Children of the Sea

Song

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Children of the Sea is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was first released in 1980 as the second track off the band's ninth album Heaven and Hell, and later as a single, with Lady Evil being the B-side. A live version of the song was also included as the B-side to the Neon Knights single. Other live versions of the song can be found on Live Evil and The Dio Years.

Children of the Sea
Released	18 April 1980
Recorded	October 1979
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:34 (album version) 3:57 (single version)
Songwriter(s)	Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Producer(s)	Martin Birch

About

The song is about ecological awareness. Mankind is doing things before it truly understands the consequences of its actions and thinking that this would go on forever without a price to eventually pay for messing with the balance.

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Lyrics

In the misty morning, on the edge of time
We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky

We sailed across the air before we learned to fly
We thought that it could never end
We'd glide above the ground before we learned to run, run
Now it seems our world has come undone

Oh, they say that it's over
And it just had to be
Oh, they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea
Oh, woah!

We made the mountains shake with laughter as we played
Hiding in our corner of the world
Then we did the demon dance and rushed to nevermore
Threw away the key and locked the door

Oh, they say that it's over, yeah
And it just had to be
Yes, they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea
Oh!

In the misty morning, on the edge of time
We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky

Oh, they say that it's over
And it just had to be
Oh, they say that it's over
Poor lost children of the sea
Yeah!

Look out! The sky is falling down!
Look out! The world is spinning round and round and round!
Look out! The sun is going black, black!
Look out! It's never never never coming back, look out!