Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol

Black Sabbath - The Eternal IdolThe Eternal Idol

Released: November, 1987
The Shining (5:58)
Ancient Warrior (5:35)
Hard Life to Love (5:00)
Glory Ride (4:48)
Born to Lose (3:43)
Nightmare (5:17)
Scarlet Pimpernel (2:07)
Lost Forever (4:00)
Eternal Idol (6:35)
Released on the b-side of the "The Shining" 12"-Maxi:
Some Kind of Woman (3:03)


The Shining (5:58)
There's a man who sees all there is to see
What the future holds for all
As the days grow dark as his sole and final warning
Beware of the one with invisible friends they will steal into your mind
And all too soon the signs begin to show-oh
Rise up to the shinin'
Live long live now-ow
Rise up to the shinin'
Don't be blind by fools again
Fools again
As the page is turned and the story's told on the visions he had seen
The house on the hill with the haunted eyes that call
No one laughed as madness came out (out out) to play it's game
If you stay too long you'll finally go insane, now
Rise up to the shining
Live long live now-ow
Rise up to the shining
Don't be blind by fools again
Fools again
Bells will take their toll on your way out
There's no way we're born to shine before our time
All your life, you're on your own
Lonely road lost in a time
Let the light lead your way to the golden throne,
It's the only way
Rise up to the shinin'
Live long live now-ow
Rise up to the shinin'
Don't be blind by fools again
Rise up to the shinin'
Live long live now-ow
Rise up the shinin'
Don't be blind by fools again
Oh rise up to the shinin'
Wise up, they're gonna steal your mind
Rise up the house is gonna haunt you!
No one laughed, no one cried
Oh oh ahh-ahh yeah
Ancient Warrior (5:34)
There's no end - there's no beginning - to the old man's story
Does he still remember me - from lives gone by?
Oh I see his spirit rising upon the back of time
I've got nowhere to hide
Will he keep a place from me?
He is the king of all kings
The keeper of light
He holds eternity's wings, oh
In his eyes an ocean's burning
Swollen seas of tears
Troubled mind the beating war drums in his ears
No one ever hears his warning
Am I the one he calls?
When they tell me they're afraid
Some say I'll be put away
He is the king of all kings
The keeper of light
He holds eternity's wings, oh
My blood will spill my blood
Oh-oh
My blood will spill my blood ha
In the wisdom of the prophet's never ending tale
"Open up the eyes within your mind," he said
Crowned in his ancient glory
There's a king within us all
Some will say it's all in vain
That he doesn't have a name
He is the king of all kings
The keeper of light
He holds eternity's wings, oh
Hard Life To Love (5:00)
Livin' in the fast lane is easy till ya run out of road
Friends will turn to strangers when you're out of control
A slip of the tongue when it's done, is often hard to see it thru
So never let your words be lies or they'll come looking for you
It's a hard life to love hmm yeah
For the price of glory you left and threw your fortunes away
Never really cared too much for the job or the pay
You're standing in the rain with no cover but you never complain
You're an angry young man face to face but your mirror's insane
It's a hard life to love mmm
I'm simply refusing a part in your world
Cause I see, see how it burns
I see how it turns
And you're simply denyin' the fact that you're blind
And I see no more
I see red. I only see red
ooh yeah
Think of all the times I was hurting but you felt no pain
Think of all the lies you told me again and again
And still you seek the truth from those who continue to lie
And now you're seeking life from those who are living to die
It's a hard life to love mmm
I'm simply refusing a part in your world
Cause I see, see how it burns
I see how it turns
And you're simply denying the fact that you're blind
And I see no more
I see red. I only see red
Ooh yeah ooh (ooh yeah)
Livin' in the fast lane ain't easy when you've run out of road
Friends will turn to strangers when you've nowhere to go
Don't give a damn when you're lost cause you'll die from it all
Laws were made to be broken
And you do it for the thrill of it all
It's a hard life to love ooh yeah
It's a hard life to love ooh yeah
It's a hard life to love
I've run out of road, ooh
Hard life to love
I've run out of road, mmm yeah
It's a hard life to love
Glory Ride (4:48)
Winged with steel they fill the air
The soldiers of fortune will ride
Into the sights of the enemy's gun
Those who have taken their oaths tonight are well prepared
They know they'll do or die
Even if it's suicide
Let's take a chance
As the skies will burn tonight
Wasted lives and spirits run free
On wings of no return
Dressed to kill where eagles dare
The fate of a nation's at hand
Is this the answer to their prayer?
Come the dawn, thru the blood red skies
Return with tears in their eyes
And they recall thou shall not kill
And in the morning they'll take a hero's bow
And make the everlasting flight
Hear them callin' up above all across the skies
Hear them callin' up above from the other side
Hear them call!
Now
Let's take a chance
As the skies will burn tonight
Wasted lives and spirits run free
On the wings of no return
Let's take a chance
As the skies will burn tonight
Wasted lives and spirits run free
On the wings of no return
There's a fire in the sky
We all live to die
Ohh is this the answer?
Let's take a chance
As the skies will burn tonight
Born To Lose (3:43)
I'll play your game but if you lose you're gonna pay the price
Broken chains, like a prisoner freed at last
The fear inside just uped and died
Time will tell if I am wrong
