Full quote from Friedrich Nietzsche, "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?"
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Black Sabbath bassist, Geezer Butler, has said that the song is about a man who has been told that God is dead and he’s trying to prove to the world that God is alive and well.
Ozzy came up to Geezer with the chorus God Is Dead, Geezer said you can't just keep saying God Is Dead, so he wrote the rest. To me it's about a suicide bomber, the rain turns red, to me it's really obvious. Anyways yes 13 is an awesome album, a lot like Master and Vol. 4.
Man, I really enjoy your analysis of these songs. I'm a life-long Sabbath nut and have always been fascinated with their lyrics, regardless of who was holding the microphone or who was writing the lyrics. Someone else already mentioned the "The Devil You Know" album. The closing track on that one is called "Breaking Into Heaven", which is about "Lucifer's Angels" returning to take over Heaven after being exiled. Not very uplifting, but a very thought provoking track that I'd love to hear your assessment of.
I believe the infra behind black sabbath writing was always that Ozzy comes up with the theme and then Geezer takes over. Not sure about the new ones though but seems authentic to me at least. Excellent lyrics. Makes you think.
People always think "Evil" when talking about Black Sabbath. But they've never actually been evil. Anytime they talk about Satan it's in a negative light. They wear crosses and use cross imagery in a lot of their art. Ozzy constantly says "God bless you" to his fans at shows, etc. Even this song with a title most people would see as solid evidence, he flat out denies God being dead. In an interview Geezer Butler said it was written to prove that God is actually alive and well. Part of the lyrics in this song "To safeguard my philosophy Until my dying breath I transfer from reality Into a mental death I empathize with enemies Until the timing's right With God and Satan at my side From darkness will come light." To me, this has always sounded as a confession that the band uses darkness and dark themes to actually deliver a message of light. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't say Black Sabbath is a religious band we should hear on FLR or anything like that. But more like the other side of the coin. A religious band shows us the good of God while Black Sabbath shows us the evil of Satan.
As a Reverend, thank you for having an open mind to this song. People have mostly Black Sabbath all wrong. If you listen to their song After Forever, it will really answer all the truth about what they are really singing about. The band just wanted to let the world know it's not all peace, love, and happiness? Which is a hard reality to accept? But it's real and weren't afraid to let you know. God Bless you!
You can never get enough of Black Sabbath's beauty when it comes to religious subjects in songs, you should also try the last one they did with Dio RIP 🙏 under the name Heaven and Hell which to me will always be a Black Sabbath album, that one has lots of songs related to religion opening 3 tracks and then the closing epic "breaking into heaven". Thanks for the video and looking forward for more Balck Sabbath.
I agree, they are a gold mine of great lyrics. A few have recommended I review some songs under the Heaven and Hell name. I've not had the time but definitely will do some. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
I'm an atheist that grew up Catholic. I appreciate Sabbath for its biblical references, but I believe your interpretation is beyond the intent of the music. I have just subscribed to you and intend to participate in past and future interpretations as well. It's good to see someone appreciate the virtue of Sabbaths music. Keep it up. I haven't looked yet, but have you analyzed "Dear Father" yet? As a born Catholic and Altar Boy I found this song riveting.
Believe it or not Black Sabbath s lyrics have bought me closer to God and Jesus than any other band's lyrics yes they question about God but in the interim they are talking about the realization of the world and all it's evils and telling you that you have a choice of where to follow and the end part is to follow the good yes and if you are following the bad then you will know the consequences that will it will bring in the end..
Also forgot to mention, you should delve into some W.A.S.P. if you haven't already. Blackie Lawless, who penned some of the most obscene lyrics in metal is now a Christian. Probably the first inkling of his change was a song from 2002s "Dying For The World" called "Hallowed Ground", his reaction September 11th. Later songs that further cemented his conversion were "Godless Run", about his return to his faith, and "Golgotha", sang from the perspective of the "good thief" that was crucified next to Christ. Would love to see you react to these.
Thanks, Mark. I have some good news for you. I reviewed Golgotha and it will be debut on 4/1. I've not heard the others songs you recommended and will check them out.
