Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010)
When there's lightning - it always bring me down
Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic - I feel it dancing in the light
But it was cold - I lost my hold
To the shadows of the night
There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
Do your demons - do they ever let you go
When you've tried - do they hide -deep inside
Is it someone that you know
You're just a picture - just an image caught in time
We're a lie - you and I
We're words without a rhyme
There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
When there's lightning - it always bring me down
Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic - I feel it dancing in the light
But it was cold - I lost my hold
To the shadows of the night
There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
Do your demons - do they ever let you go
When you've tried - do they hide -deep inside
Is it someone that you know
You're just a picture - just an image caught in time
We're a lie - you and I
We're words without a rhyme
There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
When there's lightning - it always brings me down
Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
Feel the magic -feel it dancing in the air
But it's fear - and you'll hear
It calling you beware
There's no sign of the morning coming
There's no sight of the day
You've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
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The Stargazer has fallen, but no tears, no black badges, only the metal horns should be raised \m/.
RIP Emperor! you will be missed.
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The Stargazer has fallen, but no tears, no black badges, only the metal horns should be raised \m/.
RIP Emperor! you will be missed.
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Beginning May 16th 2010 my world will never be the same. For me, Dio was just one of those people that seemed like they would be around forever. Flawlessly singing those songs for eternity. Although early BLACK SABBATH (with Ozzy) will always be one of my favorite bands, and guitar riffs like 'Into The Void', Supernaut', and 'War Pigs' were a HUGE influence on me, I didn't really become obsessed with SABBATH until I heard 'Heaven And Hell'. It terrified me, enthralled me, captured me entirely. The imagery, the name, the title, it made me want to listen over and over and over again, in particular the songs 'Heaven and Hell', 'Children Of The Sea' and 'Die Young'. It was the perfect voice combined with the perfect music to create magic! And what a magic it was- it flowed seamlessly thorugh all these years- and it WILL continue fore the years to come. Would I have found metal without him? Maybe. But man, I feel so very fortunate to have had Ronnie James Dio as my first guide into the awesome world of metal.
I have always imagined walking on a stage, guitar feeding back, and ripping into the 'Don't Talk To Stranger' riff with Ronnie standing next to me and that ridiculous voice roaring through my monitor...
Oh, a boy can dream, can't he?
I guess May 16th, 2010 put an end to that fantasy. But only to a degree. I still have my albums, CDs, videos, memories and imagination.
Goodbye Ronnie James Dio! you were the grand wizard of rock, and things will never be the same again- for me, and for many like me. Rest in peace. You will be remembered every time I raise my metal horns high! RIP Emperor! The man on the silver mountain will always be my rainbow in the dark."
Fuck. What the fuck. I'm crying.
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