Gates of Babylon
Rainbow * Track #4 On Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
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Gates of Babylon by Rainbow
Release Date
Performed by
RainbowProduced by
Martin BirchWrited by
Dio & Ritchie BlackmoreAbout
“Gates of Babylon” has the speaker (who is revealed to be “the devil” at the end of the song) seducing humans into fulfilling their sinful intentions with wishes and wonder, in order to get their souls into “Babylon” (also later revealed to be “sweet hell”).
The song has an exotic feel in the instr...
Gates of Babylon Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Look away from the sea
I can take you anywhere
Spend a vision with me
A chase with the wind
Move closer to me
I can make you anyone
I think you're ready to see
The gates of Babylon
[Pre-Chorus]
The power of what has been before
Rises to trap you within
A magic carpet ride a genie maybe more
A city of heavenly sin
[Chorus]
Sleep with the devil and then you must pay
Sleep with the devil, the devil will take you away
Oh gates of Babylon
[Verse 2]
You can see but you're blind
Someone turned the sun around
But you can see in your mind
The gates of Babylon
[Pre-Chorus]
You're riding the endless caravan
Bonded and sold as a slave
A saber dance removing all the veils
Getting as good as you gave
[Chorus]
Sleep with the devil and then you must pay
Sleep with the devil, the devil will take you away
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Look away from the sea
I can take you anywhere
Spend a vision with me
A chase with the wind
Move closer to me
I can make you anyone
I think you're ready to see
The gates of Babylon
[Pre-Chorus]
The power of what has been before
Rises to trap you within
A magic carpet ride a genie maybe more
A city of heavenly sin
[Chorus]
Sleep with the devil and then you must pay
Sleep with the devil, the devil will take you away
Black gates of Babylon
[Outro]
The devil is me
And I'm holding the key
To the gates of sweet hell
Babylon
Gates of Babylon Q&A
Who wrote Gates of Babylon's ?
Gates of Babylon was written by Dio & Ritchie Blackmore.
Who produced Gates of Babylon's ?
Gates of Babylon was produced by Martin Birch.
When did Rainbow release Gates of Babylon?
Rainbow released Gates of Babylon on Sun Apr 09 1978.