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Black Sabbath – What’s the Use? (1994) | Track profile | Dork

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Cross Purposes
What’s the Use?

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What’s the Use?

Release date: 31st January 1994

From Cross Purposes

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About This Track

"What’s the Use?" is a track by Black Sabbath, from the album Cross Purposes, released 31st January 1994. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Black Sabbath.

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Lyrics

What’s the Use?

[Verse 1]

What's the use of paradise

When everyday of livin' they spent learning every sin in Hell?

What's the point of children when the evil come before them?

They learn in every tale we tell

[Chorus]

There's no point in being kind

What's the use when love becomes an evil of the mind?

Oh yeah

[Verse 2]

What's the use of power when the balance isn't equal

And we're all too scared to use it anyway?

What's the point of reason when no-one wants to listen?

Deliverance is all too far away

[Chorus]

There's no point in being kind

What's the use when love becomes an evil of the mind?

Ooh, what's the use?

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

There's no point in being kind

What's the use when love becomes an evil of the mind?

Ooh, what's the use? Tell me

Ooh, what's the use?

[Outro]

What's the use?

Love becomes an evil of the mind

What's the use?

Love becomes an evil of the mind

What's the use?

What's the use?

What's the use?

[?] Heaven

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Track details

From Cross Purposes

1994

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1994

—The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
—What’s the Use?
—Immaculate Deception
—I Witness
—Psychophobia
—Dying for Love
—Cardinal Sin
—Back to Eden
—Virtual Death
—Cross of Thorns
—Evil Eye

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Credits

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Writer: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Tony Martin (Vocalist)
Producer: Black Sabbath, Leif Mases