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Black Sabbath – After Forever lyrics
Have you ever thought about your soul - can it be saved?
Or perhaps you think that when you're dead you just stay in your grave
Is God just a thought within your head or is He a part of you?
Is Christ just a name that you read in a book when you were in school?

When you think about death do you lose your breath
Or do you keep your cool?
Would you like to see the Pope on the end of a rope
Do you think he's a fool?
Well I have seen the truth, yes I've seen the light
And I've changed my ways
And I'll be prepared when you're lonely and scared
At the end of our days

Could it be you're afraid of what your friends might say
If they knew you believe in God above?
They should realize before they criticize
That God is the only way to love

Is your mind so small that you have to fall
In with the pack wherever they run
Will you still sneer when death is near
And say they may as well worship the sun?

I think it was true it was people like you that crucified Christ
I think it is sad the opinion you had was the only one voiced
Will you be so sure when your day is near, say you don't believe?
You had the chance but you turned it down, now you can't retrieve

Perhaps you'll think before you say that God is dead and gone
Open your eyes, just realize that he's the one
The only one who can save you now from all this sin and hate
Or will you still jeer at all you hear?
Yes! I think it's too late.
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Songwriters: FRANK IOMMI, JOHN OSBOURNE, TERENCE BUTLER, W.T. WARD
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  • JordanFireStar
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    JordanFireStar
    This song is a catholic/christian song in itself. It suggests it is catholic instead of christian by the lyrics "Would you like to see the Pope on the end of a rope". This song is basically a message to unbelievers saying "Do you believe in god? What about when you die, where will you go?". Christian band Stryper also covered this song in 2015 on their album "fallen". This song also debunks the myth that Black Sabbath is a satanic band, as some religious people claim.
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    • JordanFireStar
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      JordanFireStar
      This song is a catholic/christian song in itself. It suggests it is catholic instead of christian... Read more →

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