Yo you should check out The Devil you Know, It was Dio's final album before he passed away from cancer. And in my opinion its one of the best albums Sabbath and Dio ever had a part of.
thanks, Seth. I will definitely return to more DIO and include some songs from that time of his career as well. It will be fun for me as I am unfamiliar with that discography.
@@SolaMelodica It's soooo good! Throughout Dio's career he transitioned from more light-hearted music with Rainbow, and all the way into his later years he got a very dark and doom metal sound. On the Devil you Know album its very prevalent, being that he wrote the album with cancer that would eventually kill him. His voice is so powerful on that album. Tony and Geezer killed it as well
Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics. Interesting video. So, are you going to cover Heaven and Hell's album The Devil You Know from 2009, too? (In case you don't know, Heaven and Hell are basically Dio-fronted Black Sabbath , but for legal reasons adopted the name Heaven and Hell.) There are at least two songs that would fit right into this series, The Devil Cried, and Bible Black.
thanks for the comment and for the recommendations! I do not have those two songs on my list or anything from Heaven and Hell. I will definitely add them to my list of future songs though. Thanks!!
@@SolaMelodica Thanks! There is only this studio album from that formation (other than that, there are two live DVDs, though). It's Dio, Iommi, Butler and Vinnie Appice, who reunited in 2006. For whatever reason there were problems with the Osbourne camp over the name rights for Black Sabbath, so rather than getting into legal entanglements they decided to go ahead under the moniker "Heaven and Hell". They were planning another album in 2010, but sadly Dio passed away.
@@TheAntiTryhard "All lyrics are written by Geezer Butler except "Methademic" by Ozzy Osbourne; all music is composed by Tony Iommi, Osbourne and Butler." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(Black_Sabbath_album)#Track_listing
I find it interesting that Black Sabbath’s “God is Dead?” LP is reminiscent of their song “After Forever” they did in the 1970’s. In that latter song they had in their lyrics , “God is dead...”. Maybe this new song is part two of After Forever? Just a thought. Thanks. Enjoyed your video.
Not sure if you've been down this road but After Forever is a pretty religious song. I'm not a religious person, but I have a very strong relationship with God. It's nice to see some one listen to Black Sabbath and realize they're not worshipping the devil, especially from a Pastor. Thank you for your input and I look forward to hearing more of your takes on Black Sabbath songs!
Love it great video ..love the song love the reaction the only one thing I picked up on that would have been cooler is if it was your very first time hearing it and reacting..it seemed as you knew the song..music..and lyrics pretty well to start but other than that great vid.
Agree --- I'm an old metal head so it's rare that I don't have an idea of the song. I've never really reviewed the lyrics from a biblical lens and that's the idea here. Thanks for the comment!
Why does proving the authenticity of the bible prove that is the inerrant word of God? Not that we know who wrote much of the New Testament, and certainly not the gospels, despite claims by apologists that they are written by eye witnesses. I think the term you may have been groping for was textual criticism, not that this proves anything, although it applies a veneer of intellectual garnish. I was brought up a Catholic, and at my uncle's funeral a few years ago I was reminded of the lyric "Give me the wine, I don't want bread." The good Irish father certainly was hitting the communion wine during the extended liturgy to the point where he sounded like he was slurring his words toward the end.
Fun fact the wine being the blood of God/Jesus (I Forget which one) and bread being the flesh of god/Jesus is actually adopted from pagan traditions (the cult of Osiris) during the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire
“ you cannot exhume a soul”. I think about forensic science when I read that sentence .....when they’re looking for more clues sometimes they need to exhume the body to find more answers……But you cannot exhume the soul..... which means, no one can come back from the grave and tell us if God is still alive or even exists. We can only go by faith. I also think too that it could mean that when the soul is dead there’s no coming back from that… If your soul is dead it can’t be exhumed... and a person ceases to exist all together.
Great video! Please review Heaven and Hell's "Breaking into Heaven", the final track from "The Devil You Know". I'd love to hear your thoughts about it. Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks for commenting and the recommendation. I'm gathering a list of recommendations and will add that one to the list. I'm not familiar with that song so it should be fun.
