probably the song has nothing to do with religion or occultism at all and the whole story is just a metaphor. i think the bible black is a metaphor for drugs. first he even talks about addiction in the song, second the first verses tell about a depressed guy who finds a way to escape his misery but then he got lost in it.
it might as well mean that the guy is doing his drug-thing over and over again. "i wish i could remember what i've done" leaves two options:
first, he couldn't remember what happened during his last trip
second, he's already so addicted that he isn't really aware of the reason why he's taking drugs, he's just doing it.
it might as well mean that the guy is doing his drug-thing over and over again. "i wish i could remember what i've done" leaves two options:
first, he couldn't remember what happened during his last trip
second, he's already so addicted that he isn't really aware of the reason why he's taking drugs, he's just doing it.
anyway, it was just a guess, since Dio used to write lyrics quite often that way. telling a dark, twisted tale which contains some political or social message.
anyway, it was just a guess, since Dio used to write lyrics quite often that way. telling a dark, twisted tale which contains some political or social message.
Wrong again, here there is transcendental meditation:
Wrong again, here there is transcendental meditation:
"He locks himself away and tastes the silence
Hungry for another bite of wrong
and just the words "oh Lord please take me with you"
Took him to a place we don't belong"
"He locks himself away and tastes the silence
Hungry for another bite of wrong
and just the words "oh Lord please take me with you"
Took him to a place we don't belong"
the first part still works with the drug-thing. the second "and just the words..." might mean that he regrets his habit, he's crying for redemption but God rejects him.
the first part still works with the drug-thing. the second "and just the words..." might mean that he regrets his habit, he's crying for redemption but God rejects him.
probably the song has nothing to do with religion or occultism at all and the whole story is just a metaphor. i think the bible black is a metaphor for drugs. first he even talks about addiction in the song, second the first verses tell about a depressed guy who finds a way to escape his misery but then he got lost in it.
Wrong, here there is reference to hypnotic regression:
Wrong, here there is reference to hypnotic regression:
"Well here I go again From the start to the end I wish I could remember what I've done"
"Well here I go again From the start to the end I wish I could remember what I've done"
it might as well mean that the guy is doing his drug-thing over and over again. "i wish i could remember what i've done" leaves two options: first, he couldn't remember what happened during his last trip second, he's already so addicted that he isn't really aware of the reason why he's taking drugs, he's just doing it.
it might as well mean that the guy is doing his drug-thing over and over again. "i wish i could remember what i've done" leaves two options: first, he couldn't remember what happened during his last trip second, he's already so addicted that he isn't really aware of the reason why he's taking drugs, he's just doing it.
anyway, it was just a guess, since Dio used to write lyrics quite often that way. telling a dark, twisted tale which contains some political or social message.
anyway, it was just a guess, since Dio used to write lyrics quite often that way. telling a dark, twisted tale which contains some political or social message.
Wrong again, here there is transcendental meditation:
Wrong again, here there is transcendental meditation:
"He locks himself away and tastes the silence Hungry for another bite of wrong and just the words "oh Lord please take me with you" Took him to a place we don't belong"
"He locks himself away and tastes the silence Hungry for another bite of wrong and just the words "oh Lord please take me with you" Took him to a place we don't belong"
the first part still works with the drug-thing. the second "and just the words..." might mean that he regrets his habit, he's crying for redemption but God rejects him.
the first part still works with the drug-thing. the second "and just the words..." might mean that he regrets his habit, he's crying for redemption but God rejects him.
There are drugs here:
There are drugs here:
"Let me go I've found addiction and it makes me feel alive Take me back I must have the Bible Black!"
"Let me go I've found addiction and it makes me feel alive Take me back I must have the Bible Black!"
But this may be rather a reference to the shamanic use of drugs. Remember Jim Morrison on the Film: "The Doors", well that kind of thing.
But this may be rather a reference to the shamanic use of drugs. Remember Jim Morrison on the Film: "The Doors", well that kind of thing.
"Let me go I've seen religion But the light has left me blind Take me back I must have the Bible Black!"
"Let me go I've seen religion But the light has left me blind Take me back I must have the Bible Black!"
There is no connection to drugs on this verse at all, on the contrary is about Religion. The person from this...
There is no connection to drugs on this verse at all, on the contrary is about Religion. The person from this song wants to try "the Dark Side".