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Not Going Away Lyrics
Don't tell me I'm wrong.
Don't tell me that you knew all along.
I won't run over death.
Only I know what goes on in my head.
I've got nothing to hide,
I'm not guilty inside.
I won't give up,
After all I'm still crazy.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going..
You tried so hard to break me,
But all your diamonds turn to sand.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
Get out of my way.
There's nothing you can do to change what I say.
I won't ever let go.
I've got the answer,
But you'll never know.
I got my eyes opened wide,
Ain't gonna slip up or slide,
Can't take me down,
After all I'm still crazy.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going..
You tried so hard to break me,
but all your diamonds turn to sand,
I'm not going away.
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
(Guitar)
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away
I'm not going away.
I'M NOT GOING AWAY!
I'm not going..
Tried so hard to break me,
but all your diamonds turn to sand.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
I'm not going away
I'm not going away
I'm not going away
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
Don't tell me that you knew all along.
I won't run over death.
Only I know what goes on in my head.
I'm not guilty inside.
I won't give up,
After all I'm still crazy.
I'm not going..
You tried so hard to break me,
But all your diamonds turn to sand.
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
There's nothing you can do to change what I say.
I won't ever let go.
I've got the answer,
But you'll never know.
I got my eyes opened wide,
Ain't gonna slip up or slide,
Can't take me down,
After all I'm still crazy.
I'm not going..
You tried so hard to break me,
but all your diamonds turn to sand,
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away.
I'm not going away
I'm not going away.
I'M NOT GOING AWAY!
I'm not going..
Tried so hard to break me,
but all your diamonds turn to sand.
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
I'm not going away
I'm not going away
I'm not going..
Say goodbye forever,
I'll wait for you in no man's land.
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Only one comment? Meh. I'd like to point out that it's not "run over death," - it's "roll over dead."
To me, "Not Going Away" is sung from the point of view of somebody who's saying that he's just...not going away. The whole 'point' of the song is pretty clear, methinks. Despite the best attempts of everyone around him, he's not giving up and he's not letting them win or break him down. It can be interpreted as Ozzy's message to all his critics, but it can also be interpreted as any generic person's message to their own critics.
I agree with you Glass Hammer. To me the song is about having enough of any given situation, being backed into a corner or up against the wall. Playing it nice and going with the flow for so long only to make others happy and now...it is enough. You thought that you could break well...hehe guess again. Plus the guitar is just so ominous....Rock on..
I'm surprised I'm the first one to comment on this song, seeing as it's a pretty good one. This is the first track on Ozzy Osbourne's new CD "Black Rain," and I think it's an awesome opener. As for the meaning, it could mean anything really, but in my opinion, I think it's about someone famous (maybe even Ozzy himself) dying (no man's land, say goodbye forever). The person he's not going away from tried to take advantage of his money (diamonds into sand) but now she's paying the price because the memory of this person is never going away and will haunt her forever.
i agree with Glass Hammer, this song it's a HUGE Fuck you pussies, i am here to stay !