I think you may have overlooked the potential genius of this song as its meant to be a bit of a swerve. From a analytical religious perspective, In re-review I think Geezer may have written the song (unknowingly?) from the perspective of the "Son of Man" in His tomb, after crucifixion He is consciously aware of not only his death, and the ramifications of his position in the Trinity, in death "God is Dead" speaking in the third person. If by the narrative of the gospel, He would feel both his human death and the death of God. He would feel the highest level of human loss and disconnect in the death of "God", the goal of " a perfect conciousness" looking for answers by experiencing death. Absolute genius narrative.Listen to it from that perspective, and you may find youself picking up the pieces after your mind is blown.
Enjoyed your interesting perspective on this controversial song. I don't agree with everything but informative. Co-written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne. It speaks of a conflicted man, who seeing all the evil in the world asks the question is God dead? But in the end believes God isn't dead. This song is heavily influenced by Ozzy's views on religion and the state of the world. IMO this song is very in line with Sabbath's early years. Subbed.
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Gods and Religions only exist when people open their mouth and talks about them. Through the ages there have been cultures that now are vanished and with them their Gods. The many Gods in varying Cultures that exists today will also sometime in the future be gone, but it will take a longer time because there are a lot more living people today in these cultures. Gods of today are mortal just like the long time forgotten ancient Gods.
im not a religious person and as to the existance of god or a god i am undecided but i would like to see your reaction to satellite by the hooters. theres no disrespect meant in the request but i would like to hear your opinion on the subject raised in the song. thanks for channel and i wish you comfort in your faith.
Thanks for contributing, Ken. I've never heard that song (common refrain for me lately). I just took a glance at the lyrics and they seem well written with a bit of cheeky sarcasm (my favorite). I will add it to the list. Satellite definitely seems doable.
I was expecting you to not know much about the band before listening so it's really interesting to see a Reverend know a bunch about the band. Haven't finished the video yet, but would you consider yourself a black sabbath fan? If you do, what do have to say to those that say is is devil worship music?
Thanks for listening. That's really a great question. I often get push back on my stance when it comes to music. Yes, I do consider myself a fan. Some songs are easier to spiritually "digest" than others. Obviously, I wouldn't recommend singing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in a Sunday morning worship service :). Art, in general (movies, books, music) often is separated into two buckets and I think that is incorrect. There can be lines drawn but that often has to do with conscience. I have friends who abandoned metal altogether. I am able, by grace, to keep things in proper perspective. I really like your question and not certain that I adequately answered it. Please, anyone else reading please chime in!
@@SolaMelodica I'm not religious, but I really do enjoy hearing your perspective on the music. I can definitely understand why your friends may have left metal, but I'm glad to hear you're able to appreciate it as an art form even if not all of the music resonates with you. I highly recommend you check out Bible Black by "Heaven and Hell" which is the same lineup as the Dio stuff, but they legally were not allowed the Black Sabbath name. It has a really powerful message and a really good music video. I also would love to hear your take on Lord of this World off the album Master of Reality.
There is a question mark at the end of the title. It's important to the point of the song. I don't think ozzy worships the devil. Quite the opposite in fact.
Disagree with the Bible being historic and accurate. First, we know that during the time of Constantine, the Bible was massively edited and changed. Things were removed, added, edited to fit what they (at the time) wanted it to say. The Dead Sea Scrolls also back that up. Names in the modified Bible mentioned in one passage have entire books in their name in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Judas has an entire book in his name and he was NOT the traitor. Jesus told him that he needed to do what he did in order to make things happen as they should and Judas didn't want to do it. The Dead Sea scrolls are much closer to the time of Jesus than the King James version as well. That's proven and documented. An even better example, if I tell you a story and then you tell 5 others, then they tell 5 others, etc... that alone will change details. Now multiple that by decades, centuries, and thousands of people or more later, who then wrote it down. It's not going to be anywhere as accurate as the Dead Sea Scrolls. So anyone who thinks the King James Bible is a historic record is only fooling themselves. It was rewritten to give the churches more power and fool us into thinking we had to go through them to speak with God when we absolutely do not. I prefer older, original versions. Not the hacked ones.
