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Dear Father
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
Lead Vocals
Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler
Bass
Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi
Electric Guitar
Brad Wilk
Brad Wilk
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
Songwriter
Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler
Songwriter
Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Andrew Scheps
Andrew Scheps
Mixing Engineer
Greg Fidelman
Greg Fidelman
Recording Engineer
Mike Exeter
Mike Exeter
Recording Engineer
Sara Lyn Killion
Sara Lyn Killion
Assistant Recording Engineer
Sean Oakley
Sean Oakley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dana Nielson
Dana Nielson
Editing Engineer
Ryan Castle
Ryan Castle
Editing Engineer
Jason Gossman
Jason Gossman
Editing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Stewart Whitmore
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 Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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