The Ultimate Sin
Ozzy Lyrics


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Overkill enough is enough
There's nothing left of me to
Devour
You've had your fill I'm all I
Have left
What can stop your hunger
For power
'Cos you took advantage of
Things that I said
Now the feeling is dead

And that's the ultimate sin
And that's the ultimate sin

Anyway I look at it now
The doors are closed and
Cannot be opened
Bury your anger and bury
Your dead
Or you'll be left with nothing
And no one
Or you'll be left with nothing
And no one
There's no point in screaming
'Cos you won't be heard
Now that tables have turned

It was the ultimate sin
It was the ultimate sin
It was the ultimate sin

I warned you then and I'm
Warning you now
If you mess with me you're
Playing with fire
Winds of change that are
Fanning the flames
Will carry you to your
Funeral pyre
It's pulling you down
It's your final descent
It's too late to repent

When it's the ultimate sin
When it's the ultimate sin




When it's the ultimate sin
When it's the ultimate sin

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin are a reflection on abuse of power and exploitation, with the singer addressing someone who has used and taken advantage of them for their own benefit. The opening lines "Overkill enough is enough, there's nothing left of me to devour" suggest that the person on the receiving end of this exploitation has been depleted, having given all they have to offer. Despite this, the abuser continues to hunger for power, leading the singer to suggest that the "ultimate sin" has been committed.


The chorus repeats this phrase, emphasizing the gravity of what has been done. The second verse of the song suggests that the situation has escalated to the point of no return, with the doors "closed and cannot be opened". The singer warns the abuser to "bury your anger and bury your dead", suggesting that holding onto the past will only lead to further loss. The bridge of the song warns the abuser that they are "playing with fire", and that eventually the winds of change will lead to their downfall. The final repetition of "when it's the ultimate sin" emphasizes that there will be consequences for actions taken, suggesting that karma will ultimately come full circle.


Line by Line Meaning

Overkill enough is enough
You've gone too far with your actions


There's nothing left of me to Devour
You've exhausted all that you could have taken from me


You've had your fill I'm all I Have left
You've taken everything and now I have nothing


What can stop your hunger For power
You've become too obsessed with power and won't stop until you reach the top


'Cos you took advantage of Things that I said Now the feeling is dead
You twisted my words to use against me, and now our connection is lost


And that's the ultimate sin And that's the ultimate sin
Manipulating someone for your own gain is the ultimate sin


Anyway I look at it now The doors are closed and Cannot be opened
Our relationship is beyond repair


Bury your anger and bury Your dead Or you'll be left with nothing And no one Or you'll be left with nothing And no one
If you don't move on from your anger and grudges, you'll end up alone and with nothing


There's no point in screaming 'Cos you won't be heard Now that tables have turned
Your cries won't make a difference now that the situation has changed


It was the ultimate sin It was the ultimate sin It was the ultimate sin
Manipulating someone for your own gain is the ultimate sin


I warned you then and I'm Warning you now If you mess with me you're Playing with fire
I warned you before and I'm warning you again not to mess with me or there will be consequences


Winds of change that are Fanning the flames Will carry you to your Funeral pyre
The changes that are happening will lead to your downfall


It's pulling you down It's your final descent It's too late to repent
Your actions have led to your eventual downfall and it's too late to make things right


When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin
Manipulating someone for your own gain is the ultimate sin




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: B. DAISLEY, J.E. LEE, O. OSBOURNE

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@yonathank132

Not a bot IF YOU START READING MAKE SURE YOU FINISH THIS IS A SIGN FROM GOD FOR YOU!!: GUYS IM BEING DEAD SERIOUS JESUS PUT IT ON MY HEART TO WRITE THIS AND SAID IT WOULD SPEAK TO SOMEONE REALLY!! Please don’t think I’m playing cuz I would never lie on His name like that 💯