We are also capable of doing good. We're not born in sin just because some nude couple in the past messed up. I'm sorry I completely disagree with the Bible on this.
Thanks for chiming in even though we're on separate pages. I agree we are "Capable" of doing good but we don't always do so. Rwanda, Auschwitz, Pol Pot, Stalin, Lenin, Mao, Che....
@@SolaMelodica my view on what Black Sabbath general try to say all these decades is that this world is full of violence hate crimed wars corruption lust and we try to be good but it s not easy.I dont know if there is god or not but i try to be a good person not because of fear of hell or whatever but because i believe that all people must be nice and polite to others.I love this band btw
I don't know.. think you may have missed the mark a little bit..I really believe the lyrics start as a question and end as a statement... Very last word of the song is.."right!".. after repeating 4 times the statement..."God is dead"...Didn't see that shown on this channel's reading of the lyrics..Satan desires to put doubt in people's minds. This song is definitely a message of pure evil.
Thanks for the insight and for being so kind in your disagreement -- refreshing :) it's vital for Christians to constantly renew their minds. satan is not omnipresent but I agree when given the opportunity a twisting of words happens. blessings!
@@jrees1082 Ending in a statement or not ozzy himself has said many times that its about him not believing that god is dead and the struggles around him that cause the doubt to even ask the question but that its a very obvious statement that he knows in his heart that god is not dead and its meant to help people going through the same struggles and questions come out knowing that he is not dead. I feel that much is obvious and also stated by ozzy himself
@@jrees1082 how you think its a message of pure evil is actually funny because you can tell thats what you want it to be and are hoping it was but it very clearly isnt..however your free to see it how your want but going by ozzy and the band themselves they all believe in god and have said its more of a message of questions and doubts and faith prevailing in the end to self assure
Full quote from Friedrich Nietzsche, "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?"
This time really Ozzy wrote the lyrics, here is the proof: th-cam.com/video/r3NO3V8R_ak/w-d-xo.html
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In an interview, Geezer mentions that he wrote the lyrics after Ozzy presented the idea and title of the song to the guys.
Sounds as though Geezer was in the midst of a lot of their songs!
Black Sabbath bassist, Geezer Butler, has said that the song is about a man who has been told that God is dead and he’s trying to prove to the world that God is alive and well.
interesting. I had not heard that before -- makes sense.
Ozzy came up to Geezer with the chorus God Is Dead, Geezer said you can't just keep saying God Is Dead, so he wrote the rest. To me it's about a suicide bomber, the rain turns red, to me it's really obvious. Anyways yes 13 is an awesome album, a lot like Master and Vol. 4.
Man, I really enjoy your analysis of these songs. I'm a life-long Sabbath nut and have always been fascinated with their lyrics, regardless of who was holding the microphone or who was writing the lyrics. Someone else already mentioned the "The Devil You Know" album. The closing track on that one is called "Breaking Into Heaven", which is about "Lucifer's Angels" returning to take over Heaven after being exiled. Not very uplifting, but a very thought provoking track that I'd love to hear your assessment of.
Thanks again, Mark. I have a lot of great material to cover and these suggestions are very helpful!
I believe the infra behind black sabbath writing was always that Ozzy comes up with the theme
and then Geezer takes over. Not sure about the new ones though but seems authentic to me at least. Excellent lyrics. Makes you think.
Yes, this song is definitely one that requires a second or third review.
People always think "Evil" when talking about Black Sabbath. But they've never actually been evil. Anytime they talk about Satan it's in a negative light. They wear crosses and use cross imagery in a lot of their art. Ozzy constantly says "God bless you" to his fans at shows, etc. Even this song with a title most people would see as solid evidence, he flat out denies God being dead. In an interview Geezer Butler said it was written to prove that God is actually alive and well. Part of the lyrics in this song "To safeguard my philosophy Until my dying breath I transfer from reality Into a mental death I empathize with enemies Until the timing's right With God and Satan at my side From darkness will come light." To me, this has always sounded as a confession that the band uses darkness and dark themes to actually deliver a message of light. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't say Black Sabbath is a religious band we should hear on FLR or anything like that. But more like the other side of the coin. A religious band shows us the good of God while Black Sabbath shows us the evil of Satan.
