The Dio Years

Black Sabbath The Dio Years Lyrics
1.Neon Knights

Oh no, here it comes again
Can't remember when we came so close to love before
Hold on, good things never last
Nothing's in the past
It always seems to come again
Again and again

Cry out to legions of the brave
Time again to save us from the jackals of the street
Ride out, protectors of the realm
Capatin's at the helm
Sail across the sea of lights

Circles and rings, dragons and kings
Weaving a charm and a spell
Blessed by the night, holy and bright
Called by the toll of the bell

Bloodied angels fast descending
Moving on a never-bending light
Phantom figures free forever
Out of shadows, shining ever-bright
Neon Knights!
Neon Knights! all right!


2.Lady Evil

There's a place just south of Witches' Valley
Where they say the wind don't blow
And they only speak in whispers of her name
There's a lady they say who feeds the darkness
It eats right from her hand
With a cry and shout, she'll search you out
And freeze you where you stand

Lady evil, evil
She's a magical, mystical woman
Lady evil, evil in my mind
She's the queen of the night

In a place just south of Witches' Valley
Where they say the rain won't fall
And thunder cracks the sky, and makes it bleed
There's a lady they say who needs the darkness
She can't face the light
With an awful shout, she'll find you out
And have you before the night

So if you ever get to Witches' Valley
Don't dream or close your eyes
And never trust your shadow in the dark
'Cause there's a lady I know who takes your vision
And turns it all around
The things you see, and what you'll be
Lost and never found

She's the queen of the night
Gonna do it all right
She's the queen of sin
Look out, she'll pull you in!
Lady wonder!


3.Heaven And Hell

Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The Devil is never a maker
The less that you give, you're a taker
So it's on and on and on, it's Heaven and Hell, oh well

The lover of life's not a sinner
The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
So it's on and on and on, oh it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell
I can tell, fool, fool!

Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion
For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life
Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer
And it's on and on, on and on and on....

They say that life's a carousel
Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well
The world is full of Kings and Queens
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's Heaven and Hell, oh well
And they'll tell you black is really white
The moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls
You get to keep the gold that falls
It's Heaven and Hell, oh no!
Fool, fool!
You've got to bleed for the dancer!
Fool, fool!
Look for the answer!
Fool, fool, fool!


4.Die Young

Yell with the wind, though the wind won't help you fly at all
Your back's to the wall
Chain the sun, and it tears away and it breaks you as you run
You run, you run!
Behind the smile, there's danger and a promise to be told:
You'll never get old - ha!
Life's fantasy - to be locked away and still to think you're
free you're free, you're free!

So live for today
Tomorrow never comes

Die young, die young
Can't you see the writing on the wall?
Die young, gonna die young
Someone stopped the fall

Yell with the wind, though the wind won't help you fly at all
Your back's to the wall
Chain the sun, and it tears away and it breaks you as you run
You run, you run!

So live for today
Tomorrow never comes

Die young, young!
Die young, die young!
Die young, die young, young!
Die young, die young, die young, die young, die young!!


5.Lonely Is The Word

It's a long way to nowhere
And I'm leaving very soon
On the way we pass so close
To the back side of the moon

Hey join the traveler
If you've got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know
Oh! Lonely is the word, yeah yeah yeah!

I've been higher than stardust
I've been seen upon the sun
I used to count in millions then
But now I only count in one
Come on, join the traveler
If you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know

Yeah, Lonely is the word
Got to be the saddest song I ever heard

Yeah, Lonely is the name
Maybe life's a losing game


6.The Mob Rules

Close the city and tell the people
That something's coming to call
Death and darkness are rushing forward
To stamp light from the wall!

Oh! You've nothing to say
They'll drag you away!
If you listen to fools,
The mob rules, the mob rules

Kill the spirit and you'll be blinded
The end is always the same
Play with fire, you'll burn your finger
And you'll get hold of a flame, oh!

It's over, it's done
The end is begun
If you listen to fools,
The mob rules
You've nothing to say
Oh, They're breaking away
If you listen to fools

Break the circle and stop the movement
The wheel is thrown to the ground
Just remember it might stop rolling
And take you right back around!

You're all fools!
The Mob Rules!


7.Turn Up The Night

A rumble of thunder
I'm suddenly younger
It's your spell
No rhyme or reason
Or time of the season
Know it full well

The tongue can't deliver
I shake and I shiver
Down your soul
You know what you cover
I think for another
It's a story told
So get a good hold, yeah!

