Heaven And Hell Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MaskedRevelations 

Cover art for Heaven And Hell lyrics by Black Sabbath

like all poetic sabbath song, this one is misinterpreted by many and even the band members too, someone here got it right tho.

This is about society, mostly about the society thinking its good but in truth it is wrong. I bet Geezer Butler wrote this song.

Sing me a song, you're a singer > Your place in society Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil > If you hurt someone , they think of you as a bad person The Devil is never a maker > Religion View of metal / devil is never good The less that you give, you're a taker > Society View , example: rich still greedy even if they give

The lover of life's not a sinner > Old philosophy , enjoying life isn't a crime The ending is just a beginner > Religion View , after life The closer you get to the meaning } these 2 lines may be a whack on religion The sooner you know that you're dreaming > these 2 lines may mean failed goals and lies / self delusion

Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion > this line speaks for itself

For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life > truth hurts, sometimes impossible, thus it turns into lies. / it could also mean lies can also be considered as truth

Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer > sadly love is made exalted by society but the giver of grace and life (aka mother earth) doesn't have much protectors.

They say that life's a carousel > This stanza tells our society Spinning fast, you gotta ride it well ^ The world is full of Kings and Queens > people will rob you of your success , and you can't do anything Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams ^ It's Heaven and Hell, oh well >

And they'll tell you black is really white > society lying The moon is just the sun at night ^ And when you walk in golden halls > its the finder keepers/losers weepers ideology You get to keep the gold that falls > ^ It's Heaven and Hell, noh no

Fool fool, you got to bleed for the dancer > protect mother earth Fool fool, look for the answer > do not be blinded by society Fool, fool, fool >

All of these refers to the destructive nature of our society , pulling earth to what it is now today , and worse in the future.

thankyou for giving justice for this wonderful poetry. RIP Ronnie James Dio

My Interpretation

Geezer has said that after Never Say Die that he would never write the lyrics to another black sabbath song ... so no GB didn't write these lyrics...Geezer also said that he respected Dio to much to write lyrics to a song with him in the band...