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Sign of the Southern Cross Lyrics
If there isn't light when no one sees
Then how can I know what you might believe
A story told that can't be real
Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah
Fade away, fade away
Vanish into small
Fade away, fade away
Break the crystal ball
Oh
It's the sign
Feels like the time
On a small world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow that will shimmer
When the summer falls
If an echo doesn't answer
When it hears a certain song
Then the beast is free to wander
But never is seen around
And it's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross
All right
Sail away
To the sign
Ohh
From the book the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong
Reach above your dreams of pleasure
Given life to those who died
Look beyond your own horizons
Sail the ship of signs
And it's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross
Fade away, fade away
Break the crystal ball
Fade away, fade away
I can't accept it anymore
Ohh
On a real world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow, see it shimmer
When the summer falls
From the book the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong
It's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross
Don't live for pleasure
Make life your treasure
Fade away
Eight miles high, about to fall
And no one there to catch you
Look for the sign, the time
The sign of the southern cross, yeah
Then how can I know what you might believe
A story told that can't be real
Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah
Vanish into small
Fade away, fade away
Break the crystal ball
Oh
Feels like the time
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow that will shimmer
When the summer falls
When it hears a certain song
Then the beast is free to wander
But never is seen around
It's the sign of the southern cross
All right
Sail away
To the sign
Ohh
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong
Reach above your dreams of pleasure
Given life to those who died
Look beyond your own horizons
Sail the ship of signs
It's the sign of the southern cross
Fade away, fade away
Break the crystal ball
Fade away, fade away
I can't accept it anymore
On a real world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow, see it shimmer
When the summer falls
From the book the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong
It's the sign of the southern cross
Make life your treasure
Fade away
And no one there to catch you
Look for the sign, the time
The sign of the southern cross, yeah
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Exactly... It's a Sabbath tune, therefore it should not be listed under "Dio," even if good, old RJ is the one wailing out the lyrics. :P
uh this song is by black sabbath
This is a Black Sabbath song done when Dio was their singer for the Mob Rules album. It was written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Dio. I see it as the speaker wishing for everyone to "make [your] life your treasure". The imagery in the song are the wonderful things we can find in life and our own imaginations, if we just search for it.
Beautiful song
Interstingly, the Southern Cross is a constellation. It can be found decorating the national flags of Australia and New Zealand... For those of you who didn't know... :P