Black Sabbath - Walpurgis

As far as i know, Walpurgis was the original war pigs
Lyrics:


Witches gather at black masses
Bodies burning in red ashes
On the hill the church in ruin.
Is the scene of evil doings
It's a place for all bad sinners
Watch them eating dead rats' innards.
I guess it's the same, where ever you may go
Oh lord yeah

Carry banners which denounce the lord
See me rocking in my grave
See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood
See them stick the stake through me
Oh

Don't hold me back cause I just gotta go
They've got a hold of my soul now
Lords got my brain instinct with blood obscene
Look in my eyes I'm there enough
Yeah

On the scene a priest appears
Sinners falling at his knees
Satan sends out funeral pyre
Casts the priest into the fire
It's the place for all bad sinners.
Watch them eating dead rats' innards
I guess it's the same, where ever you may go
Oh lord yeah

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[JFA1331]

what does walpurgis mean

[thejake1453]

Walpurgis is a pagan festival, like Sam Hein (halloween)

[SexyBeastOfPR]

Alright...Gonna say this once...The song is just a song. Stop arguing about what qualifies as witchcraft. You're wrong no matter what you think. Even self proclaimed witches are wrong...because most are just emo kids following a fad. Witches don't gather in black masses, sacrifice babies, or devour the blood of the innocent...well...maybe for the lulz. Furthermore...wicca isn't the only path out there. Also please don't mix faith and politics...the douchebaggery is astronomical. God doesn't care

[thejake1453]

@lukevertiis

I know what it is. I've also heard it pronounced "So-In"

Of course, its an old, old, old celtic word, so good luck tryign to proove how it should be pronounced.

I could personally careless what anyone htinks about wicca or witches though, I put the song up here so everyone could listen to such bad-ass music, and perhaps here a version they may not have known exists.

But if everyone wants to blabber on about their faith and practices, thats their perogative.

[thebishopofme]

@doom696mented they used to practice behind/by/next door to (can't remember) a cinema. William and Ozzy thought it was rather odd how folks would want to be scared and decided to follow that vain. Geezer and Ozzy were interested in dark magicks much like Jimmy Page and Plant were. Black Sabbath used to be Earth, a blues rock band, but the new "scary" image made more money. People just put the idea out there and it was eaten up. Plus, the 70s were full of narrowminds

[thebishopofme]

@thejake1453 isn't Samhein one word? Either way, good ups to ya mate. Glad others know the history behind our overly consumered culture.

[Downoneburn]

@JFA1331 Wal·pur·gis [vahl-poor-gis]

noun

Saint, a.d. c710–780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1.

[DemonOfDublin]

Regarding why they changed lyrics and title:

I heard that their manager/producers/label convinced them to make a politically charged song to sell more albums. So they changed witches to generals and drew comparisons between the two as anti-Vietnam war lyrics, even though it seems like the band was politically neutral and just wanted to rock.

Please correct me if I am wrong, this is just what I heard.

[maggotfrom1993]

Someone knows why they changed the title ?

[dirtybongtokes]

I came across the word walpurgis when I was reading dreams in the witches house so I decided to google it and get some info. I find this video and i'm thinking "huh. the original idea for this song is so much better then what they changed it to." the lyrics could use a little work but I doubt they had time before the switch.

[jacobladders]

@ElleMariachi that is true though i can't agree more with you on that thought their 1st u.s. tour in 69/70 was canceled because of the manson murders i read that in the liner notes of the remastered version of paranoid pretty fuckin wild i'd say

[TheGravelfist]

matches in single file its just a dream

[Hyde8]

thank you for posting this version. it's been very difficult to find it except for on the CD. it's very much appreciated.

[w7class]

Ξέρει κανείς απο τι πιέστηκαν να αλλάξουν τίτλο, στίχους και concept, και να το κυκλοφορήσουν;