God says He sees you & notices you for your true beauty. He said that there are times where you’ve struggled to find peace & happiness but those times you looked haven’t been ignored by Him. He said that He sees and notices all the hurt you’ve been through & all the times you stayed up overthinking. He says He has been there with you everyday even if it didn’t feel like you feel Him. He said that He loves you for who you are & understands you more than you sometimes understand yourself. He wants you to know nothing you do can make Him love you any less. He says that He’s seen your hurt and how people have said words that hurt you more than they know. He says He has compassion for what you went through and He wants you to know you’re never too far from Him. He said He will lift your spirit up & refresh you & will show you where you need to go in life. He said that He sees your family & cares for them so much & that they will be protected by Him wherever they go. He says He has seen your tears and the tears that you held in & you didn’t see it but He was there with you crying next to you. He feels hurt every time you felt hurt. He says He sees you as His precious beloved, He calls you His beloved. He sees you for who you really are, and it’s hard for others to understand but He understands you completely. He wants to give you His love into your heart & fill you with peace like you’ve never felt before. He wants to be your friend, He wants a relationship with you. He’s asking you to invite Him into your life. He’s at the door right now and wants to give you his blessings and unconditional love and peace. He’s asking if your willing to invite Him into your life?

IF YOU WANT TO ACCEPT HIM INTO YOUR LIFE JUST SAY THIS PRAYER OUT LOUD, NOT JUST IN YOUR HEAD, JUST SAY IT IT TAKES 1 MIN BUT MAKES YOUR SOUL 100% GO TO HEAVEN AND GIVES GOD ACCESS TO WORK IN YOUR LIFE, DONT HISITATE!!! MEAN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, & BELIEVE HE HEARD YOU BECAUSE HE DID!! ITS THAT EASY IM BEING SO SERIOUS SAY THESE WORDS AND MEAN IT & YOULL GO TO HEAVEN!!!


"Heavenly Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. I now renounce any connection, attachments, and leverage I have given willingly or unwillingly to the devil. I acknowledge him as an enemy and accused against me and also against you and I will not support anything he plans on doing in my life. I declare his assignments in my life broken and destroyed in Jesus name. I declare that I trust you are much much more stronger than him and I declare that I as a new believer have been given power and authority over and against him in Jesus name. You are my defense and my stronghold, my heart will trust in you. In Jesus name, I declare that my thoughts, actions, and behaviors are free from the devils doing and I know and have faith you are fighting for me. Anytime I feel weird or off or feel something trying to attack my spirit, I will realize that is not you but from the devil and I will say out loud ‘In Jesus name, I am free and on fire for God, anything near or around me will feel the scorching fire of the Holy God and the fire will not leave them in Jesus name’! (Literally say you are pouring fire on the demons around you whenever you feel off or just mad at the demons for being evil lol but you HAVE to say in Jesus name you are doing this) Lord thank you for hearing me and I trust and believe your ears are always listening to my prayer and even if I don’t see it with my eyes, my life is changed in Jesus name. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."

HES FOREVER IN YOUR LIFE AFTER YOU SAID THAT PRAYER NOW EVEN IF YOU DONT FEEL HIM JUST KNOW HE IS WATCHING OVER YOU! NOW ITS YOUR TURN TO GROW YOUR FRIENDSHIP W HIM! YOURE ALREADY ON YT SEARCH UP HOW TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!! THATS HOW YOU START HEARING HIM AND SEEING HIM AS A FRIEND!! DONT BE MAD AT GOD FOR NOT TALKING TO YOU IF YOU NEVER GET TO KNOW HIM AND TALK TO HIM. THATS HOW YOU BUILD A FRIENDSHIP!!!!

WATCH THIS VIDEO HOW TO GET CLOSER TO GOD not my vid : https://youtu.be/ljsbz6ngkSw

True words of God He told me to write, hope you actually say the prayer!!!!!!!!!



