Paranoid

Paranoid is a song by Black Sabbath that appears on the band's second album Paranoid. Supposedly, the members of Black Sabbath put together this song in 15 minutes based on a solo by Tony Iommi. This song was only meant to be a "filler", but became one of Black Sabbath's most well known songs: the band members were sent back to the studio to record one more song because the record company deemed the album was too short, and planned to quickly record a filler song, but eventually wrote and recorded "Paranoid". The record company changed the album's name from War Pigs, as it was originally intended, to Paranoid out of fear of a backlash from supporters of the Vietnam War. "Paranoid" was released as a single and received regular airplay on mainstream radio. The single, with "The Wizard" on the B-side, was released in the UK in July 1970 and it reached the number 4. Lead singer Ozzy Osbourne continued to play this song in concert during his career as a solo artist. "Paranoid" was ranked #34 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 11 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Rolling Stone ranked it #250 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is #1 in the book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time

[Intro] [Verse 1] Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time All day long, I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify [Chorus] Can you help me occupy my brain? Whoa, yeah [Verse 2] I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find I can't see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry Happiness, I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal And so, as you hear these words telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy life, I wish I could, but it's too late