"Symptom of the Universe" is a song by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally from their album Sabotage.
The song is divided into two parts, a heavier part and an acoustic portion at the end of the song. The lyrics were written by Geezer Butler about a dream he had, with many citations about the creation of the universe, the creator and creature and some mythological elements. The child cited at the end of the song is interpreted as the h...
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