G//Z/R is a band led by Birmingham born Black Sabbath bassist/lyricist Geez… Read Full Bio ↴G//Z/R is a band led by Birmingham born Black Sabbath bassist/lyricist Geezer Butler.

On the three albums released so far the band has been known as G//Z/R, Geezer, and GZR, respectively. Despite the changing name, it is still considered the same project. However, Geezer Butler Band from the 1980s is an entirely separate entity.

The bands music is generally of a much harder edge than Butler is known for in Black Sabbath. This isn't a surprise, as the vocalist on his first album, Plastic Planet, was Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory, who is known for more driving and harder edged vocals than ever was displayed in Black Sabbath. The album also featured Pedro Howse on guitar, as well as Deen Castronovo (of Journey fame) on drums. Bell did not stay with the band past the recording of Plastic Planet due to Fear Factory commitments. In 1996 the band re-emerged with an exclusive track for the Mortal Kombat: More Kombat compilation, entitled 'Outworld' and featuring Anger On Anger vocalist, Mario Frasca.

This proved to be a one-time collaboration and Frasca was replaced by Clark Brown (SYMATIC) for their second album Black Science, released in 1997. G//Z/R did play a few live dates in 1997 behind the release of the album, however this was not a full fledged tour, most of these gigs were played concurrent to the Ozzfest tour of that year. The band opened for such folks as Bruce Dickinson, who was playing some live gigs at the time. Castronovo recorded, but did not play any of the live gigs. He was replaced on drums by Chad Smith (not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer with the same name).

After the handful of live gigs in 1997, the band was mostly put on ice, as Geezer was busy with various things Black Sabbath related for quite a while. Geezer eventually got back into the studio with the same line-up that played the live gigs from 8 years previous, and recorded their third album, Ohmwork, which was released on May 9, 2005. The band is currently working on a new record, and began recording in January 2011, according to Geezer Butler.

The band has actually been marketed with three different names on the three releases they've had. In 1995, the band was marketed as G//Z/R. In 1997, it was merely Geezer, and in 2005, it was GZR. Most fans refer to the band as Geezer, although Butler himself refers to the band name as GEE-ZED-R.This incarnation of the band is not to be confused with Geezer's previous attempt in 1985 to form a solo band, then known as The Geezer Butler Band - the two bands are totally separate.

The band's name is derived from the name of its creator: Terence "Geezer" Butler.

Pedro Howse, the guitarist in the band, is Geezer's nephew.

There are several bands with the name Geezer as well, a stoner rock band and a techno artist, so please vote on the redirected Geezer artist page that this name is correct: http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Geezer

R Lyrics

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Give it, give it, give it, give it

You hold it all, all for yourself
Your time you waste on no one else
Why don't you give me the lies of you
Never mind 'cause I don't really like you

Give it, give it, give it, give it

I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide
Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die
I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide
Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die

It takes one man to start a war
One tainted dollar bill to turn a lover to whore
Why don't you give me the lies of you
Never mind 'cause I don't really like you

I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide
Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die
I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide
Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die

Lies
Just tell me lies
Just tell me lies
These lies of you
Never mind 'cause I don't really like you
Never mind 'cause I don't really like you
Never mind 'cause I don't really like you

We are the children of god, Jesus is our brother
We become one family when we are baptised

You hold it all, all for yourself
Your time you waste on no one else
Why don't you give me the lies of you
Never mind 'cause I don't really like you

Give it, give it, give it, give it

I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide
Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die

We are the children of god, Jesus is our brother
We become one family when we are baptised

We are the children of god, Jesus is our brother
We become one family when we are baptised

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Dogs of Whore" by G//Z/R seem to explore themes of greed, emptiness, and betrayal. The song begins with the repetition of "give it," seemingly a desperate plea for something that the singer is not getting from the subject of the song. The lines "you hold it all, all for yourself / your time you waste on no one else" suggest that the focus of the song is someone who is selfish and perhaps even cruel. The phrase "the lies of you" appears twice, and though the context is not entirely clear, it seems that the singer is asking for the illusions that the subject presents to be revealed.

The verse "I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide / Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die" seems to be a deeply personal reflection on the singer's own struggles. They are empty and fighting against hatred, and perhaps the revelation of the subject's lies has only intensified those feelings. The lines "it takes one man to start a war / one tainted dollar bill to turn a lover to whore" suggest that the subject's greed and betrayal can have a ripple effect, causing harm beyond just the immediate relationship.

Toward the end of the song, the lyrics take a turn with the sudden inclusion of religious language. The lines "we are the children of God, Jesus is our brother / we become one family when we are baptized" seem to suggest a possible source of solace or hope for the singer, though it's not clear whether this is meant to undercut or support the preceding lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

You hold it all, all for yourself
You keep everything to yourself, never sharing with others

Your time you waste on no one else
You spend your time only on yourself, neglecting others

Why don't you give me the lies of you
Why not tell me the falsehoods you believe, so I know where you stand

Never mind 'cause I don't really like you
It doesn't matter because I don't have a favorable opinion of you and your lies

I live among the world, with emptiness I try to hide
I exist in the world, covering up my inner void with a facade

Alone I fight the hate that lives inside, it's time to die
I struggle alone with the hatred inside of me, and feel like it's my time to perish

It takes one man to start a war
Just one person can initiate conflict

One tainted dollar bill to turn a lover to whore
Money can corrupt and change someone's values and actions

Lies
Falsehoods and deceit

Just tell me lies
Be dishonest with me

These lies of you
The falsehoods that you believe and spread