Interesting. thanks for the thoughtful comment.
Kinda like me!
Great stuff!❤ Good analysis, and great message at the end.
Glad you liked it!
As a Reverend, thank you for having an open mind to this song. People have mostly Black Sabbath all wrong. If you listen to their song After Forever, it will really answer all the truth about what they are really singing about. The band just wanted to let the world know it's not all peace, love, and happiness? Which is a hard reality to accept? But it's real and weren't afraid to let you know. God Bless you!
The term I was searching for in the video about reviewing historical transcripts is TEXTUAL CRITICISM.
You cannot say textual on the internet.
@@EuphoriaCyborg touche
You can never get enough of Black Sabbath's beauty when it comes to religious subjects in songs, you should also try the last one they did with Dio RIP 🙏 under the name Heaven and Hell which to me will always be a Black Sabbath album, that one has lots of songs related to religion opening 3 tracks and then the closing epic "breaking into heaven". Thanks for the video and looking forward for more Balck Sabbath.
I agree, they are a gold mine of great lyrics. A few have recommended I review some songs under the Heaven and Hell name. I've not had the time but definitely will do some. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
ozzy is sabbath
@@norrisball5738 legally that is the distinction between that line up and Heaven and Hell.
Bless you, i know oz big time, and ozzy believed in God, toni, geezer,and bill too, that was their 1st # album and song, thak you brother
Cool.
I'm an atheist that grew up Catholic. I appreciate Sabbath for its biblical references, but I believe your interpretation is beyond the intent of the music. I have just subscribed to you and intend to participate in past and future interpretations as well. It's good to see someone appreciate the virtue of Sabbaths music. Keep it up. I haven't looked yet, but have you analyzed "Dear Father" yet? As a born Catholic and Altar Boy I found this song riveting.
thanks for subscribing. Yes, it's certainly possible I colored outside the lines, so to speak, in my analysis. I've not reacted to Dear Father, yet.
Believe it or not Black Sabbath s lyrics have bought me closer to God and Jesus than any other band's lyrics yes they question about God but in the interim they are talking about the realization of the world and all it's evils and telling you that you have a choice of where to follow and the end part is to follow the good yes and if you are following the bad then you will know the consequences that will it will bring in the end..
Hey John, thanks for the comment. I totally believe it. I think there are about a dozen song that I know with strong theology lyrics.
Also forgot to mention, you should delve into some W.A.S.P. if you
haven't already. Blackie Lawless, who penned some of the most obscene
lyrics in metal is now a Christian. Probably the first inkling of his
change was a song from 2002s "Dying For The World" called "Hallowed
Ground", his reaction September 11th. Later songs that further cemented
his conversion were "Godless Run", about his return to his faith, and
"Golgotha", sang from the perspective of the "good thief" that was
crucified next to Christ. Would love to see you react to these.
Thanks, Mark. I have some good news for you. I reviewed Golgotha and it will be debut on 4/1. I've not heard the others songs you recommended and will check them out.
@@SolaMelodica Excellent, look forward to it.
Yo you should check out The Devil you Know, It was Dio's final album before he passed away from cancer. And in my opinion its one of the best albums Sabbath and Dio ever had a part of.
thanks, Seth. I will definitely return to more DIO and include some songs from that time of his career as well. It will be fun for me as I am unfamiliar with that discography.
@@SolaMelodica It's soooo good! Throughout Dio's career he transitioned from more light-hearted music with Rainbow, and all the way into his later years he got a very dark and doom metal sound. On the Devil you Know album its very prevalent, being that he wrote the album with cancer that would eventually kill him. His voice is so powerful on that album. Tony and Geezer killed it as well
dio blows
@@norrisball5738 are you okay?
