Black Sabbath - Disturbing The Priest Lyrics






Let's try getting to the sky
Hang on or you're going to die
Sour life can turn sweet
It's laying at your feet
Sweet child with an innocent smile
Watched closely all the while
Don't be fooled when he cries
Keep looking at the eyes

Good life is contradiction
Because of the crucifixion
If you're ready and have the need
I will take your soul and plant my seed

You just gotta listen to the night at the ending of the day
You just gotta listen to the night as safety slips away
Moving out of sight are the things you need to see to feel
And as they slip away becoming so unreal unreal
You just gotta listen to the night as you're going up stairs
You just gotta listen to the night and don't forget to say your prayers
And as you lose control to the eyes in dark disguise
And icy fingers fan electric lies

We're disturbing the priest
Won't you please come to our feast
Do we mind disturbing the priest
Not at all not at all not in the least

The force of the devil is the darkness the priest has to face
The force of the night will destroy him but will not disgrace
To get into his mind and to his soul you gotta set a light
The flames of doubt so deep inside inside
The devil and the priest can't exist if one goes away
It's just like the battle of the sun and the moon and the night and day
The force of the devil that we're all told to fear
Watched out for religion when he gets too near too near





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  1. F.... N....

    Black Sabbath is my favorite band, but this album sucks so much

  2. R.... W....

    cant find this album anywhere seen this concert with quite roit

  3. A.... ....

    MY GOD... forget 'death metal' garbage.... THIS is so much more darker! Pinnacle stuff for sure!

  4. D.... K....

    Love this album. Gillan was incredible an iommi was immense with thundering riffs. Thts how metal shud sound.🤟🤟🤟

  5. D.... C....

    The best ....

  6. R.... F....

    honestly everytime i hear this i get chills its so good 1:07

  7. M.... K....

    The heaviest album ever made.

  8. F.... B....

    to me this will remain of of THE most heavy HEAVY Metal songs ever, brilliant

  9. K.... C....

    Probably the best song of the 80's

  10. a.... c....

    Uma aula do Ian Gillan.

  11. M.... ....

    Sabbath with Ozzy: unbelievable. Sabbath with Dio: fantastic. Sabbath with Gillan: scary superb!

  12. Y.... M....

    I remember Pat Robertson having a shit fit about this song on tv in 83 i love the fact these guys didn't give a shit either.

  13. H.... S....

    1 of the best Black Sabbath songs ever!

  14. �.... ....

    For me, Born Again is the most important album among Black Sabbath's records. With this album, Sabbath had got out of exclusive world of heavy metal and had reigned over the heavy metal world. I believe Ian Gillan is the best singer of Black Sabbath through their history, not Ozzy or Dio.

  15. V.... A....

    I got to see this tour, you fuckers..Bev Bevron from ELO played drums for bill,cuz" he was sick..bad ass!!

  16. J.... 9....

    5:24-5:38 Damn!!!

    J.... 9....

    Could this possibly be the most evil sounding song yet? I would at least put it in the top 5, imo!

  17. R.... S....

    With Black Sabbath (the song) live Worcester '83, this the peak of Gillan with Sabbath other than one of the best tunes ever recorded by this band.

  18. J.... M....

    Probably one of the best non- Ozzy Sabbath songs EVER!
    Ian Gillan has the best screams ever.

  19. S.... o....

    Fuck everyone This is badass!!!

  20. T.... W....

    Play it backwards to hear the bay city rollers.

  21. M.... O....

    just alittill bit more slaytanic

  22. W.... ....

    Black Sabbath forever !!! MTF

  23. G.... S....

    And you leave the room. .

  24. B.... A....

    The most sinister Black Sabbath album of them all, without doubt. Brilliant!!

