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Black Sabbath – A National Acrobat (1973) | Track profile | Dork

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A National Acrobat

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A National Acrobat

Release date: 1st December 1973

From Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

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"A National Acrobat" is a track by Black Sabbath, from the album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, released 1st December 1973. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Black Sabbath.

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Lyrics

A National Acrobat

[Verse 1]

I am the world that hides the universal secret of all time

Destruction of the empty spaces is my one and only crime

I've lived a thousand times

I found out what it means to be believed

The thoughts and images

The unborn child that never was conceived

[Verse 2]

When little worlds collide, I'm trapped inside my embryonic cell

And flashing memories are cast into the never-ending well

The name that scorns the face

The child that never sees the cause of man

The deathly darkness that

Belies the fate of those who never ran

[Verse 3]

You gotta believe, yeah

I'm talking to you

Well, I know it's hard for you to know the reason why

And I know you'll understand more when it's time to die

Don't believe the life you have will be the only one

You have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on

[Verse 4]

I want you to listen

I'm trying to get through

Love has given life to you and now it's your concern

Unseen eye of inner life will make your soul return

Still, I look, but not to touch the seeds of life are sown

Curtain of the future falls, the secret stays unknown

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 5]

Just remember love is life and hate is living death

Treat your life for what it's worth and live for every breath

Looking back, I've lived and learned, but now I'm wondering

Here, I wait and only guess what this next life will bring, haha!

[Instrumental Outro]

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Track details

From Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

1973

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Album

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Release year

1973

—Fluff
—Sabbra Cadabra
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—A National Acrobat
—Killing Yourself to Live
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi
Lyricist: Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne
Composer: Bill Ward, Tony Iommi
Producer: Black Sabbath
Engineer: Mike Butcher
Bass: Geezer Butler
Drums: Bill Ward
Guitar: Tony Iommi
Vocals: Ozzy Osbourne
Arranger: Wil Malone
Conductor: Wil Malone
Mixing Engineer: Mike Butcher