@@Sabbathguy im fine
Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics.
Interesting video. So, are you going to cover Heaven and Hell's album The Devil You Know from 2009, too? (In case you don't know, Heaven and Hell are basically Dio-fronted Black Sabbath , but for legal reasons adopted the name Heaven and Hell.) There are at least two songs that would fit right into this series, The Devil Cried, and Bible Black.
thanks for the comment and for the recommendations! I do not have those two songs on my list or anything from Heaven and Hell. I will definitely add them to my list of future songs though. Thanks!!
@@SolaMelodica Thanks! There is only this studio album from that formation (other than that, there are two live DVDs, though). It's Dio, Iommi, Butler and Vinnie Appice, who reunited in 2006. For whatever reason there were problems with the Osbourne camp over the name rights for Black Sabbath, so rather than getting into legal entanglements they decided to go ahead under the moniker "Heaven and Hell". They were planning another album in 2010, but sadly Dio passed away.
Evil album
This lyrics were written by Ozzy this time
@@TheAntiTryhard "All lyrics are written by Geezer Butler except "Methademic" by Ozzy Osbourne; all music is composed by Tony Iommi, Osbourne and Butler." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(Black_Sabbath_album)#Track_listing
I find it interesting that Black Sabbath’s “God is Dead?” LP is reminiscent of their song “After Forever” they did in the 1970’s. In that latter song they had in their lyrics , “God is dead...”. Maybe this new song is part two of After Forever? Just a thought. Thanks. Enjoyed your video.
Quite possible.
@@SolaMelodica no they did not.the meaning of after forever was that only faith in God can save humans from sin and hate
Not sure if you've been down this road but After Forever is a pretty religious song. I'm not a religious person, but I have a very strong relationship with God. It's nice to see some one listen to Black Sabbath and realize they're not worshipping the devil, especially from a Pastor. Thank you for your input and I look forward to hearing more of your takes on Black Sabbath songs!
Figure in black which points at me. hahahahahahaha
If memory serves that's a line from the song Black Sabbath...iconic.
Love it great video ..love the song love the reaction the only one thing I picked up on that would have been cooler is if it was your very first time hearing it and reacting..it seemed as you knew the song..music..and lyrics pretty well to start but other than that great vid.
Agree --- I'm an old metal head so it's rare that I don't have an idea of the song. I've never really reviewed the lyrics from a biblical lens and that's the idea here. Thanks for the comment!
Why does proving the authenticity of the bible prove that is the inerrant word of God? Not that we know who wrote much of the New Testament, and certainly not the gospels, despite claims by apologists that they are written by eye witnesses.
I think the term you may have been groping for was textual criticism, not that this proves anything, although it applies a veneer of intellectual garnish.
I was brought up a Catholic, and at my uncle's funeral a few years ago I was reminded of the lyric "Give me the wine, I don't want bread." The good Irish father certainly was hitting the communion wine during the extended liturgy to the point where he sounded like he was slurring his words toward the end.
Thanks for the comment and I believe that I added the term textual criticism to my comment as well.
Fun fact the wine being the blood of God/Jesus (I Forget which one) and bread being the flesh of god/Jesus is actually adopted from pagan traditions (the cult of Osiris) during the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire
“ you cannot exhume a soul”.
I think about forensic science when I read that sentence .....when they’re looking for more clues sometimes they need to exhume the body to find more answers……But you cannot exhume the soul..... which means, no one can come back from the grave and tell us if God is still alive or even exists. We can only go by faith.
I also think too that it could mean that when the soul is dead there’s no coming back from that… If your soul is dead it can’t be exhumed... and a person ceases to exist all together.
Interesting. Thanks for contributing.
Great video! Please review Heaven and Hell's "Breaking into Heaven", the final track from "The Devil You Know". I'd love to hear your thoughts about it. Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks for commenting and the recommendation. I'm gathering a list of recommendations and will add that one to the list. I'm not familiar with that song so it should be fun.