Ah-ah ah-ah it won't be too long yeah
Ya think I'm chasing shadows in the dark
Well I'm not born to lose
Were not born to lose umm-umm
Ya curse my name as I turn and walk away from you
Ohh ah-ah ah-ah it won't be too long
You don't scare me 'cos you're hard to see
And it's time that you were gone
Ah-ah ah-ah it won't be too long yeah
Ya think I'm chasing shadows in the dark
Well I'm not born to lose
Ya think I'm chasing shadows in the dark
What ya gonna do about it now?
What ya gonna do about it now?
Yeah yeah (yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
Ah-ah ah-ah it won't be too long, yeah ooh
Ah-ah ah-ah it won't be too long, yeah oh no
Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ohh
Ya think I'm chasing shadows in the dark
What ya gonna do about it now?
What ya gonna do about it now?
There ain't nothing you can do about it now
Nightmare (5:17)
I close my eyes started dreamin'
See a vision filled with wings head my way
Hear a presence of unknown power
Telling me to come this is the only way
It's a dream within a dream
Lost and lonely
Don't be fooled by the Devil's hand
Oh no
Silent screamer filled with fear
As the night-time shapes a face then disappears
Scared forever (implant) into believin'
That your mind has met the Prince of whom you see
It's a dream within a dream
Lost and lonely
Don't be fooled by the Devil's hand
Oh no
It's dream within dream
Lost forever
Don't be fooled by the Devil, oh no!
RAY GILLEN: ha ha ha ha...
aooh hah hah ...
In your eyes the evil spirit rises
Blinded by the dark you fall into shame
As the reaper takes you down the spiral stairway
You share the evil pit with Satan's name
Nightmare, it's got me runnin'
Nightmare, it's calling you
Nightmare, it's got me runnin'
Nightmare, it's calling you
It's a dream within a dream
Lost and lonely
Don't get fooled, by the Devil
It's dream within a dream
Lost forever
Don't be fooled by the Devil
It's got me runnin'
It's just a nightmare
It's got me runnin'
It's got me runnin'
You wake up in dreams
Scarlet Pimpernel (2:07)
Instrumental
Lost Forever (4:00)
All your life you've been slippin' and slidin' trying to find a way
Sun won't shine but now it's your time to pay
There's no turning back as you look the hangman in the eye
Now Hell's just your death away
It's too late to say you care
When there's evil in your stare
You say your not to blame
In your head voices mocking every prayer
Remember the face you saw that once was you
Spirits high there's no way that you could lose
Give him rope they said as you look the hangman in the eye
And now around your neck you feel the noose
It's too late to say you care
When there's evil in your stare
You say your not to blame
In your head voices mocking every prayer
Now you're lost forever
I'm burning with fire
It's time to leave or get out
I'm burning in fire
I can't take no more so get out
I'm burning with fire
The wheels of steel will grind you
I'm burning with fire it's time you're lost forever ha ha ha
Lost forever
There's an evil in your stare
Lost forever
Hell's just a breath away
Lost forever
And there's no way out
you burn with fire,
It's time to get out, get out, get out
Lost forever
There's evil in your stare
Lost forever
And there's no turning back
Lost forever
The wheels of steel will grind you
Lost forever
Lost forever
Lost forever
Eternal Idol (6:35)
No one said it had to be this way
Why are we the victims of their final word?
Dying world is killing us so slowly
I believe no god may save us now
Can ya see what I see?
Sinners say your prayers tonight
The judgement day is here
Child of tomorrow will die
Not even born
Jesus our questions
Never seems to hear
Dying for the answers may be
Price we pay
Ta find a key to our lives
Is there a heaven? Is there a hell?
Who's this god?
Tell me there's no god above
Why!
Oh
We choose what lord deep within our souls
He's not one thing
Ooh we are his spirit
We could save this world from destruction day
Can ya see what I see?
Can ya hear me cryin'?
Oh God can ya help me now?
Take my hand no home no home
Of God take my heaven
You and I are victims of their word
As the masters of power try to poison our world
Greed money taken over their souls
Just mechanical brains
Politicians don't know
They just don't know
Know
Know
Know
Just don't know
I die
Some Kind of Woman (3:03)
She's young, but lord what a woman she's quick as a brawl at five
She's class, one hell of a woman, she really confused my mind
She's bad, power of the pleasure is far enough ta chase
She's fast, power of the pedal is keeping up the pace
Wise up, she's some kind of woman
Wise up, you can't get away
Wise up, ooh just when you think that its safe
I'm gone, I can't justify when I ain't got some control
So long, I ain't gonna stop 'till I step right off this world
She's gone, I guess I'm the winner of an innocent little time
Don't look, a tap on the shoulder sends a shiver down my spine
Wise up, she's some kind of woman
Wise up, can't get away
Wise up, oh just when you think that its safe (safe) ...
She's back
Cryin', to give all the lovin' but I never was enough
I cried, I prayed up to Heaven but the Lord said, "Boy that's tough."
This smile, only served me to ruin me when I thought I had direction
That walk, how the hell did she do it every move was perfection
Wise up, she's some kind of woman
Wise up, you can't get away
Wise up, ooh just when you think that its safe
Ooh she's back
Ah she's back
Ahh my motors runnin'
It's buzzin'
Ooh she's back
Ah
Ooh she's back
Ooh


Transcription by Shawn Glick and Chris Slenker 1997.

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