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Seventh Star Lyrics
There's a vision in the sands
Rising from the ancient past
Crying let my spirit go
Lead my burning soul to rest
Hear the sound of distant ages
It's the call of the seventh star
There's no shelter from the heat
There's no mercy from this land
Hear a thousand chanting souls
Waiting judgement from God's hand
Hear the sound of distant ages
It's the call of the seventh star
Hear the sound of fallen angels
It's the call of the seventh star
The pyramids will fall
Turn to dust before the sun
And the star will rise again
Until destiny is done
Hear the sound of distant ages
It's the call of the seventh star
Hear the sound of fallen angels
It's the call of the seventh star
Rising from the ancient past
Crying let my spirit go
Lead my burning soul to rest
Hear the sound of distant ages
It's the call of the seventh star
There's no shelter from the heat
There's no mercy from this land
Hear a thousand chanting souls
Waiting judgement from God's hand
Hear the sound of distant ages
It's the call of the seventh star
Hear the sound of fallen angels
It's the call of the seventh star
The pyramids will fall
Turn to dust before the sun
And the star will rise again
Until destiny is done
Hear the sound of distant ages
It's the call of the seventh star
Hear the sound of fallen angels
It's the call of the seventh star
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Tony's Guitar Sounds cool on this track. which reminds me... I just bought an Epiphone SG-400 Tony Iommi Signature Guitar on ebay. Cant wait to get it :)
This is a wonderful song from an underrated era of Black Sabbath.It would blend very well as an soundtrack for Stargate SG-1 episode dealing with the Goa'uld... Hear a thousand chanting souls Waiting judgement from God's hand About human slaves awaiting mercy from false gods... I'm conveniently forgetting the fact this song was written 10+ years before the Stargate series first aired :-)
I don't really like Glenn Hughes as a vocalist.
Actually he's my least favorite vocalist from the band.
This album is actually the first solo album from Tony Iommi. It was not meant to be labeled as Black Sabbath, but the recording label forced Iommi to release it as: "Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi".
This album is actually the first solo album from Tony Iommi. It was not meant to be labeled as Black Sabbath, but the recording label forced Iommi to release it as: "Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi".
The Concept for this song (title song from the album) is about the torment of Saint Anthony from Egypt. Check it at Black-Sabbath.com site, Iommi was passing through really hard times back then, and that was reflected on the lyrics from the song, the sound of the album, and even the artwork from the album.
The Concept for this song (title song from the album) is about the torment of Saint Anthony from Egypt. Check it at Black-Sabbath.com site, Iommi was passing through really hard times back then, and that was reflected on the lyrics from the song, the sound of the album, and even the artwork from the album.
The back cover artwork on 'Seventh Star' is a copper-plate engraving print by the German painter and engraver Lucas Cranach the Elder. It is the appropriately titled 'The Torment of Saint Antony', and was made in 1506. St. Antony the Great, (otherwise known as St. Antony of Egypt), was a 4th century Egyptian, who first developed Christian monasticism, leading the ascetic life of a hermit in the desert, in his endeavour to rid himself of the temptation to sin and attain spiritual peace and oneness with God. It seems that Mr. Iommi himself was going through much torment by record company execs to call his solo project a Sabbath album, and also, maybe, due to more personal reasons. Seeing Iommi looking quite distressed on the album cover, standing in the middle of a desert, one cannot help but see striking parallels with the mental torment faced by Iommi's holy namesake in the deserts of Egypt. 'Sphinx (The Guardian)', and 'Seventh Star' seem to be Iommi's tribute to St. Antony and Egypt, where both he and his namesake await the end of this world, ("...let my spirit go, lead my burning soul to rest...a thousand chanting souls, waiting judgment from God's hand...the pyramids will fall...), and the coming of the new, (...the star will rise again, until destiny is done). I hope I have demonstrated that the relationship between the front cover photo of Iommi, the Cranach engraving on the back, and the two feature tunes on the album, are more than just co-incidental
Very interesting read, thank you. I have had my own interpretations of this song as well, but this is probably the intended one. Still sorrow and confusion often lead great artists into creating masterpieces with endless meanings, this one of them. One of my favourite Black Sabbath tracks, one of my favourite songs of all time.
Very interesting read, thank you. I have had my own interpretations of this song as well, but this is probably the intended one. Still sorrow and confusion often lead great artists into creating masterpieces with endless meanings, this one of them. One of my favourite Black Sabbath tracks, one of my favourite songs of all time.