I think you may have overlooked the potential genius of this song as its meant to be a bit of a swerve. From a analytical religious perspective, In re-review I think Geezer may have written the song (unknowingly?) from the perspective of the "Son of Man" in His tomb, after crucifixion He is consciously aware of not only his death, and the ramifications of his position in the Trinity, in death "God is Dead" speaking in the third person. If by the narrative of the gospel, He would feel both his human death and the death of God. He would feel the highest level of human loss and disconnect in the death of "God", the goal of " a perfect conciousness" looking for answers by experiencing death. Absolute genius narrative.Listen to it from that perspective, and you may find youself picking up the pieces after your mind is blown.
Interesting idea. I will check out again from that perspective.
Watching this now while Ukraine has been happening. I always gravitate toward this song.
Enjoyed your interesting perspective on this controversial song. I don't agree with everything but informative.
Co-written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne. It speaks of a conflicted man, who seeing all the evil in the world asks the question is God dead? But in the end believes God isn't dead.
This song is heavily influenced by Ozzy's views on religion and the state of the world. IMO this song is very in line with Sabbath's early years.
Subbed.
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This priest likes Sabbath! :)
One of my faves.
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Wow, thanks! Super kind comment.
Gods and Religions only exist when people open their mouth and talks about
them. Through the ages there have been cultures that now are vanished and with them their Gods.
The many Gods in varying Cultures that exists today will also sometime in the future be gone,
but it will take a longer time because there are a lot more living people today in these cultures.
Gods of today are mortal just like the long time forgotten ancient Gods.
Interesting thought - thanks for contributing. If I were a betting man I'd put it all on the Jehovah God, Adonai enduring into eternity.
im not a religious person and as to the existance of god or a god i am undecided but i would like to see your reaction to satellite by the hooters. theres no disrespect meant in the request but i would like to hear your opinion on the subject raised in the song. thanks for channel and i wish you comfort in your faith.
Thanks for contributing, Ken. I've never heard that song (common refrain for me lately). I just took a glance at the lyrics and they seem well written with a bit of cheeky sarcasm (my favorite). I will add it to the list. Satellite definitely seems doable.
I was expecting you to not know much about the band before listening so it's really interesting to see a Reverend know a bunch about the band. Haven't finished the video yet, but would you consider yourself a black sabbath fan? If you do, what do have to say to those that say is is devil worship music?
Thanks for listening. That's really a great question.
I often get push back on my stance when it comes to music. Yes, I do consider myself a fan.
Some songs are easier to spiritually "digest" than others. Obviously, I wouldn't recommend singing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in a Sunday morning worship service :).
Art, in general (movies, books, music) often is separated into two buckets and I think that is incorrect.
There can be lines drawn but that often has to do with conscience. I have friends who abandoned metal altogether. I am able, by grace, to keep things in proper perspective.
I really like your question and not certain that I adequately answered it.
Please, anyone else reading please chime in!
@@SolaMelodica I'm not religious, but I really do enjoy hearing your perspective on the music. I can definitely understand why your friends may have left metal, but I'm glad to hear you're able to appreciate it as an art form even if not all of the music resonates with you.
I highly recommend you check out Bible Black by "Heaven and Hell" which is the same lineup as the Dio stuff, but they legally were not allowed the Black Sabbath name. It has a really powerful message and a really good music video. I also would love to hear your take on Lord of this World off the album Master of Reality.
@@theshadowlands14 thanks, I will definitely check out both those songs and add them to the growing list.
At the end he doesn’t doubt cause he said I DONT believe that God is dead
The original Black Sabbath , the first Christian Heavy rock Band .
The song is about the inner struggle with the belief of god.
thanks, Eric.
If you've never heard this one, it may be of interest.
"The Root Of All Evil (Bring Me The Head Of Bob Larsen)" · The Electric Hellfire Club
Nope, never heard of it. Thank you for the suggestion.
There is a question mark at the end of the title. It's important to the point of the song. I don't think ozzy worships the devil. Quite the opposite in fact.
He says he don't believe that God is dead.
He wears a cross
“I don’t believe that god is dead”
great lyrical line that flows masterfully with the song.
god is dead, bang on Ozzy
Is god really dead.