@yonathank132

Not a bot IF YOU START READING MAKE SURE YOU FINISH THIS IS A SIGN FROM GOD FOR YOU!!: GUYS IM BEING DEAD SERIOUS JESUS PUT IT ON MY HEART TO WRITE THIS AND SAID IT WOULD SPEAK TO SOMEONE REALLY!! Please don’t think I’m playing cuz I would never lie on His name like that 💯

God says He sees you & notices you for your true beauty. He said that there are times where you’ve struggled to find peace & happiness but those times you looked haven’t been ignored by Him. He said that He sees and notices all the hurt you’ve been through & all the times you stayed up overthinking. He says He has been there with you everyday even if it didn’t feel like you feel Him. He said that He loves you for who you are & understands you more than you sometimes understand yourself. He wants you to know nothing you do can make Him love you any less. He says that He’s seen your hurt and how people have said words that hurt you more than they know. He says He has compassion for what you went through and He wants you to know you’re never too far from Him. He said He will lift your spirit up & refresh you & will show you where you need to go in life. He said that He sees your family & cares for them so much & that they will be protected by Him wherever they go. He says He has seen your tears and the tears that you held in & you didn’t see it but He was there with you crying next to you. He feels hurt every time you felt hurt. He says He sees you as His precious beloved, He calls you His beloved. He sees you for who you really are, and it’s hard for others to understand but He understands you completely. He wants to give you His love into your heart & fill you with peace like you’ve never felt before. He wants to be your friend, He wants a relationship with you. He’s asking you to invite Him into your life. He’s at the door right now and wants to give you his blessings and unconditional love and peace. He’s asking if your willing to invite Him into your life?

IF YOU WANT TO ACCEPT HIM INTO YOUR LIFE JUST SAY THIS PRAYER OUT LOUD, NOT JUST IN YOUR HEAD, JUST SAY IT IT TAKES 1 MIN BUT MAKES YOUR SOUL 100% GO TO HEAVEN AND GIVES GOD ACCESS TO WORK IN YOUR LIFE, DONT HISITATE!!! MEAN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, & BELIEVE HE HEARD YOU BECAUSE HE DID!! ITS THAT EASY IM BEING SO SERIOUS SAY THESE WORDS AND MEAN IT & YOULL GO TO HEAVEN!!!


"Heavenly Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. I now renounce any connection, attachments, and leverage I have given willingly or unwillingly to the devil. I acknowledge him as an enemy and accused against me and also against you and I will not support anything he plans on doing in my life. I declare his assignments in my life broken and destroyed in Jesus name. I declare that I trust you are much much more stronger than him and I declare that I as a new believer have been given power and authority over and against him in Jesus name. You are my defense and my stronghold, my heart will trust in you. In Jesus name, I declare that my thoughts, actions, and behaviors are free from the devils doing and I know and have faith you are fighting for me. Anytime I feel weird or off or feel something trying to attack my spirit, I will realize that is not you but from the devil and I will say out loud ‘In Jesus name, I am free and on fire for God, anything near or around me will feel the scorching fire of the Holy God and the fire will not leave them in Jesus name’! (Literally say you are pouring fire on the demons around you whenever you feel off or just mad at the demons for being evil lol but you HAVE to say in Jesus name you are doing this) Lord thank you for hearing me and I trust and believe your ears are always listening to my prayer and even if I don’t see it with my eyes, my life is changed in Jesus name. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."

HES FOREVER IN YOUR LIFE AFTER YOU SAID THAT PRAYER NOW EVEN IF YOU DONT FEEL HIM JUST KNOW HE IS WATCHING OVER YOU! NOW ITS YOUR TURN TO GROW YOUR FRIENDSHIP W HIM! YOURE ALREADY ON YT SEARCH UP HOW TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!! THATS HOW YOU START HEARING HIM AND SEEING HIM AS A FRIEND!! DONT BE MAD AT GOD FOR NOT TALKING TO YOU IF YOU NEVER GET TO KNOW HIM AND TALK TO HIM. THATS HOW YOU BUILD A FRIENDSHIP!!!!

