God Is Dead?
Black Sabbath
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Lost in the darkness I fade from the light Faith of my father, my brother, my Maker and Savior Help me make it through the night Blood on my conscious And murder in mind Out of the gloom I rise up from my tomb into impending doom Now my body is my shrine The blood runs free The rain turns red Give me the wine You keep the bread The voices echo in my head Is God alive or is God dead? Is God dead? Rivers of evil Run through dying land Swimming in sorrow, they kill, steal, and borrow, there is no tomorrow For the sinners will be damned Ashes to ashes You cannot exhume a soul Who do you trust when corruption and lust, creed of all the unjust, Leaves you empty and unwhole? When will this nightmare be over? Tell me! When can I empty my head? Will someone tell me the answer? Is God really dead? Is God really dead? To safeguard my philosophy Until my dying breath I transfer from reality Into a mental death I empathize with enemes Until the timing’s right With God and Satan at my side From darkness will come light I watch the rain As it turns red Give me more wine I don’t need bread These riddles that live in my head I don’t believe that God is dead God is dead Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Wondering if we will meet again On the other side Do you believe a word What the good book said? Or is it just a holy fairytale And God is dead? God is dead, God is dead God is dead, God is dead Right! But still the voices in my head Are telling me that God is dead The blood pours down The rain turns red I don’t believe that God is dead God is dead, God is dead God is dead
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Written by: Terence Butler, Tony Iommi, John Osbourne
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10 facts about this song
Band Formation"God Is Dead?" is a song by Black Sabbath, an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
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AlbumThis song is part of the band's 19th studio album, "13," which was released in 2013, making it their first studio album since 1995's "Forbidden".
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Reunion"God Is Dead?" is the first single released after the reunion of the original lineup of Black Sabbath, excluding drummer Bill Ward.
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Song LengthIt is one of the longest songs in Black Sabbath's catalog, running for 8 minutes and 52 seconds.
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Title ControversyDespite the seemingly controversial title, the song isn't anti-religion. Its lyrics question the existence of God in a world full of evil and suffering.
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Award Winner"God is Dead?" won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2014, giving the band its second Grammy win.
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Music VideoThe music video combines graphic images, lyrics, and quick shots of the band in the studio, perfectly complementing the dark themes and heavy metal sound of the song.
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InspirationThe title of the song was inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who declared "God is dead" in his work "The Gay Science."
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Billboard Chart"God Is Dead?" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2013, marking the band's highest ranking on the chart.
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CertificationThe song's parent album, "13," became the band's first to top the UK Albums Chart since their 1970 release "Paranoid." In the U.S., the album reached number one on the Billboard 200, and received a Platinum certification for selling over one million units.
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