Preacher: nodding head yes.
Me: I fukin knew it
Kinda hard to head back laterally...Alive.
Phone can wait, bro...
Coolest preacher ever
Thanks for the contribution!
If you're referring to an ethereal existing "being" or a god they cannot be killed ,but. Transferred into oblivial energy ...
big words. yowza.
Ask Ozzy.
okay.
I believe God is dead, but Lord is alive.
Not really sure what you mean by that statement.
Sir Lord Jesus is the only father we can possibly know and no one seen god except the son.
Disagree with the Bible being historic and accurate.
First, we know that during the time of Constantine, the Bible was massively edited and changed. Things were removed, added, edited to fit what they (at the time) wanted it to say. The Dead Sea Scrolls also back that up. Names in the modified Bible mentioned in one passage have entire books in their name in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Judas has an entire book in his name and he was NOT the traitor. Jesus told him that he needed to do what he did in order to make things happen as they should and Judas didn't want to do it.
The Dead Sea scrolls are much closer to the time of Jesus than the King James version as well. That's proven and documented.
An even better example, if I tell you a story and then you tell 5 others, then they tell 5 others, etc... that alone will change details. Now multiple that by decades, centuries, and thousands of people or more later, who then wrote it down. It's not going to be anywhere as accurate as the Dead Sea Scrolls. So anyone who thinks the King James Bible is a historic record is only fooling themselves.
It was rewritten to give the churches more power and fool us into thinking we had to go through them to speak with God when we absolutely do not. I prefer older, original versions. Not the hacked ones.
You should react to stairway to heaven by Led Zeppelin if you haven’t already
Hmmm, honestly haven't even thought of that one. Not sure why but I haven't. Let me chew on that idea.
Thanks!
We are also capable of doing good. We're not born in sin just because some nude couple in the past messed up. I'm sorry I completely disagree with the Bible on this.
Thanks for chiming in even though we're on separate pages. I agree we are "Capable" of doing good but we don't always do so. Rwanda, Auschwitz, Pol Pot, Stalin, Lenin, Mao, Che....
@@SolaMelodica my view on what Black Sabbath general try to say all these decades is that this world is full of violence hate crimed wars corruption lust and we try to be good but it s not easy.I dont know if there is god or not but i try to be a good person not because of fear of hell or whatever but because i believe that all people must be nice and polite to others.I love this band btw
This graffiti was seen on a bathroom wall
God is dead!
---Nietzsche
Nietzsche is dead
---GOD
😅Thought you might like that
Interesting graffiti!
I do not agree with you at all in your analysis of the Bible. But actually, I like your analysis of this song. Good work!
Understandable, Erik. Thanks for sticking around and contributing to the conversation!
I don't know.. think you may have missed the mark a little bit..I really believe the lyrics start as a question and end as a statement... Very last word of the song is.."right!".. after repeating 4 times the statement..."God is dead"...Didn't see that shown on this channel's reading of the lyrics..Satan desires to put doubt in people's minds. This song is definitely a message of pure evil.
Thanks for the insight and for being so kind in your disagreement -- refreshing :)
it's vital for Christians to constantly renew their minds. satan is not omnipresent but I agree when given the opportunity a twisting of words happens. blessings!
@@SolaMelodicaPhilippians 4:8
@@SolaMelodica Romans 12:2
@@jrees1082 Ending in a statement or not ozzy himself has said many times that its about him not believing that god is dead and the struggles around him that cause the doubt to even ask the question but that its a very obvious statement that he knows in his heart that god is not dead and its meant to help people going through the same struggles and questions come out knowing that he is not dead. I feel that much is obvious and also stated by ozzy himself
@@jrees1082 how you think its a message of pure evil is actually funny because you can tell thats what you want it to be and are hoping it was but it very clearly isnt..however your free to see it how your want but going by ozzy and the band themselves they all believe in god and have said its more of a message of questions and doubts and faith prevailing in the end to self assure
Rivers of evil run through dying land mimics heaven in Islam.