A National Acrobat Black Sabbath

Written by: William Ward, Terence Butler, Frank Iommi, John Osborne
Album: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Released: 1973

A National Acrobat
Black Sabbath
I am the world that hides
The universal secret of all time
Destruction of the empty spaces
Is my one and only crime

I've lived a thousand times
I found out what it means to be believed
The thoughts and images
The unborn child that never was conceived

When little worlds collide
I'm trapped inside my embryonic cell
And flashing memories
Are cast into the never-ending well

The name that scorns the face
The child that never sees the cause of man
The deathly darkness that
Belies the fate of those who never ran

You gotta believe, yeah
I'm talking to you

Well, I know it's hard for you
To know the reason why
And I know you'll understand
More when it's time to die

Don't believe the life you have
Will be the only one
You have to let your body sleep
To let your soul live on

I want you to listen
I'm trying to get through

Love has given life to you
And now it's your concern
Unseen eye of inner life
Will make your soul return

Still, I look, but not to touch
The seeds of life are sown
Curtain of the future falls
The secret stays unknown

Just remember love is life
And hate is living death
Treat your life for what it's worth
And live for every breath

Looking back I've lived and learned
But, now, I'm wondering
Here, I wait and only guess
What this next life will bring, haha!