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Slayer

Black Magic

Release date: 3rd December 1983

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‘Black Magic’ by Slayer is taken from the album ‘Show No Mercy’ and was released in 1983. The lyrics cast the singer as trapped in a cursed, hellish night, surrounded by spells and “evil light”, with their mind twisted as they fight to resist. A sense of being struck down and held captive drives the verses, moving from general description of doom to a more direct account of an overpowering spell.

"Black Magic" is a track by Slayer, from the album Show No Mercy, released 3rd December 1983. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Slayer.

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Lyrics

Black Magic

[Verse 1]

Cursed, black magic night

We've been struck down

Down in this Hell

Spells surround me day and night

Stricken by the force of evil light

The force of evil light

[Verse 2]

Cast under his spell

Blinding my eyes

Twisting my mind

Fight to resist the evil inside

Captive of a force of Satan's might

A force of Satan's might

[Chorus]

Fighting the curse

Break it, I must

Laughing in sorrow

Crying in lust

[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]

[Outro]

My strength slips fast

Soon, I must fall

Victim of fortune

My sources grow small

Life slips away

As demons come forth

Death takes my hand

And captures my soul

[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]

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From Show No Mercy

1983
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Show No Mercy
Show No Mercy
Slayer
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1983
  1. —Fight till Death
  2. —Die by the Sword
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  6. —Evil Has No Boundaries
  7. —Crionics
  8. —Tormentor
  9. —The Antichrist
  10. —Black Magic

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Writer
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