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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ozzy Osbourne
Lead Vocals
Geezer Butler
Bass
Tony Iommi
Electric Guitar
Brad Wilk
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ozzy Osbourne
Songwriter
Geezer Butler
Songwriter
Tony Iommi
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Producer
Andrew Scheps
Mixing Engineer
Greg Fidelman
Recording Engineer
Mike Exeter
Recording Engineer
Sara Lyn Killion
Assistant Recording Engineer
Sean Oakley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dana Nielson
Editing Engineer
Ryan Castle
Editing Engineer
Jason Gossman
Editing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Stewart Whitmore
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
A childhood innocence was drowned in your tears
The demons that you fought are feeding your fears
The poisoned secrets of your life stand revealed
The truth destroys you, its no longer concealed
Dear Father, forsaken
You knew what you were doing
In silence, your violence
Has left my life in ruin, yeah
In ruin, yeah
You preyed upon my flesh then prayed for my soul
Belief betrayed by lust, the faith that you stole
Indoctrination by a twisted desire
The catechism of an evil messiah
Dear Father, forgive me
I know just what I'm doing
In silence, this violence
Will leave your life in ruin, yeah
In ruin, yeah
Preacher of theocracy
Hiding your hypocrisy
Under a false sanctity
Holy phony empathy
You have taken my life
Now it's your turn to die
Can you sleep at night? When you close your eyes
Do you think of all the pain from your lies?
Or do you deny you're responsible
For the victims of the sins you devised?
What you gonna tell them when they ask you, well then?
Is your conscience pure in your heart?
There is no exemption when you seek redemption
For all the lives that you've torn apart
Your molestations of the cross you defiled
A man once holy now despised and reviled
You took possession while confessing my sins
And now you have to face whatever death brings, yeah
Dear Father, forsaken
You knew what you were doing
In silence your violence
Has left my life in ruin, yeah
In ruin, yeah, yeah, yeah
In ruin, yeah
Writer(s): John Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terrence Butler
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