Letters From Earth

It always worries me to think that maybe I'm not something of this world, that maybe I don't belong here, with all of these people who are so different than me. Imagine if they all lived on some planet that they thought was Earth, and I was the only one who was in the right place, and I guess I'd just send them letters from Earth.

This is from the viewpoint of someone who dosent belong on earth and sending madness and pain is like sending feeling from earth, there may some military references.

Black Sabbath: Letters From Earth (Alternate Lyrics from 12" Single Version).

  It's a cold world
  And I'm in the middle
  Caught in the in-between

  I don't belong here
  So I'm writing to you
  They never understand
  So I'm sending you some

  Letters from earth, yeah

  It's a new world
  And now I'm a stranger
  Stranger than you know

  I don't belong here
  And I'm writing to you
  With blood on my hands

  What if I send you madness
  What if I send you pain
  And letters from earth, ooh
  All right

  I see through the masquerade
  The secret faces
  The lie behind the smile
  They can make the water
  Taste just like the wine

  Come on it's another game
  And we gotta play on
  They say it's just pretend
  But did you ever ask them why
  The game is called the end

  I don't want your money, man
  I just want a part of you
  I can hear your voice of getting
  Seems to belong in my brain

  I don't want your pretty, no
  I just want the heart out of you
  Don't you think I said too much for now, hah
  Don't be afraid

  What if I send confusion
  What is the time and the pain worth
  Oh no no
  I'm only sending -
  Letters from the earth

I'm not into religion or believing in god but i think the song is about a person who sees all the pain and death, war and sickness and prays to god. He doesn't belong here, because he's not a warmonger or criminal, he's a good person with faith, so he asks what would God do if he gets some Letters from Earth (showing life on Earth and what's going on)

Letters from Earth almost sounds like the apostle Paul writing his letters, except Dio is putting a sarcastic spin on it. I don't know this for sure, of course. But Dio was well-known for writing sarcastic lyrics regarding religion, especially Christianity. All of Paul's writings in the Bible were in the form of letters that he sent to various churches that he kept tabs on. People attribute divine meaning to his writings, but Dio is saying they are just Earthly writings like anything else.

Again, just my thoughts about the song. Dio is probably the greatest lyricist of our time in the Metal genre, along with being one of the truly recognizable voices. He is greatly missed.