Black Sabbath ~ War Pigs

Album: Paranoid
Song: "War Pigs"
~ LYRICS ~
"War Pigs"

Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor

Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait 'til their judgement day comes
Yeah!

Now in darkness world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs at the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees the war pig's crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
oh lord yeah!

[eddyvandermeirsch]

War Pigs is a masterpiece of heavy metal that exposes the hypocrisy and corruption of the warmongers who profit from the suffering of others.War Pigs is a classic that deserves to be heard and appreciated by all fans of rock and metal.This song never gets old.

[jakkew]

What makes this song so brilliant and effective is that it doesn't mention any person, country, organization, event, or war. Instead it is vague and generic, making its message a permanently relevant and timeless criticism of human nature, rather than a divisive one-sided take on a single event.

[masonminor]

Funny how a band that was accused of being evil wrote the best anti-war song ever made.

[nazipherlailah]

A friend from Czech Republic Introduced me to black Sabbath.. Am Ugandan love it so much

[shadow]

You know we are in trouble when a song like this becomes more relevant in time instead of waning.

[squaresoralfetish]

Anyone who ever called this, "the Devil's music" was never really listening.

[humungushumungus]

I am 91 and still listening to Black Danbath

[ultimateninjaninjaking]

I still can’t believe this song was made in 1970 it’s insane how well it fits in today

[maniak]

I swear this song will forever hit hard. Truly timeless.

[marklorne]

Sabbath's intention was to write "scary music" ; the scary part of this song is the truth in the lyrics, something the popular music media and politicians could never comprehend.

[gman]

I'M 61 & BEEN LISTENING TO BLACK SABBATH FOR 52 YEARS, IT NEVER GETS

[askari]

This song is pretty fitting with what’s going on rn, opportunity for the rich, rank for generals and death to the poor

[AverageAlien]

This song is gonna be pretty relevant in the coming years

[Zanthxs]

64 and this sends me back 51 years to when I first bought this on vinyl and had to hide it from my parents as it was a "bad influence". Great things like precious gems never change. This is one of them.

[keepwalking]

What a Song...72 yrs did not truly appreciate this song in it's day...NOW it is the TRUTH

[CanadianPrepper]

The more things change the more they stay the same

[time-lapsetom]

I think every metalhead can agree that Black Sabbath is f*cking awesome

[williamfleckles]

I saw Sabbath in 1971 at a rock festival on the Offenbach Om Main River. They started playing as the full moon was rising over the river and I will never forget the sight and sounds of that night when they played this song.

[moitfld]

70 here still listening to the song of protests thank you Ozzie

[markmcentire]

Bad ass song anybody still listening in 2024 I'm 66 still listening to black Sabbath