Osbourne's total album sales from his years in Black Sabbath, combined with his solo work, are over 100 million. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath and into the UK Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist and as a member of the band. He has been honoured with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars. At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, he received the Global Icon Award. In 2015, Osbourne received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
In the early 2000s, Osbourne became a reality television star, appearing as himself in the MTV reality show The Osbournes alongside wife and manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. He co-stars with Jack and Kelly in the television series Ozzy & Jack's World Detour. The show's third season debuted in June 2018.
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Studio albums
Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
Diary of a Madman (1981)
Bark at the Moon (1983)
The Ultimate Sin (1986)
No Rest for the Wicked (1988)
No More Tears (1991)
Ozzmosis (1995)
Down to Earth (2001)
Under Cover (2005)
Black Rain (2007)
Scream (2010)
Ordinary Man (2020)
Patient Number 9 (2022)
The Liar
Ozzy Osbourne Lyrics
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I tell you I don't know
In darkness I'm light years away
The voices come and go
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
The crying embryo
I seem so blissfully insane
But still the pain won't go
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
Sacred words the angels wait for me
They'll set me free
But I can see the joke's on me
Babies crying other peoples tears
And in their eyes
They have reflected wasted years
You ask me who I really am
I still say I don't know
The doors have all been tightly slammed
The poison seeds are sown
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
Dying angels falling from above
I've had enough I cannot laugh
The joke's on me
Shattered dreams you cannot realize
Won't sympathize, it's in your eyes
Why can't you see?
Am I the liar?
Tell me who's the liar
The lyrics to Ozzy Osbourne's "The Liar" evoke a sense of confusion, pain and regret. The singer is unable to find clarity about himself or the world around him, admitting that he doesn't even know the time of day. The voices in his head come and go, perhaps representing the different facets of his personality or the chaotic nature of his thoughts. He asks for salvation, acknowledging that he has been living a life of deceit and burning bridges with others. Despite seeming blissfully insane, he is unable to escape the pain and seeks refuge in sacred words that may set him free. However, the singer is haunted by wasted years and the tears of others. In the end, he questions himself and others, asking who really is the liar.
Line by Line Meaning
You ask me the time of day
I don't have a grasp on reality, I cannot answer simple questions
I tell you I don't know
I am not sure of anything
In darkness I'm light years away
I feel distant, disconnected from the world
The voices come and go
I hear things that are not there
Save me, all my life I've been a liar
I have been dishonest throughout my life
Burning bridges in the rain
I have ruined important relationships
The crying embryo
I feel helpless like a crying unborn baby
I seem so blissfully insane
I give the impression of being happily crazy
But still the pain won't go
I am still in emotional pain despite my craziness
Sacred words the angels wait for me
I hope to be forgiven by a higher power
They'll set me free
I want to be freed from my guilt and pain
But I can see the joke's on me
I realize that the situation is actually absurd and I am the fool
Babies crying other peoples tears
Innocent children are experiencing sadness caused by others
And in their eyes
It is evident through their expressions
They have reflected wasted years
Their sadness represents the loss of time and opportunities
You ask me who I really am
I do not know my true self
I still say I don't know
I am still unsure
The doors have all been tightly slammed
I feel trapped and stuck
The poison seeds are sown
I have caused damage and harm to myself and others
Dying angels falling from above
I see the people I looked up to as dying or failing
I've had enough I cannot laugh
I am unhappy and cannot find joy in this situation
The joke's on me
I am the one being mocked, fooled or judged
Shattered dreams you cannot realize
Desires that were never fulfilled and chances lost
Won't sympathize, it's in your eyes
Others cannot or will not understand
Why can't you see?
I feel misunderstood and frustrated
Am I the liar?
I question my own honesty
Tell me who's the liar
I believe others have lied to me as well
Contributed by Charlie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.