Hand of Doom
Black Sabbath * Track #6 On Paranoid
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Hand of Doom by Black Sabbath
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Performed by
Black SabbathProduced by
Rodger BainWrited by
Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy OsbourneAbout
“Hand of Doom” describes addiction, specifically intravenous drug abuse such as IV heroin. The light bass that opens the song sets a tone of impending doom. Ozzy claims that there is no return from such drug abuse and it only progresses into something that will eventually lead to death. In the seco...
Hand of Doom Lyrics
[Verse 1]
What you gonna do? Time's caught up with you
Now, you wait your turn, you know there's no return
Take your routine roles, you join the other fools
Turn to something new, now, it's killing you
[Verse 2]
First, it was the bomb, Vietnam, napalm
Disillusioning, you push the needle in
From life, you escape reality's black drape
Colours in your mind satisfy your time
[Bridge 1]
Oh, you, you know you must be blind
To do such things like this
To take the sweet that you don't know
You're giving Death a kiss
Poor little fool, now
[Bridge 2]
Your mind is full of pleasure
Your body's looking ill
To you, it's shallow leisure
So drop the acid pill
Don't stop to think, now
[Bridge 3]
You're having a good time, baby, but that won't last
Your mind's all full of things, you're living too fast
Go out, enjoy yourself, don't bottle it in
You need someone to help you, stick the needle in, yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Now, you know the scene, your skin starts turning green
Your eyes no longer see life's reality
Push the needle in, face Death's sickly grin
Holes are in your skin, caused by deadly pin
[Verse 4]
Head starts spinning 'round, you fall down to the ground
Feel your body heave, Death hand starts to weave
It's too late to turn, you don't wanna learn
Price of life you hide, now, you're gonna die
Hand of Doom Q&A
Who wrote Hand of Doom's ?
Hand of Doom was written by Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy Osbourne.
Who produced Hand of Doom's ?
Hand of Doom was produced by Rodger Bain.
When did Black Sabbath release Hand of Doom?
Black Sabbath released Hand of Doom on Fri Sep 18 1970.
What did Black Sabbath say about "Hand of Doom"?
“Hand of Doom” is about the experiences of soldiers. We played at an American army base in Germany and it was sort of a half-way house for soldiers coming back from Vietnam. And they were telling me that to get through the horrors of Vietnam they were turning to drugs over there, which, you know, wa...