Could be seen as a monotonous which in turn leads to a dangerous life. Possibly a reference to suicidal ideation of Dio if not another member of the band
Slipping away, just a heartbeat from disaster
Nothing could make me stay, close your eyes and I'll be gone
Turn the page, yeah, time to start another story
Slipping away, slipping away, time to move along
No reason to stay
Oh, when I'm slipping away
Take a look at yourself, you've been running in a circle
Round and round you go, you're a start without an end
Start a new life, yeah, from the city of the gypsies
Running away, slipping away, right behind the plow
Slipping away
Slipping away
Nobody to pay
Look out, 'cause I'm slipping away
Rockin' the glass, I won't leave you my reflection
A future without a past, no more road to take me back
Come if you will, just don't question my direction
Running away, slipping away, we can find the sun
Slipping away
Slipping away
Got nobody to pay
And you're slippin' away
No more running in a circle
It's time to move along
Round, round, round we go
A start without an end
So I'm slipping away
Slipping away
Slipping Away was written by Tony Iommi & Geezer Butler & Dio.
Slipping Away was produced by Martin Birch.
Black Sabbath released Slipping Away on Wed Nov 04 1981.