Planet Caravan Lyrics
We sail through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes, the black night sighs
The moon in silver dreams
Falls down in beams, light of the night
The Earth, a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze in orbit always
[Verse 2]
While down below, the trees bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight breaks dawn from night
And so, we pass on by the crimson eye
Of great god Mars as we travel the universe
[Instrumental Outro]
About
“Planet Caravan” is one of Sabbath’s lighter songs, featuring jazzy guitar playing, congas, and ethereal vocals provided by a Leslie speaker. It has a spiritual successor in “Zeitgeist” from 2013’s 13. A version with different lyrics was included on the deluxe reissue of Paranoid. It was also covered by Pantera in 1994, reaching #21 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks and hitting #26 on the UK Singles Chart.
According to Geezer Butler, the song is about drifting through space and beyond with a lover.
Q&A
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We just came up with that in the studio, and it was really laid back so and we didn’t want to come out with the usual love crap. So it was about floating through the universe with your loved one, instead of “Let’s go down to the pub and have some chips,” or whatever… Just taking a spaceship out into the stars and having the ultimate romantic weekend.
Ozzy Osbourne sings this, but he uses a Leslie Speaker for the effects.
- 1.War Pigs
- 2.Paranoid
- 3.Planet Caravan
- 4.Iron Man
- 6.Hand of Doom
- 7.Rat Salad