This is an anti-war song. This song is about how soldiers often do not want to be involved in a war, but have to. It’s also about how to be considered a hero, one has to die for their country; and how depraved and horrible war is.
[Verse 1]
Phantom soldiers marching off to war
Never knowing what they're fighting for
Tell me, what decides who has God on their side?
There's no reason, it's the season
Is there any war that is worth dying for?
There's no reason, it's the season of the dead
[Verse 2]
Death and glory, same old storyline
Children of the future lost in time
Deadly choice of war that kill more than before
There's no reason, it's the season
Dead men don't come back when they're under attack
There's no reason, in the season of the dead
[Bridge]
Is this the end of relieved glory?
Living in this purgatory
King and country, call for sacrifice
Shame or honor is the only choice
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Mystic forces on pale horses ride
Bearing hunger, plague and genocide
Senators of state with their prophets of hate
There's no reason, it's thy treason
As they light the fuse no-one can refuse
There's no reason, it's the season of the dead
Season of the Dead was produced by Rick Rubin.
Black Sabbath released Season of the Dead on Wed Jan 20 2016.