Black Rain

I think many are confused when they hear of how off the wall Ozzy is but, for the most part he's a pretty peace loving guy. While no doubt he's gone over the top time and again, most of his music would paint an alternative picture.

Heard a comment yesterday that war never determines who was right or wrong, simply who is left. Ultimately nobody ever wins a war, when you start adding the costs how can anyone call anything a victory?

While I think "Black Rain", this particular track is more about the more recent conflict in the middle east, ultimately this covers just about any battle I can think of.

The black rain is falling
Contaminating the ground
The human race is dying
The dead are scattered around
What is the price of a bullet?
Another hole in the head
A flag draped over a coffin
Another soldier is dead

How many victims have fallen
How many more have to die
People dying in masses
Angel of death standing by

We've got our marching orders
Defenders of our home and our pride
We've crossed too many borders
Military suicide

War killing sons and daughters
Another failed attack
There is no turning back
Blood running down like water
You'll think you got away
Until the judgment day comes

Politicians confuse me
I watch the body count rise
Why are the children all marching
Into the desert to die?
The human psyche is twisted
The madness rising again
Another empire falling
I watch them dying in vain

We've got our marching orders
Defenders of our home and our pride
We've crossed too many borders
Military suicide

war sends our sons to slaughter
Another failed attack
There is no turning back
Blood running down like water
You'll think you got away
Until the judgment day comes

Are you ready?

Black rain, black rain
Black rain, black rain

War killing sons and daughters
Another failed attack
There is no turning back
Blood running down like water
You'll think you got away
Until the judgment day
You'll think you got away
Until your judgment day comes

I just hope that should the time come I can be like this guy mostly because I'm afraid of what may be left should those that want their way actually get it.

Changes

2010 could easily go down as the most difficult of my life so far... so many things that were not foreseen, so many things that just didn't go my way. I could sit and wallow... or turn it around and declare 2010 as the year of change. For better or worse? Well, that's all going to depend on what I choose to do next.

"Changes" by Ozzy is one of the more emotional pieces from the man (surprising many people with the fact that often his stuff is). 2010 the year of change not all easy, so won't call it a good year. But, everything that will follow should be.

I feel unhappy
I feel so sad
I'v lost the best friend
That I ever had
She was my woman
I loved her so
But it's too late now
I've let her go
I'm going through changes
I'm going through changes
We shared the years
We shared each day
In love together
We found a way
But soon the world
Had its evil way
My heart was blinded
Love went astray
I'm going through changes
I'm going through changes
It took so long
To realize
That I can still hear
Her last goodbyes
Now all my days
Are filled with tears
Wish I could go back
And change these years
I'm going through changes
I'm going through changes

I don't want to go back and change anything, perhaps I'd try to calm myself a little better.

If I Close My Eyes Forever

I've always said that should I cease to exist, so too will the rest of the universe. Interesting concept, you reckon?

In any event, think I'm coming down with a head cold and am simply feeling sorry for myself. This is a classic duet from Ozzy and Lita Ford, "If I Close My Eyes Forever".

Baby...I get so scared inside...
and I don't really understand.
Is it love that's on my mind...
or is it fantasy?

Heaven...
Is in the palm of my hand...
and it's waiting here for you.
What am I supposed to do...
with a childhood tragedy?

If I close my eyes forever...
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever...
Will it all remain the same?

Sometimes...
It's hard to hold on.
So hard...to hold on to my dreams.
It isn't always what is seems.
When you're face to face with me.

You're like a dagger...
Stick me in the heart.
Taste the blood from my blade.
And when we sleep...
Would you shelter me?
In your warm and darkened grave.

If I close my eyes forever...
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever...
Will it all remain the same?

Will you ever take me?
No...I just can't take the pain.
But would you ever trust me?
No...I'll never feel the same.

Ohh...

I know I've been so hard to you.
I know I've told you lies.
If I could have just one more wish...
I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes.

If I close my eyes forever...
Will it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever...
Will it all remain the same.

Close your eyes...
Close your eyes...
You gotta close you eyes for me!

If I closed my eyes forever, would it all remain the same?

Paranoid

Feeling a little paranoid these days. But just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean that they aren't out to get me.

Gotta love Ozzy. Still love his cameo in the movie "Little Nicky", oh the sweet victory that the angels send Ozzy of all people to save the earth from Satan himself. Although I generally prefer the Oz many on his own over Black Sabbath, there are few fans of either that don't recognise this as a defining track.

Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify
Can you help me, occupy my brain?
Oh yeah...

I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal
And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late

While they were going for a sombre mood and conclusion to this track, because that's what Sabbath did, I'm going to argue that it's never too late.

Going Off the Rails

Today was a toss up between two of my more favourites... "Fly Away" by Lenny or back to Ozzy with "Crazy Train".

I keep thinking that I need to get away, anywhere would work... but nothing would be solved. Doesn't matter where we go in the world, the man in the mirror will still haunt us.

Guess I've got my ticket, I might as well board:

All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!

Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay

Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Life's a bitter shame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

Let's Go!

I've listened to preachers
I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming
Driving me insane
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words
Yeah

Heirs of a cold war
That's what we've become
Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb
Crazy, I just cannot bear
I'm living with something' that just isn't fair

Mental wounds not healing
Who and what's to blame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

Right now I'm pretty much sure that I'm losing the plot. But somehow the last fragments of my reality are being held by a precious few. For now, not all is lost, hope remains.

So Tired

Well I can honestly say that with the weekend fast approaching that I really am tired. I've been lucky enough to have some pretty amazing support from a few dear friends, without them... well... thankfully I had them.

Really feeling like butter that's been spread over far too much bread. Not much can be done right now, but I'll get on with it. Do I, do we, ever really have a choice?

It's often been said that if you play many types of music backwards you would end up with some form of satanic message. Ozzy was targeted more often than not, but lets face it, is he really smart enough to pull that one off?

Time has come to say goodbye
I know it's gonna make you cry
But you belong to another my love
And half a love there just isn't enough

I am so tired
And I just can't wait around for you
I am so tired
And I always thought we'd see it through yeah

I've waited all this time for you
Believed your promises were true
I keep believing that you mean what you say
Be mine tomorrow, now tomorrow's today

I am so tired
And I just can't wait around for you
I am so tired
And I always thought we'd see it through yeah

And I often sit and wonder why
You're not with me tonight
I stayed at home remaining true
While you do what you wanna do

And I often sit and wonder why oh
You're not with me tonight
And I stay at home remaining true
While you do what you wanna do

I am so tired
And I just can't wait around for you
I am so tired
And I always thought we'd see it through yeah
So tired, so tired
So tired, so tired
So tired

Think this one sums up so many things right now. Leave it to the Oz man to come straight with his message.