Time Machine

TitleTime Machine
ArtistBlack Sabbath
AlbumDehumanizer
Release Date1992-06-22
DescriptionThis song is about realising how much control you have over your own life. The time machine is a metaphor for being able to influence your life.

An alternative version of the song was featured in the 1992 movie Wayne’s World.
LyricsOh what are you gonna do
When there's a part of you that needs to run with the wind?

And the fire of burning yesterdays
Can only light the way
To lead you from the garden of the dark

Stay out of shadows, now
Looks like the change is on
Tomorrow's never gone
Today just never comes
Go on and jump, yeah
Into the hurricane
You will forget the pain
It's only there to exorcise your mind

Looking at the world
When you've opened up your eyes
You've got to see the promises they've made
They're bloody lies and broken dreams
Your silent screams

You're living in a time machine
And you can choose just who you are
Someone that you've never seen
Somewhere you've never been
You're living in a time machine

Oh what are you gonna do
When every part of you just needs to catch the wind?

And the fire of burning yesterdays
Can only light the way
To lead you from the garden of the dark

Looking for the world
When you've opened up your eyes
You'll see you've got invisible chains
They're only lies, not what it seems
I hear your silent screams
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Taken where you've never been
Vacate to somewhere you don't know

Living in a time machine
Why do you stay who you are?
Be what you've never been
Someone you've never seen
You're living in a time machine
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