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Black Sabbath - War Pigs / Luke's Wall Lyrics




Generals gathered in their masses
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Just like witches at black masses
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Evil minds that plot destruction
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Sorcerer of death's construction
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In the fields the bodies burning
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As the war machine keeps turning
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Death and hatred to mankind
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Poisoning their brainwashed minds
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Oh Lord yeah!
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Politicians hide themselves away
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They only started the war
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Why should they go out to fight?
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They leave that all to the poor, yeah
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Time will tell on their power minds
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Making war just for fun
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Treating people just like pawns in chess
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Wait till their judgment day comes, yeah!
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Now in darkness world stops turning
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Ashes where the bodies burning
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No more war pigs have the power
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Hand of God has struck the hour
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Day of Judgment God is calling
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On their knees the war pigs crawling
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Begging mercies for their sins
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Satan laughing spreads his wings
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Oh Lord yeah
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Generals gathered in their masses
+
Just like witches at black masses
+
Evil minds that plot destruction
+
Sorcerer 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 all 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, yeah!
+
Now in darkness world stops turning
+
Ashes where the bodies burning
+
No more war pigs have the power
+
Hand of God has struck the hour
+
Day of Judgment God is calling
+
On their knees the war pigs crawling
+
Begging mercies for their sins
+
Satan laughing spreads his wings
+
Oh Lord yeah
+
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"War Pigs" is an anti-war protest song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It is the opening track from the band's second studio album Paranoid (released in 1970).

The original title of "War Pigs" was "Walpurgis", dealing with the witches' sabbath. "Walpurgis is sort of like Christmas for Satanists. And to me, war was the big Satan", said bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler. "It wasn't about politics or government or anything. It was Evil itself. So I was saying 'generals gathered in the masses / just like witches at black masses' to make an analogy. But when we brought it to the record company, they thought 'Walpurgis' sounded too Satanic. And that's when we turned it into 'War Pigs'. But we didn't change the lyrics, because they were already finished."

During this time period, national service had recently ended in the United Kingdom but with the Vietnam War still ongoing, many young men feared they'd be conscripted to fight in it. "That's what started this whole rebellion thing about not going to war for anybody", said Butler. "I was dreading being called up", the lyricist recalled.

Prior to its official release, the band often altered the lyrics significantly when performing it live. An example of this can be found on Ozzy Osbourne's compilation The Ozzman Cometh, which features an early version recorded by Black Sabbath for BBC Radio 1 on 26 April 1970.

While Butler has said that "War Pigs" is "totally against the Vietnam War, about how these rich politicians and rich people start all the wars for their benefit and get all the poor people to die for them", vocalist Osbourne has stated that the group "knew nothing about Vietnam. It's just an anti-war song." The song's instrumental outro is entitled "Luke's Wall" on US releases of the album, formatted as "War Pigs/Luke's Wall".

The addition of the air-raid siren and the speeding up of the song's end were done by producer Rodger Bain and engineer Tom Allom. The band had no input in these decisions, though they were pleased with the results.

Music journalist Martin Popoff has called the song an "ugly, antiwar classic now considered one of Sabbath's top two or three most enduring compositions". Guitar World described the song as "the greatest HM song ever." The magazine also included the song on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" and ranked it in 56th place. Steve Huey of AllMusic called the song a "standard".

"War Pigs" is widely considered one of Black Sabbath's greatest songs. In 2020, Kerrang! ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Black Sabbath songs, and in 2021, Louder Sound ranked the song number one on their list of the 40 greatest Black Sabbath songs.

In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the song number five on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs.
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Performed by: Black Sabbath
Genre(s): Alternative, Alternative Rock
Produced by: Rodger Bain
Released: September 18th, 1970
Year: 1970
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