  25. V.... P....

    Great Band / Great Álbum / Great Song 🎵🎼🎶🎸😎👊
    "Disturbing The Priest" in my opinion is this best song from álbum🎵🎼🎶🎸😎👊

  26. P.... P....

    Gillan's voice has a life of its own, at its most menacing on this track

  27. k.... f....

    kjfury in the abyss

  28. A.... ....

    I used to listen to this song on a self sabotage phase of mine on my lonely walks during the nights; i think this song along with Eternal idol and Strange highways (by Dio) were my favorites to do it so.
    good memories, i think.

  29. T.... P....

    damn this riff is right on

  30. K.... S....

    Ten glos zostanie w kanonie hevy metalu .niewiem , czy ktos jest o takiej barwie glosu .w tej chwili jest juz starszym panem .szacun dla niego .

  31. G.... K....

    Sounds like deep purple

    G.... K....

    It's too heavy and evil for Deep Purple. Yes, songs like Highway Star are pretty heavy, just not on this level. It may sound like Purple because long time Purple singer Ian Gillan is the singer here. He has never sounded anything to being this evil in Purple!

    G.... K....

    Your right to big of a swing to that side

  32. M.... O....

    Tony Jimmie influence on Ian guillian

  33. M.... W....

    Love this album

  34. R.... M....

    BLACK SABBATH THE VERY VERY BEST MUZIK,I LOVE YOU BLACK SABBATH FOREVER

  35. A.... N....

    Icy fingers send electric lies

  36. A.... L....

    Ian gillan, fora de série! Que vocal, um dos melhores álbuns do Sabbath de 83, sensacional! 😃😎

  37. A.... N....

    Yeah u can scare the sh☆t out of yourself with this album, if you play it at the wrong time.

  38. A.... N....

    This song should always be played at max volume.

  39. A.... N....

    Gillans best Hairraising ,hellraising vocals since child in time

  40. T.... M....

    Riffage...second to non!!

  41. R.... P....

    Thats me when i was baby👹👹👹

  42. T.... N....

    But how many of you have actually gotten a head full of hard ass drugs and disturbed a fuckin priest?😳

  43. J.... F....

    This song is amazing, one of the best from Sabbath. Gillian voice was perfect for this, love it!

  44. F.... S....

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂haha .....haha....oooooo

  45. D.... L....

    No but seriously this song kinda sucks. But whoever first said it got it right. Dead right. Ian is a fuming banshee..

  46. D.... L....

    Hears: sweet fm child with an innocent smile.
    Sees: album cover.

  47. P.... C....

    I love driving to this album fucked rite up on crystal-meth in Toronto fuck zipperhead drivers!

  48. n.... ....

    i want this played at my funeral

  49. Y.... M....

    Saw this tour in 1984 in st louis

  50. R.... B....

    I bought this album after Mob Rules when I was in high school. I wasn't prepared for it honestly.

  51. f.... b....

    satan gillan

  52. G.... V....

    That combination Iommi + Gillan was fucking atomic

  53. L.... C....

    The devil is the child of god !!fuck yuor soul forever world shit !!

  54. 6.... O....

    That ending yell..... ominous.....

  55. O.... R....

    Best metal song ever.

  56. g.... g....

    Immenso ian gillan

  57. C.... R....

    https://youtu.be/63daGQiKQrc. Watch cement head skate directly into Stevens and lose his on the ice and try to get his ego back. And to this vocals.

  58. J.... S....

    Easily one of the most sinister-sounding Sabbath songs

  59. s.... n....

    The evilist album in metal music,,you show them boys,,who the lords OF sorceres metal are,,,,evsn THE picture on the album rules all album pictures

  60. D.... L....

    the whole album is like a cheesey horror flick. even if you prefer Scorsese or Cohen Bros.


    we all like a good jump-scare every now and again. feels like the music version of a thriller.

  61. M.... F....

    Uoooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

  62. J.... W....

    I never understood why this album was so badly criticized by the specialized press from the cover to the songs and even by Gillian, cover, songs and singer are simply magnificent. Finally Satan sang in Black Sabbath.

  63. R.... J....

    Putz. Comprei esse LP na época que saiu, acho que em 82 ou 83. Era adolescente e lembro que pirei quando ouvi isso. Sensacional..

