Centre of Eternity
Ozzy Osbourne Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴There's no present there's no future
I don't even know about the past
It's all timeless and never ending
To take it in it's all too vast

It goes, forever and ever
You thought you knew but you never
There goes

Tomorrow

Journey to the center of eternity
Journey to the center of eternity

The time is coming but also going
And it's leaving never to return
Maybe forever it could be heaven
But if it's hell then you can watch me burn

It goes, forever and ever
You thought you knew but you never
There goes
Tomorrow

I got to travel forever
It's all within my mind
An endless path to endeavor
But forever is a long long time

There's no secrets and no corruption
In the center of infinity
There's no limits in non-existence
And no beginning to my destiny

It goes, forever and ever
You thought you knew but you never
There goes
Tomorrow

Journey to the center of eternity
Journey to the center of eternity

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ozzy Osbourne's song "Centre of Eternity" are a mixture of contemplative and existential thoughts. The song begins by stating that there is no present, future or even past, implying that time itself doesn't exist in this place that the singer is referencing. The vastness of this place is too immense for the singer to comprehend. The chorus, "forever and ever, you thought you knew but you never, there goes tomorrow" suggests that time is a mere human construct, that it's not real, and eventually, everything fades away. The phrase "journey to the center of eternity" implies a physical journey to a place where time does not exist.

As the song progresses, the lyrics suggest that time is coming and going, and it's leaving never to return. Whether it's heaven or hell is unknown. The lyrics continue to emphasize that the idea of "forever" is endless, and traveling forever is within the mind. In the final verse, "there's no secrets and no corruption in the center of infinity" suggests that the place that Ozzy is singing about is pure and without corruption. The lines "no limits in non-existence, and no beginning to my destiny" are again emphasizing that existence, non-existence, time, and the concept of destiny are all human constructs and that for eternity, everything and nothing exists simultaneously.

Line by Line Meaning

There's no present there's no future
Time is a fleeting illusion that holds no ground

I don't even know about the past
The past has no relevance as there is only the now

It's all timeless and never ending
Existence has no bounds and goes on forever

To take it in it's all too vast
The magnitude of this concept is too immense to comprehend

It goes, forever and ever
The inevitability of existence continuing on without end

You thought you knew but you never
The illusion of control over the concept of time and eternity

There goes Tomorrow
Time continues to march forward, always moving forward

Journey to the center of eternity
The search for understanding and enlightenment regarding the concept of timelessness

The time is coming but also going
Time is a concept that both approaches and recedes simultaneously

And it's leaving never to return
Once a moment has passed, it is forever gone

Maybe forever it could be heaven
The possibility of eternal bliss in existence without time constraints

But if it's hell then you can watch me burn
Acceptance of the possibility of a never-ending torment of existence

I got to travel forever
The quest for enlightenment and understanding is a never-ending journey

It's all within my mind
The concept of timelessness and eternity lies within our own consciousness

An endless path to endeavor
The search for understanding is an unending road

But forever is a long long time
Eternity is an incomprehensible concept to the finite human mind

There's no secrets and no corruption
In the realm of existence without time, there is no deception or wrongdoing

In the center of infinity
The heart of infinity is the concept of timelessness and eternity

There's no limits in non-existence
The absence of time allows for limitless potential and possibility

And no beginning to my destiny
The journey that lies ahead has always been and will always be

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Written by: OZZY OSBOURNE

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