Lyrics: Paranoid – Black Sabbath

Ever played with “Sing That iTune”? It’s a OSX desktop widget (or Konfabulator widget) that tells you the lyrics to the song that you’re playing on iTunes. Find it here (OSX, Windoz)

A fun find lately was the lyrics to Black Sabbath’s song Paranoid. Since Junior High School I’ve been wondering what that guy was talking about – the lyrics don’t clear it up much but it’s nice to know that at least they’re real words.

Finished with my woman ’cause she couldn’t help me with my mind
people think that 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 like 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

Wikipedia says that this song was borne as filler in order to lenghten the musical minutes and seconds on their album. It continues to fill them in auditoriums and skate parks all over.

Enjoy life because apparently Ozzy can’t.