A whistle of voodoo
You thought that you knew who you are
A sep'rate equation,
A pencil relation,
The past gone too far
A time of suspicion
A special condition
That we all know
So let it all go, yeah!

Turn up the night
Turn up the night
Turn up the night
It feels so right

Night time sorrow
Taken like the plane
Black will never come out
Lies for the same
Evil lurks in twilight
Dances in the dark
Makes you need the movement
Like a fire
Needs a spark to burn!

Got to turn up the night
Turn up the night,
Turn up the night,
It feels so right!
Turn up the night


8.Voodoo

Say you don't love me, you burn,
You can't refuse, but you lose, it's by me
Say you don't love me, you learn,
Nothing you do will renew till time's through

Call me a liar, you knew
You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right
Call me the Devil, it's true
Some can't accept, but I crept inside you
So if a stranger calls you
Don't let him whisper his name
'Cause it's Voodoo, oh!

Fade into shadow, you burn
Your fortune is free, I can see it's no good
Never look back, never turn
It's a question of time till your mind and you learn

So if a stranger sees you
Don't look in his eyes, 'cause he's Voodoo!

Voodoo!
Bring me your children, they'll burn
Never look back, never turn
Cry me a river, you learn,
Voodoo!


9.Falling Off The Edge Of The World

I think about closing the door
And lately I think of it more
I'm living well out of my time
I feel like I'm losing my mind
I should be at the table round
A servant of the crown
The keeper of the sign
To sparkle and to shine

Never, no never again
Listen to me and believe what I say if you can
Never, this is the end
You know I've seen the faces of doom
And I'm only a man

Help me
Tell me I'm sane
I feel a change in the earth and the wind
And the rain Save me
By turning away
You know, I've seen some visions of Hell
And I've heard what they say

I've got to be strong, oh, oh,
I'm falling off the edge of the world, mm
Think you're safe, but you're wrong
We are falling off the edge of the world

Look up in danger
Nowhere to run
Seems like desperate measures but sometimes
It's got to be done
Over, it's over at last
And the message inside is we feel the new life
From the past

We're falling off the edge of the world
Yes, the edge of the world
It's the end of the world


10.After All(The Dead)

What do you say to the dead?
Will you forgive me for living?
Can't believe the things that they said
Wonderful day for a killing
It's killing me

What do they do with your soul?
Is it just lying there busted?
When did you lose all control?
Is there someone to be trusted?
With my mind

Oh there's insufficient evidence
Of what just might come after
But sometimes out of nowhere
There's demented sounds of laughter

Are we all haunted by
The ghost - Imagination
It just can't be
I've seen them there
Howling at the moon

Is it just me
Or does somebody else believe this
I'm not alone
I'm not afraid
There's just one way to see

After all...

What do you say to the dead?
Is there a place where it's burning?
It says in a book I once read
Yes there's a chance of returning
Turn to me

The fundamental principles
Say nothing of forever
But those are voices that I hear
Or I'm just not so clever

It can't be me
I know somebody else believes this
I'm not alone
I'm not afraid
Just one way to see

After all...


11.TV Crimes

One day in the life of the lonely
Another day on the round about
What do they need
Somebody to love

One night in the life of the lonely
There's a miracle on the screen
What did they see
Somebody to love

He guarantees you instant glory
Get your money on the line

Gotta send me a plastic Jesus
There's a check in the mail today
That's what I need
Somebody to love

We just won't eat on Sunday
Gotta buy him a limousine
Somewhere to live
Somewhere to pray

Every penny from the people
Keeps the wolf outside the door
Shop around and find forgiveness for yourself
But he'll give you more

Holy father
Holy ghost
Who's the one who pays the most
Rock the cradle
Don't you cry
Buy another lullaby
Jack is nimble - Jack is quick
Pick your pocket - turn a trick
Slow and steady - He's got time
To commit another
TV crime

One day in the life of the lonely
Back again on the round about
What do they need
Somebody to love

One night in the life of the lonely
Another miracle on the screen
What did they see
Somebody to love again

A supermarket of salvation
Take a look inside the store
Shop around and find forgiveness for yourself
But he gives more

Holy father - Holy ghost
Who's the one who hurts you most
Rock the cradle
When you cry
Scream another lullaby

Jack be nimble - Jack be slick
Take the money - Get out quick
Slow and steady - So much time
To commit another
TV Crime - TV Crime


