 Genius Lyrics
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Dio – Stars
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Ronnie James Dio: / Who cries for the children? I do... / Dave Meniketti (Y&T): / Sometime in the night / When you're feeling the cold / Ronnie James Dio: / Take a look at the sky
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Dio – Holy Diver
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Dio sums up the narrative of the song in an interview with Sam Dunn in the 2005 film Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey:
The song ‘Holy Diver’ is really about a Christ-figure, who on
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Hear 'N Aid (Ft. Dio, Dokken, Eric Bloom, Giuffria, Iron Maiden, Journey, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Night Ranger, Queensrÿche, Quiet Riot, Rough Cutt, Spinal Tap, Ted Nugent, Tommy Aldridge, Twisted Sister, Vanilla Fudge, W.A.S.P., Y&T & Yngwie Malmsteen) – Stars
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A single released in 1986 by Hear ‘N Aid, a massive collaborative effort that sought to raise money for famine relief in Africa at the time. Conceived as heavy metal’s answer to
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Dio – Sacred Heart
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Hey / The old ones speak of winter / The young ones praise the sun / And time just slips away / Oh / Running into nowhere / Turning like a wheel / And a year becomes a day
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Dio (Ft. Rudy Sarzo, Simon Wright & Tony Iommi) – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (here in the ancient variant God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) is an English traditional Christmas carol. It is one of the oldest extant carols, dated to
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Dio – Heaven and Hell
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Sing me a song, you're a singer / Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil / The devil is never a maker / The less that you give, you're a taker / So it's on and on and on, it's
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Dio – Invisible
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This song was written about three different people who had been traumatised psychologically. The first verse concerns an abused girl, the second verse concerns a young gay man, and
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Dio – Egypt (The Chains Are On)
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In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio had this to say:
“It was the people, the people in chains taken from their home
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Tenacious D – Dio
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“Dio” is an homage to Ronnie James Dio.
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Dio – Mystery
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Can you hear me? / Can you see there's a storm / On the edge of the sky? / Does it matter? / Well, it does to me / And I can tell you why / You know when there's thunder / There
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Dio – The Last in Line
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This song is about good and evil and the search for the truth. The only way we’ll really know if we’re evil or divine is when we die and see who stands before us, either God or
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Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
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This is the song that Ronnie James Dio was most proud of to have ever written. It was definitely the most famous Dio-era song from Black Sabbath, being played at virtually every
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Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
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This song is Dio’s second most famous song, after the album’s title track and was fittingly the album’s second single.
The lyrics are about feeling isolated and trapped, unable to
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Dio – We Rock
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This song is, obviously, about rock ‘n’ roll. Dio sings about the fans coming out to his shows and having a great time. It was the album’s second single out of three.
In the liner
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Black Sabbath – Children of the Sea
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This is the first song that the new vocalist Ronnie James Dio and guitarist Tony Iommi finished together on their first jamming session.
Dio would go on to write most lyrics on
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Dio – Scream
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You've made it through another day / Driving past the backroads of your mind / You could have turned the other way / And break down on the sanity you find inside you / Someone said
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Dio – King of Rock and Roll
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*live audience cheering* / He's the king of rock and roll! / Alright! / Alright! / Right, hot night, summer in the city / Just about to smoke and burn / Look out, he's evil, but he
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Dio – This Is Your Life
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I’ve always tried to stay away from anything that smacks of being a love song, and this is not a love song! Of all 10 tracks on this album, 9 of them are pretty vicious as far as
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Dio – Dream Evil
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In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio had this to say:
“Evil is not what I’m about. I’m just one of those people that
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Dio – Rock & Roll
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If they take away your song / You can finally hear the voices / Of the ones that don't belong / In the face of the rising wind / We all sing Gloria / Is there flame without fire
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Heaven & Hell – Breaking into Heaven
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Someone said there's a lost horizon / We must find a way to the throne / Take his gold and the bed that he lies on / No mercy from hearts made of stone / Before the fall, we were
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Dio – Strange Highways
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It's a crazy world we live in / And I'm leaving it today / For another institution / Where crazy people play / Every time I climb the mountain / And it turned into a hill / I
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Dio – Don't Talk to Strangers
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This song is about trying to stay away from the illusions in life that fool you into destructive behaviors. There are many things that bring instant temporary joy, but only leave
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Dio – The Magica Story
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An “extra” to the album, “Magica Story” is the first part of the story that is narrated with songs throughout the album and it’s read for the listener by Ronnie James Dio. It
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Dio – Straight Through the Heart
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“Straight Through the Heart” is an epic heartbreak metal anthem. In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio had this to say:
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Dio – The Eyes
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Oh no, they're at it again, looking inside my secrets / Coming through cracks before I mend the wall / Get out cause you're breaking the law / How did you ever find me? / Places
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Goldfinger – Rio
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[Verse 1] / Moving on the floor, you're like a bird of paradise / Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice / With a step to the left and a flick to the right / You catch
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Rainbow – Catch the Rainbow
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Yet another highlight from Rainbow’s debut album, the song is about a small, but weird, love story.
As explained by Ronnie James Dio in a 1975 radio special:
Catch the rainbow is
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Dio – Gypsy
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[Intro] / Yeah, gypsy! / [Verse 1] / She was straight from Hell / But you never could tell / 'Cause you were blinded by her light / She could crack your brain / With magic pain
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Dio – Stand Up and Shout
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This song is about expressing yourself and not caring what other people think.
In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up and Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio had
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Gregg Bissonette, Paul Taylor, Dio, Stuart Hamm & Yngwie Malmsteen – Dream On
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[Verse 1: Dio] / Every time that I look in the mirror / All these lines in my face gettin' clearer / The past is gone; / It went by like dust to dawn / Isn't that the way
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Rainbow – Self Portrait
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“Self Portrait” is written in 6/8, and has a dark sensibility to it, with moody guitar lines from virtuoso Ritchie Blackmore and melodic vocal harmonies from legendary vocalist
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Dio – Along Comes a Spider
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Remember when you only needed no one / Every day's tomorrow / And it's alright / No confessions, not for you / Forget the things you've done / It's what you'll do / The first time
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Elf (band) – I’m Coming Back for You
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I'm standing in the shadows now / You think I'm dead and gone somehow / When the morning comes you'll see around / Baby you know / I'm coming back for you / Well, I'm coming back
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Dio – Welcome to My Nightmare
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Welcome to my nightmare / I think you're gonna like it / I think you're gonna feel you belong / A nocturnal vacation / Unnecessary sedation / You want to feel at home 'cause you
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Dio – Throw Away Children
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Oh oh, the sun's gone down / Her day begins / And the rhythm of the darkness wakes the dead / Don't answer eyes that smile / Don't let them in / They see the lonely child / She
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Black Sabbath – The Devil Cried
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One fine day in Hell / The master told a story / Someone lied so well / He sent him back to Glory / There are whispers between the screams / That this deed can be done / Even
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