  64. J.... M....

    I saw this tour

  65. 2.... ....

    Everything about the idea of Gillan being in Sabbath is wrong, but it’s just awesome. The album has a lot against it- Awful cover and production, questionable lyrics (sometimes), but it’s still fantastic.

  66. M.... H....

    PURPLE SABBATH

  67. g.... r....

    Ahahahaha mwahahaha hehehe haaaaaaaaaaooooo!!!!!!

  68. f.... p....

    ALSO Gillian 73 years old now!

  69. f.... p....

    I could not believe this album did not get good reviews. This Gillian masterpiece is in my opinion the best black sabbath album of all time! I personally think people who claim to be sabbath fans - who enjoy dark bad ass metal with satanic over tones just cant handle this.... for you so called true sabbath fans with your pentagrams and 666 signs at concerts are light weights. You are simply to scared and week to worship a magnificent master piece that is truly evil scary and real bad ass metal with the perfect voice! DIO awesome..OZZY....scary but not scary enough and could never sing.... to slow on vocals holding the band back....Gillian fast ! evil ineradicable song writer... vocals that can break glass!

  70. s.... t....

    Gillan, the best🤘

  71. M.... ....

    The guitar sound on this record is so fckn sinister! Jesus!!!!

  72. D.... T....

    Vintage classic.

  73. K.... A....

    Clássico!!!

  74. E.... v....

    Ozzy says: «God bless you all». Gillan says: «God fuck you all». Interesting contradiction ......

  75. g.... ....

    Give a listen to "Scarabus" from the 1977 album of the same name by Ian Gillan Band. I think you'll hear something pretty familiar.

  76. W.... P....

    "Not at all, not at all, not in the least"...

    "The force of the devil is the darkness the priest has to face
    The force of the night will destroy him but will not disgrace
    To get into his mind and to his soul you gotta set alight
    The flames of doubt so deep inside inside
    The devil and the priest can’t exist if one goes away
    It’s just like the battle of the sun and the moon and night and day
    The force of the devil, that’s we’re all told to fear
    Watch out for religion when he gets too near too near"

  77. j.... c....

    Long live Sabbath Desde Argentina i love metal 😍

  78. W.... B....

    That tune is over the top chilling. Macabre even.

  79. C.... W....

    One of the best Sabbath albums ever!!

  80. B.... B....

    King of Riffs with the King of Voices. Great Album!!!!!!

  81. C.... ....

    Would love to see Ian Gillan record some new songs with Tony Iommi or a concert!

  82. P.... V....

    Let's try getting to the sky, hang on or you're going to die
    Sour life can turn sweet, it's laying at your feet
    Sweet child with an innocent smile watches closely all the while
    Don't be fooled when he cries, keep looking at the eyes

    Good life is contradiction because of the crucifixion
    If you're ready and have the need,
    I will take your soul and plant my seed

    You just gotta listen to the night at the ending of the day
    You just gotta listen to the night as safety slips away
    Moving out of sight are the things you need to see to feel
    And as they slip away becoming so unreal unreal
    You just gotta listen to the night as you're going up the stairs
    You just gotta listen to the night
    and don't forget to say your prayers
    And as you lose control to the eyes in dark disguise
    And icy fingers send electric lies

    We're disturbing the priest, won't you please come to our feast
    Do we mind disturbing the priest,
    not at all, not at all, not in the least
    ahhhh, Do we mind disturbing the priest
    aahhhh, not at all, not at all, not in the least

    The force of the devil is the darkness the priest has to face
    The force of the night will destroy him but will not disgrace
    To get into his mind and to his soul you gotta set alight
    The flames of doubt so deep inside inside
    The devil and the priest can't exist if one goes away
    It's just like the battle of the sun and the moon and night and day
    The force of the devil, that's we're all told to fear
    Watch out for religion when he gets too near too near

    We're disturbing the priest, won't you please come to our feast
    Do we mind disturbing the priest,
    not at all, not at all, not in the least

    Good life is contradiction because of the crucifixion
    If you're ready and have the need,
    I will take your soul and plant my seed

    aahhhh, ahhhh, ah ha ha ha haaa!

