War Pigs -- Black Sabbath

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, yeah
Time will tell on their power minds  Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess  Wait 'till their Judgment day comes  

Now in darkness, world stops turning   Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs of the power  Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of Judgment, God is calling  On their knees the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins  Satan, laughing, spreads his wings  Oh Lord      (sing365)

This song is about man's desire to kill and destroy. Sabbath got the idea from war stories they heard when they did a show at an American Air Force base during a tour of Europe. They wrote the song when they were in a grim deserted place in Zurich where they were playing for a small sum of money to an even smaller audience.              (Songfacts)



         

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