N.I.B.
Black Sabbath * Track #4 On Black Sabbath
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N.I.B. by Black Sabbath
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Performed by
Black SabbathProduced by
Rodger BainWrited by
Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy OsbourneAbout
The title of this song was long rumored to be an acronym for Nativity in Black, a reference to the birth of the antichrist. The lyrics are also from the point of view of Lucifer, who identifies himself. The rumors turned out to be wrong, however.
Butler later referred to it as
just a humorous take...
N.I.B. Lyrics
[Bass Solo: "Bassically"]
[Verse 1]
Oh yeah
Some people say my love cannot be true
Please believe me, my love, and I'll show you
I will give you those things you thought unreal
The sun, the moon, the stars, all bear my seal
[Verse 2]
Oh yeah
Follow me now and you will not regret
Leaving the life you led before we met
You are the first to have this love of mine
Forever with me till the end of time
[Chorus]
Your love for me has just got to be real
Before you know the way I'm going to feel
I'm going to feel
I'm going to feel
[Verse 3]
Oh yeah
Now, I have you with me under my power
Our love grows stronger now with every hour
Look into my eyes, you'll see who I am
My name is Lucifer, please take my hand
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Oh yeah
Follow me now and you will not regret
Leaving the life you led before we met
You are the first to have this love of mine
Forever with me till the end of time
[Chorus]
Your love for me has just got to be real
Before you know the way I'm going to feel
I'm going to feel
I'm going to feel
[Verse 3]
Oh yeah
Now, I have you with me under my power
Our love grows stronger now with every hour
Look into my eyes, you'll see who I am
My name is Lucifer, please take my hand
N.I.B. Q&A
Who wrote N.I.B.'s ?
N.I.B. was written by Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy Osbourne.
Who produced N.I.B.'s ?
N.I.B. was produced by Rodger Bain.
When did Black Sabbath release N.I.B.?
Black Sabbath released N.I.B. on Fri Feb 13 1970.
What did Black Sabbath say about "N.I.B."?
Originally, it was Nib, which was Bill [Ward]’s beard. When I wrote N.I.B., I couldn’t think of a title for the song, so I just called it Nib, after Bill’s beard. To make it more intriguing I put punctuation marks in there to make it N.I.B. By the time it got to America, they translated it to Nativi...