Text written by WikiBrother Gabriel Brandino , from @moshinhell
Ozzy Osbourne 's "Crazy Train" is just another one of those stories, but in reality, its composition has a very different message.
"Crazy Train" was created in collaboration with Randy Rhoads , his friend and iconic guitarist.
And his name was chosen because of something they both had in common: they both liked and collected toy train models.
With the lyrics completely written, Ozzy turned to Randy and said, “Randy, this sounds like a train. But it sounds kind of crazy…a crazy train.”
The lyrics specifically address the Cold War, but in a broader sense, they talk about how people's lives are completely conditioned by the government, always living according to herd behavior.
"Crazy, but that's how things are.
Millions of people living as enemies."
This is a reality inherent not only to wars, but to various conditions, such as religion, politics, football, and various other popular opinions.
"Mental wounds have no cure.
Life is a bitter shame."
A straightforward and clear excerpt of Ozzy's most sincere opinion about the world.
"A person conditioned
to command and control.
The media sells this
, and you live the role."
The media can sell everything from music that promotes a child's behavior to spreading false information so that it becomes reality.
And living on paper is like that; people have free will, but they live within rules and fears.
"Heirs of a Cold War,
that's what we've become.
Inheriting problems,
I'm mentally numb.
Crazy, I just can't take it anymore.
I'm living with something
that simply isn't fair."
We are fully aware of what is happening around us, and how crazy the world is, yet "mentally numb" is exactly how we all are and how we feel... even knowing about all the injustice, we seemingly accept everything very well.
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