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Dio – Holy Diver Lyrics 15 years ago
lemme rephrase mine according to what DaFace posted, which is right imo

Holy Diver > You // relating us to Satan , one of the famous tradition breakers in the Bible
You've been down too long in the midnight sea > the society is the sea
Oh what's becoming of me > reflecting yourself of the

Ride the tiger > Break tradition
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean > you see its ok but society dictates otherwise
Oh don't you see what I mean ~

Gotta get away > From society :P
Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds > Rewards of society , eg. acceptance & popularity
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue > has a good and bad side
Something is coming for you > and theres a price

Race for the morning > gain from society
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light > til you see the truth
Oh we will pray it's all right ~

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies > in the lies
There's a truth that's hard as steel > theres a truth
The vision never dies > this point of view / tradion will never end
Life's a never ending wheel > and thus it is like a wheel , meaning theres no equality

Holy Diver
You're the star of the masquerade > its your life dont be afraid of society
No need to look so afraid

Jump on the tiger > Break Tradition
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean > this is reffering to a person now imo.
Some light can never be seen > if it is reffering to a person it may be the metal society

otherwise that stanza is the same like the other tiger stanza.


again, all the songs' meaning are meant to be found by the listener , so you can relate in your own view

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Dio – Holy Diver Lyrics 15 years ago
lemme rephrase mine according to what DaFace posted, which is right imo

Holy Diver > You // relating us to Satan , one of the famous tradition breakers in the Bible
You've been down too long in the midnight sea > the society is the sea
Oh what's becoming of me > reflecting yourself of the

Ride the tiger > Break tradition
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean > you see its ok but society dictates otherwise
Oh don't you see what I mean ~

Gotta get away > From society :P
Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds > Rewards of society , eg. acceptance & popularity
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue > has a good and bad side
Something is coming for you > and theres a price

Race for the morning > gain from society
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light > til you see the truth
Oh we will pray it's all right ~

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies > in the lies
There's a truth that's hard as steel > theres a truth
The vision never dies > this point of view / tradion will never end
Life's a never ending wheel > and thus it is like a wheel , meaning theres no equality

Holy Diver
You're the star of the masquerade > its your life dont be afraid of society
No need to look so afraid

Jump on the tiger > Break Tradition
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean > this is reffering to a person now imo.
Some light can never be seen > if it is reffering to a person it may be the metal society

otherwise that stanza is the same like the other tiger stanza.


again, all the songs' meaning are meant to be found by the listener , so you can relate in your own view

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Dio – Holy Diver Lyrics 15 years ago
forgot that "ride the tiger" means break tradition or "fashion"
sorry im making this quick

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Dio – Holy Diver Lyrics 15 years ago
Holy Diver > Crusader
You've been down too long in the midnight sea > On the crusade, killing
Oh what's becoming of me > Turning into animals

Ride the tiger > Save the enemy
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean > the enemy is innocent
Oh don't you see what I mean ~

Gotta get away > Escape
Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds > Rewards from the crusade
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue > the rewards are dirty
Something is coming for you > Guilt is coming for you

Race for the morning > Time left to back out
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light > repent
Oh we will pray it's all right ~

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies > the catholic lies of being good as a crusader
There's a truth that's hard as steel > the truth is they're murderers
The vision never dies > the guilt will go on
Life's a never ending wheel > and its a never ending struggle

Holy Diver > Crusader
You're the star of the masquerade > your the worst hypocrite (its guilt)
No need to look so afraid ~

Jump on the tiger > Save the enemy
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean > the enemy is human/god's creation
Some light can never be seen > Blinded by religion


its a hit on the The Crusade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades

it could mean that or to stop abusin heroin , which is tiger catching/riding if smoked

all the songs are meant to be found out by yourself the listener , so you can relate
sometimes it can do alot of magic :)

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Black Sabbath – Children Of The Grave Lyrics 15 years ago
This is one scary song , not that it sounds scary but because

1st stanza is about the generation of rebellion

2nd stanza is the reason for the rebellion , war

3rd stanza is about the children of rebellion turning into death freaks
sadly when the hippy era ended , it came true.

I thought the lyrics was: Show the world that love is still the life you must embrace.

lol i heard this song on the 1997 reunion and ozzy was already ..... you know what.
IMO sounds better with that line tho

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Black Sabbath – Heaven And Hell Lyrics 15 years ago
like all poetic sabbath song, this one is misinterpreted by many and even the band members too, someone here got it right tho.

This is about society, mostly about the society thinking its good but in truth it is wrong.
I bet Geezer Butler wrote this song.

Sing me a song, you're a singer > Your place in society
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil > If you hurt someone , they think of you as a bad person
The Devil is never a maker > Religion View of metal / devil is never good
The less that you give, you're a taker > Society View , example: rich still greedy even if they give

The lover of life's not a sinner > Old philosophy , enjoying life isn't a crime
The ending is just a beginner > Religion View , after life
The closer you get to the meaning } these 2 lines may be a whack on religion
The sooner you know that you're dreaming > these 2 lines may mean failed goals and lies / self delusion

Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion > this line speaks for itself

For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life > truth hurts, sometimes impossible, thus it turns into lies. / it could also mean lies can also be considered as truth

Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer > sadly love is made exalted by society but the giver of grace and life (aka mother earth) doesn't have much protectors.

They say that life's a carousel > This stanza tells our society
Spinning fast, you gotta ride it well ^
The world is full of Kings and Queens > people will rob you of your success , and you can't do anything
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams ^
It's Heaven and Hell, oh well >

And they'll tell you black is really white > society lying
The moon is just the sun at night ^
And when you walk in golden halls > its the finder keepers/losers weepers ideology
You get to keep the gold that falls > ^
It's Heaven and Hell, noh no

Fool fool, you got to bleed for the dancer > protect mother earth
Fool fool, look for the answer > do not be blinded by society
Fool, fool, fool >

All of these refers to the destructive nature of our society , pulling earth to what it is now today , and worse in the future.

thankyou for giving justice for this wonderful poetry. RIP Ronnie James Dio

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