one
Don't forget pretty pretty one
Don't forget pretty pretty one
Don't
The Falling
Unreleased song from the Born Again sessions. No information.



Transcription by Shawn Glick and Chris Slenker 1997.

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