WATCH THIS VIDEO HOW TO GET CLOSER TO GOD not my vid : https://youtu.be/ljsbz6ngkSw

True words of God He told me to write, hope you actually say the prayer!!!!!!!!!



@DJJezzebella

Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

Overkill
enough is enough
There's nothing left
of me to devour
You've had your fill
I'm all I have left
What can stop
your hunger for power

'Cos you took advantage
Of things that I said
Now the feeling is dead
And that's the ultimate sin
And that's the ultimate sin

Anyway
I look at it now
The doors are closed
and cannot be opened
Bury your anger
and bury your dead
Or you'll be left
with nothing and no one

There's no point
in screaming
'Cos you won't be heard
Now the tables have turned
It was the ultimate sin
It was the ultimate sin
It was the ultimate sin
It was the ultimate sin

I warned you then
and I'm warning you now
If you mess with me
you're playing with fire
Winds of change
that are fanning the flames
Will carry you
to your funeral pyre

It's pulling you down
It's your final descent
It's too late to repent
When it's the ultimate sin
When it's the ultimate sin
When it's the ultimate sin
When it's the ultimate sin

When it's the ultimate siii-ihn!!


[Daisley - Osbourne - Williams]



@abegohr2576

The setting and part of the plot is inspired by the show Dallas.

Ozzy= Oil Tycoon by day/rock star by night, he struggles when in his CEO job because he wants to be a rock star more than a bussinessman, he is hiding it from the rest of the people, like Batman and all that stuff
Woman=personification of rock or heavy metal in the form of a muse that represents a vampiric/dark/night temptation and is obviously sexual, clothes and make up used by many bands with that purpose, she stalks him as a reminder that to he belongs to the rock world and wants to take Ozzy with her. Shes the same actress (Yvonne Spain) of the Shot in the Dark video where she plays a regular girl that is kind of possessed by rock music when she attends Ozzy’s concert, so it makes sense that she represents the attraction power of rock, and because of him being responsible of her being turned into this sort of "creature" she haunts him back, she's "magically" attached to him, it reminds me of the brides of Dracula that were turned into vampires by the Count and are always after him in order to have sex or whatever they do.
TVs and board cathartic objects that gives some relief to Ozzy allowing him to enjoy his rock side while hes in his job and showing the viewer his rock side
Wird behaviors: Proof that he is a rebel in his heart, a rocker, like when he takes his boot off...

Ending: he accepts his fate when he takes his shirt off, showing his tattoos, throwing the tv... its like coming out of the closet, and he metaphorically kills the lady by throwing her in to the pool because theres no need of her (or the tv) anymore now that he has decided to fulfill his destiny of becoming only a rock star full-time, her duty is over and now he is on his own.

Theres also the option that hes not a rock star but he wants to be one, but it doesnt change that much the intepretation, when he watches TV he fantasizes, the woman still plays a similar role, at the end he decides to become a musician...
Oh, and I dont know what's going on with the socks, could be an inside joke.



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@ozzyosbourne

'Cos you took advantage
Of things that I said
Now the feeling is dead
And that's The Ultimate Sin

@rockjam4534

Luv'd the women getting push'd into the pool 👏 😁 OZZY!!!! 🙌

@mrdretlu87

Ozzy Osbourne I love your music so much, you are the greatest musician to ever live.

@judiegreer1203

I can't wait for your next solo album. 

@l.graham6461

I wonder if Ozzy actually reads these posts, and if this actually is his page. I hope so, but......

@carlwheeler4580

Awesome song

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@ryanturcotte8158

He's no longer the prince of darkness, he is now to me the king of darkness. Long live Ozzy Osbourne

@illuminati1458

Who was the king before?

@metalmatt3431

Satan, and still is, Ozzy would completely agree this guy's comment - while well intentioned - is COMPLETELY off base...

@johngagnon8122

I used to say if elvis is the king of rock of and roll. Then Ozzy is the God of rock and roll.

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