Black Sabbath – Paranoid

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  General Comment:Got Asperger's and i love this song...just fits

  Flag RivFaderon July 18, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:If you don't understand this song, then you're not metal.

  Flag ghfkmr2on March 05, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:omg who gives a fuck about who is the best guitarist their all good or they wouldn't be famous

  Flag rokk123on November 14, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:great song even though ozzy wasn't at his greatest peak in that day no offense but he wasn't the best singer he is actually quite terrible but in a good way he sounds so interesting you just stay hooked on the music and their songs are epic as hell gotta love ozzy if it wasn't for him metal wouldn't be heavy im sorry even if you think ozzy is gay most of the new bands get their inspiration from ozzy or bands that started out because they got inspired by ozzy all in all ozzy is at the top of the metal food chain lol

  Flag rokk123on November 14, 2011   Link

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    This song wasn't really by Ozzy, musically. It was by Iommi, who definitely did the music.
    
    In any event, God tier.

    Flag muldrakeon May 04, 2013  
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  My Interpretation:I'm in my late 20's and supposedly have ADHD. I can't even begin to tell you how much I can relate to this song. Even more so if it was just a filler for the album I guess! My life is nothing more than a hunt for thrills... As life goes on and people grow up to be occupied by this "real life" that I desperately try to seek relief from, I grow more and more lonely and bored, left with little else than worry about where to find my next shot of relief from boredom.
  
  

  Flag THEIRONMANon October 18, 2011   Link

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  My Interpretation:According to many sources it only took 20 minutes to write, so I wonder if Geezer or one of the band took the opportunity to make a statement about their depression. The feeling in the lyrics give the impression that the 'individual' is suffering from a chronic depressive illness. They don't indicate any signs of socio / psychopathy because of the insight he has about the way he feels, he isn't delusional. It can be common in people like rock stars to only feel themselves when they are performing. The ensuing downer afterwards instills the depression because normal life doesn't provide the adrenaline rush that performing does, everything seems mundane and worthless. As I said earlier, i think one of the band members, probably Geezer, was venting feelings about depression. It's certainly written by someone who has experience of depression.

  Flag Andypipson August 09, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:Raw. Fast. Tight.
  
  And most of all, it expressed deep feelings that we all feel from time to time, but rarely express publically.

  Flag HeavyBon April 27, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:this song was written by geezer butler, the bassist, who wrote most of their songs, he said in an interview its about how when he was a teenager and he was always depressed, and thought he was paranoid or going insane.

  Flag bannapple1901on November 11, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:hey ozzy didnt write the lyrics dont say this was in ozzys mind yata yata

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  General Comment:guitarists
  1. page

  Flag orboknownon November 08, 2010   Link

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    hit the enter button too early
    1. page
    2. hendrix
    3. pete townshend(ya now,the who megastar?)
    4. clapton
    5. gilmour

    Flag orboknownon November 08, 2010  

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