Black Sabbath – Sweet Leaf

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Alright now.
Won't you listen?

When I first met you, didn't realize
I can't forget you, for your surprise
You introduced me, to my mind
And left me wanting, you and your kind

I love you, oh you know it

My life was empty, forever on a down
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf, though you can't hear

Come on now, try it out

Straight people don't know, what you're about
They put you down and shut you out
You gave to me a new belief
And soon the world will love you sweet leaf

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Track duration: 05:03

"Sweet Leaf" as written by William Ward Frank Iommi

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    Song Meaning:If anyone thinks this is not about marijuana needs to watch The Last Supper concert/doco. Ward and Ozzy make it perfectly clear that the song is indeed about mary jane.
    Flag scotthendoon August 01, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:I can't believe there is an arguement over what this song is about. Know-it-alls would like to believe that everything they read is true, totally disregarding the fact that maybe things were written in the booklet to mislead certain people intentionally? This is a love song for cannabis. Straight up. That and the one time I saw Black Sabbath live where ozzy didn't bail out there was a gigathemntic clock that came up on the screen behind that read "4:19" and right before they started 'sweet leaf', when it started it flipped to "4:20". That and fog machines. The messed up part is that this sounds like one of the deepest love songs in metal. It's so sweet lol.
    Flag dalenkwinton July 15, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Yeah, pretty obviously about cannabis. Still, it's written well enough that you could almost just interpret it as a love song to a person, with "sweet leaf" just being a cute name. Regardless, it's definitely about cannabis.
    Flag Shogaron October 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This is amazing to me that for the past 8 1/2 years people have been saying the same thing about this song and how sabbra21 is an idiot. Well sabbra21 actually was pretty much right. They got the name from a pack of Irish Cigarettes that said "It's the sweet leaf." They thought that Sweet Leaf was a great description of marijuana and all 4 members collectively wrote this song.
    Flag upnsmoke00on August 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I LOVE this song. An obvious ode to marijuana...man I love smoking the ganja I just hope I don't turn into a vegetable like ozzy when I'm older.
    Flag suckmeoffsophieon June 19, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It's about weed and weed is amazing and the safest thing you can do it is not addicting and is a herb not a drug woot sabbath rocks
    Flag SweetSymptomon March 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Anyone who thinks this song is not about weed never smoked weed. Period. It's about weed.

    Flag MarlonMoraison February 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Hey Guys, Here's my version of the lyrics:
    "Daddy?"

    "Yes, son?"

    "What does regret mean?"

    "Well, son, a funny thing about regret is that better to regret something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, be sure to tell her FIONA WILL BURN IN HELL!!!"

    Alright now!
    Won't you listen?

    When I first met you didn't realize
    I can't forget you or your surprise
    You introduced me to my mind
    And left me wanting you and your kind

    I love you. Oh you know it

    My life was empty forever on a down
    Until you took me showed me around
    My life is free now, my life is clear
    I love you sweet leaf - though you can't hear

    Come on now - try it out

    Straight people don't know what you're about
    They put you down and shut you out
    You gave to me a new belief
    And soon the world will love you sweet leaf
    Flag Josieandtheapocalypseon January 30, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is about smoking something. Obviously. But what. Whatever it is, Ozzy has probably smoked it cuz he has smoked a lot of things.


    OZZY IS THE MAN!!!!!!!
    Flag Bozo613on May 06, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:It's about MJ alright. They simply coined the term from the cigarettes. Ozzy and Bill were the heaviest/longest users in the band. I think they were also the worst drinkers and acid heads. They were all on coke as well--I think around the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath times. I presume they were injecting smack--does anyone have any info?
    Flag SABRACADABRAon April 03, 2009   Link

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