“Zeitgeist” is the most mellow track from Black Sabbath’s 13. Critics have compared its processed vocals, spacey motif and Django Reinhardt-influenced soloing to that of “Planet Caravan” from Paranoid. The word ‘Zeitgeist’ is derived from the German ‘Zeit’ meaning “time'‘ and "Geist” meaning “spirit...
[Intro: Laughter]
[Verse 1]
Astral engines in reverse
I'm falling through the universe again
Down among a dead man's vision
Faded dreams and nuclear fission span
[Chorus 1]
The strings of theory are holding up the race
The puppets falling to the ground
The love I feel as I fly endlessly through space
Lost in time I wonder, "will my ship be found?"
[Verse 2]
On this sinking ship I travel
Faster than the speed of light
Not so supernova burns
The black holes turn and fade from sight
[Chorus 2]
The strings of theory hide in the human race
The answers buried underground
The love I feel as I fly endlessly through space
Lost in time I wonder, "will my ship be found?"
[Outro]
And very soon
The bomber's moon
Will show us light
And as we crash
We'll pray and kiss
And say goodnight
Goodnight
Zeitgeist was written by Geezer Butler & Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne.
Zeitgeist was produced by Rick Rubin.
Black Sabbath released Zeitgeist on Mon Jun 10 2013.