    Let's try getting to the sky, hang on or you're going to die
    Sour life can turn sweet, it's laying at your feet
    Sweet child with an innocent smile watches closely all the while
    Don't be fooled when he cries, keep looking at the eyes
    Oh, disturbing the priest!

  83. K.... L....

    Ian Gillan, from Jesus Christ Superstar to Black Sabbath.

  84. E.... O....

    the soundtrack our lives... rock n roll yeah

    E.... O....

    HEAVY METAL AWESOME

  85. W.... F....

    Iran Gillian was a total badass on this record and tour.It was an experience.

  86. M.... T....

    Tremendoo

  87. K.... B....

    Don’t disturb the priest.

  88. K.... B....

    My mom is dead

  89. S.... C....

    Dio, Gillan, Ozzy. That order for vocals. Dio, Ozzy, Gillan for lyrics. Gillan and Iomi best for guitar licks. This was by far Toni's best for guitar exploration.

  90. R.... B....

    They should do another album with Ian

  91. R.... G....

    Ian Gillan was amazing with Black Sabbath, too bad they only did one album together 😔

  92. d.... m....

    Let's try getting to the sky, hang on or you're going to die
    Sour life can turn sweet, it's laying at your feet
    Sweet child with an innocent smile
    Watches closely all the while
    Don't be fooled when he cries, keep looking at the eyes

    Good life is contradiction because of the crucifixion
    If you're ready and have the need
    I will take your soul and plant my seed

    You just gotta listen to the night at the ending of the day
    You just gotta listen to the night as safety slips away
    Moving out of sight
    Are the things you need to see to feel
    And as they slip away becoming so unreal unreal
    You just gotta listen to the night
    As you're going up the stairs
    You just gotta listen to the night
    And don't forget to say your prayers
    And as you lose control to the eyes
    In dark disguise
    And icy fingers send electric lies

    We're disturbing the priest
    Won't you please come to our feast
    Do we mind disturbing the priest
    Not at all, not at all, not in the least
    Ahh, do we mind disturbing the priest
    Aahh, not at all, not at all, not in the least

    The force of the devil
    Is the darkness the priest has to face
    The force of the night
    Will destroy him but will not disgrace
    To get into his mind and to his soul
    You gotta set alight
    The flames of doubt so deep inside inside
    The devil and the priest can't exist
    If one goes away
    It's just like the battle of the sun
    And the moon and night and day
    The force of the devil, that's we're all told to fear
    Watch out for religion
    When he gets too near too near

    We're disturbing the priest
    Won't you please come to our feast
    Do we mind disturbing the priest
    Not at all, not at all, not in the least

    Good life is contradiction
    Because of the crucifixion
    If you're ready and have the need
    I will take your soul and plant my seed

    Aahh, ahh, ah ha ha ha haa!

    Let's try getting to the sky
    Hang on or you're going to die
    Sour life can turn sweet
    It's laying at your feet
    Sweet child with an innocent
    Smile watches closely all the while
    Don't be fooled when he cries
    Keep looking at the eyes
    Oh, disturbing the priest

  93. T.... I....

    Ozzy mismo dijo que habian grabado un discazo con ian.hasta ahora(sacando a rob halford)nadie puso tanta garra y agresividad en un tema de heavy metal (clásico)ya nadie canta con esta agresividad en las nuevas camadas

  94. M.... T....

    Discasoooo

  95. A.... P....

    Born again is looked upon much more fondly now than it was when it was originally released,personally I've always loved it and gillan gives a powerhouse performance his screams are awesome

  96. j.... p....

    disturbing the bishop the follow up album ha ha

  97. h.... ....

    Watch out for religion when he gets to near

  98. J.... S....

    all members are great and play powerful parts as in any band

  99. M.... K....

    Thats not Bill Ward on drums is it?

    M.... K....

    Sure is