"Black Sabbath"
What is this that stands before me?
Figure in black which points at me
Turn around quick, and start to run
Find out I'm the chosen one
Oh no
Big black shape with eyes of fire
Telling people their desire
Satan's sitting there, he's smiling
Watches those flames get higher and higher
Oh no, no, please God help me
Is it the end, my friend?
Satan's coming 'round the bend
people running 'cause they're scared
The people better go and beware
No, no, please, no
We can see that the lyrics do straight away have a gothic feel about them. The lyrics purvey a sense of fear, something which is overtly Gothic and is a obvious aspect of the Gothic Tradition and its literature. It could be seen as the singers account of coming across satan 'Satan's sitting there, he's smiling', a theme which is popular within the Gothic (Christopher Marlowes 'Dr.Faustus' comes to mind)
When the lyrics are looked further into, the song may show a fear of death 'Is it the end, my freind?' this theme is featured in a wide variety of Literature. It can be seen within 'Dr.Faustus' when the the character of Faustus is awaiting his own death.
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