Black Sabbath - Vol 4

Black Sabbath - Vol 4Vol 4

Released: September, 1972
1 Wheels of Confusion (8:00)
The Straightener
2 Tomorrow's Dream (3:08)
3 Changes (4:41)
4 FX (1:41)
5 Supernaut (4:43)
6 Snowblind (5:28)
7 Cornucopia (3:50)
8 Laguna Sunrise (2:50)
9 St. Vitus' Dance (2:25)
10 Under the Sun (5:52)
Every Day Comes and Goes




Wheels of Confusion (8:00)
The Straightener
Long ago I wandered through my mind,
In the land of fairy tales and stories,
Lost in happiness I didn't know fears,
Innocence and love was all I knew,
Was an illusion
Soon the days were passing into haze,
Happiness just didn't come so easy,
Life was bored of fairy tales and daydreams,
Innocence was just another word,
Was an illusion
Lost in the wheels of (confusion/delusion),
Running through valleys of tears
Eyes full of angered illusion,
Hiding in ev'ry day dream
So I found that life is just a game,
But (you've known/you know) there's never been a winner,
Try your hardest, you'll still be a loser,
The world will still be turning when you've gone
Yeah when you've gone!
Tomorrow's Dream (3:08)
Well, I'm leaving tomorrow at day break,
Had the fastest train around nine
Yes, I'm leaving this sorrow and heart-aches,
Before it takes me away from my mind
Send me love and I may let you see me,
Send me holes that can (fit/spin) in my head
But if you really want me to answer,
I could only let you know when I'm dead
When sadness fills my days,
It's time to turn away
And let tomorrow's dreams
become reality to me
Right!
So realize I'm much better without you,
You're not the one and only thing in my heart,
I'll just go back to pretending I'm living,
But this time I'm gonna have the star part
Changes (4:41)
I feel unhappy, I feel so sad,
I lost the best friend that I ever had,
She was my woman, I loved her so,
But it's too late now, I've let her go
I'm going through changes
I'm going through changes
We shared the years, we shared each day,
In love together we found a way,
But soon the world had its evil way,
My heart was blinded,
Love went astray
I'm going through changes
I'm going through changes
It took so long to realize,
And I can still hear her last goodbyes,
Now all my days are filled with tears,
Wish I could go back and change these years
I'm going through changes
I'm going through changes
FX (1:41)
Instrumental
Supernaut (4:43)
I wanna reach out and touch the sky
I wanna touch the sun but I don't need to fly
I'm gonna climb up ev'ry mountain on the moon,
And find the dish that ran away with the spoon
I've crossed the oceans, turned every bend
I found the plastic at the golden rainbow's end
I've been through magic and through life's reality
I've lived a thousand years, they never bothered me
Got no religion; don't need no friends
Got all I want and I don't need to pretend
Don't try to reach me 'cos I'll tear up your mind
I've seen the future and I've left it behind
Snowblind (5:28)
What you get and what you see
Things that don't come easily
Feeling happy in my pain
Icicles within my brain
(Cocaine)
Something blowin' in my head
Winds of ice that soon will spread,
Down to freeze my very soul
Makes me happy makes me cold
My eyes are blind but I can see,
The snowflakes glisten on the tree(s)
The sun no longer sets me free
I feel the snowflakes freezing me
Let the winter sunshine on
Let me feel the frost of dawn
Fill my dreams of flakes of snow
Soon I'll feel the chilling globe
Right!
Don't you think I know what I'm doing?
Don't tell me that's it's doing me wrong
You're the one that's really the loser
This is where I feel I belong
Blind!
Crystal world with winter flowers,
Turn my days to frozen hours
Lying snowblind in the sun
Will my ice age ever come?
Cornucopia (3:50)
Too much near the truth they say,
Keep it 'till another day,
Let them have their little game,
Illusion helps to keep them sane
Let them have their little toys,
Matchbox cars and mortgage joys,
Exciting in their plastic waste,
Frozen food in a concrete maze
You're gonna go insane,
I'm tryin' ta save your brain
Alright!
I don't know what's happening,
My head's all torn inside
People say I'm heavy,
They don't know what I hide
Take a life, it's going cheap,
Kill someone no one will weep,
Freedom's yours, just pay your dues,
We just want your soul to use
You're gonna go insane,
I'm tryin' to save your brain
Laguna Sunrise (2:50)
Instrumental
St. Vitus' Dance (2:25)
So you think you know what's going on inside her head,
You think she wants your money
but it's you she wants instead
When you think about the things that she did long ago,
It breaks your heart, but deep down,
boy you don't want her to go
You feel your nerves are shattering,
ya feel you wanna die,
Just because the one mistake of telling you a lie
If I were you I'd try again and try (to)* make amends,
She only thinks of you, you know, I'm talking as a friend
* Implied but not sung
Under the Sun (5:52)
Every Day Comes and Goes
Well, I don't want no Jesus freak to tell me what it's all about,
No black magician telling me to cut 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 (release/relieved)
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, 'cos no one else is true
Ev'ry day just comes and goes
Life is one long overdose
People drive to ruination
I can see through their frustration
People hiding their real faces,
Each one running their rat races
Behind each flow'r 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



Transcription by Shawn Glick and Chris Slenker 1997.

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