12.I

I am anger
Under pressure
Lost it cages
A prisoner
The first to escape

I am wicked
I am legion
Strength in numbers
A lie
The number is one

I - I - I
Everything that I see is for me

Yes, I am giant
I'm a monster
Breaking windows
In houses
Buildings of glass
Rebel rebel
Holy outlaw
Ride together
Don't try it
The power's in one

I - I - I
I am standing alone
But I can rock you
I - I - I

On the edge of the blade
But the knife can't cut the hero down

I am virgin
I'm a whore
Giving nothing
The taker
The maker of war
I'll smash your face in
But with a smile
All together
You'll never
Be stronger than me

I - I - I
Right here on my own
But I still rock you
I - I - I
Don't follow behind
Just leave me on the outside

I - I - I
I am standing alone
But I can shock you
I - I - I
On the edge of the blade
But no one makes the hero bleed
( No, no , no )

I am hunger
Feed my head
All together
You'll never
Never make the hero bleed
( No, no, no )


13.Children Of The Sea(Live)

In the misty morning, on the edge of time
We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky

We sailed across the air
Before we learned to fly
We thought that it could never end
We'd glide above the ground
Before we learned to run
Now it seems our world has come undone

Oh they say that it's over
That it just had to be
Ooh they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea

We made the mountains shake
With laughter as we played
Hiding in our corner of the world
Then we did the demon dance
And rushed to nevermore
Threw away the key and locked the door

Oh they say that it's over, yeah
That it just had to be
Yes they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea

Look out! The sky is falling down!
Look out! The world is spinning
'Round and 'round and 'round!
Look out! The sun is going black, black
Look out! It's never, never, never coming back!
Look out!


14.The Devil Cried

One fine day in Hell
The master told a story
Someone lied so well
He sent him back to Glory

There are whispers between the screams
That this deed can be done
Even sinners must dream
And I can be the one to make the Devil cry

I can win this game
If all things come together
I know this sounds quite strange
I won't be smart, just clever

It's the law on the other side

Just the kill lets you run
And how many have tried?
I know I'll be the one to make the Devil cry

At last my time has come
I must not give him pleasure
I can be the one
One chance or burn forever

So I told him about my pain
And the life I've been through
He just smiled and the laughter came
Then I told him that I love you, and the Devil cried

Tears from his eyes
Eyes of fire
And the Devil cried


15.Shadow Of The Wind

Oh it's night again
And the dark just killed the sun
If the light must end
You've got time to run away

There's a door to dreams
And it always lets you in
But with a silent scream
All the nightmares must begin

Still you chase what you can't see
Like death and pain and sin
And the Shadow of The Wind
The Shadow of The Wind

You'll remember me
I could make you disappear
Be where you want to be
Just as long as it's not here

Well I'm back and stronger
And the first one's always free
And it lasts much longer

You can bet your sanity

Never more the victim the cries
As I slip beneath the skin
And the Shadow of The Wind
The Shadow of The Wind

If words had names like red and green
And two for sympathy
Black and white and in between
Then you'd paint misery

Every day is an inquisition
Who are you? What are you? Why?
I'm alive, I belong, I'll be back
It's a half truth, still a whole lie

In the garden of good and evil
You'll come, but you know
The spider only spins
The Shadow of The Wind
The Shadow of The Wind


16.Ear In The Wall

Hello can you hear me
I might not be alone
Don't see anyone near me
But I just might go home again
Lets meet in the morning
I just can't speak tonight
This is more than a warning
Be silent till its light and then

You know I'll be there
Waiting for someone to believe me
Remembering it all
Make my flesh start to crawl
I've seen an ear in the wall

This time it could prove it
But you've heard this all before
Cry wolf and you're moving
To a special kind of danger zone
I need a witness
Somebody just like you
So bring an exorcist
A wizard and the Holy Ghost

You know I'll be there

Waiting for someone to believe me
Remembering it all
Make my flesh creep and crawl
I've seen an ear in the wall

One more reason one more time
Someone's walking through my mind
Now where am I suppose to go
Its not who you are its who you know
What's it gonna be
I knew you would answer
I'm the curiosity
You could miss a chance because
The fool might see reality
There it is in the corner
You must be going blind
What's wrong were you born before
Your god invented eyes
It's got to be there
Grinding away at my secrets
It's going so dark
And you can't see it all
I'll turn on some lights
So you're sure not to fall
It's next to the eye in the wall