“Shot in the Dark” is the ninth and final track from the 1986 album The Ultimate Sin. The heavy metal classic features guitarist Jake Lee, bassist Phil Soussan, drummer Randy Castillo, and the haunting vocals of Ozzy Osbourne.
The arrangement was a joint yet controversial creative effort with a lit...
[Verse 1]
Out on the streets, I'm stalking the night
I can hear my heavy breathing
Paid for the kill, but it doesn't seem right
Something there I can't believe in
[Pre-Chorus]
Voices are calling from inside my head
I can hear them, I can hear them
Vanishing memories of things that were said
They can't try to hurt me now
[Chorus]
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you, alright
[Verse 2]
Taught by the powers that preach over me
I can hear their empty reasons
I wouldn't listen, I learned how to fight
I opened up my mind to treason
[Pre-Chorus]
But just like the wounded, and when it's too late
They'll remember, they'll surrender
Never a care for the people who hate
Underestimate me now
[Chorus]
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Nothing that you can do
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you, alright
[Pre-Chorus]
But just like the wounded, and when it's too late
They'll remember, they'll surrender
Never a care for the people who hate
Underestimate me now
[Chorus]
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Nothing that you can do
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you, alright
[Outro]
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Shot in the Dark was written by Ozzy Osbourne & Phil Soussan.
Shot in the Dark was produced by Ron Nevison.
Ozzy Osbourne released Shot in the Dark on Sat Feb 22 1986.