Deep Purple - Fools Lyrics






I'm crying I'm dying

I can see what's wrong with me
It's in my head
I can see what's gonna be
As I lie in my bed
Man is not my brotherhood
I am of the dead
I died as I lived as I loved and was born
On some distant hill
The reasons to hide were the reasons I cried
Fools pass laughing still

There can be bad blood in all I can see
It's in my brain
You don't know the pain I feel
As I must live again
Rocks and stones can't bruise my soul but
Tears will leave a stain
They smile to themselves as they lay down my head
On some distant hill
The blind and the child sweep a tear from their eye
Fools smile as they kill

I got my own way to go and now I want
To take your minds
I believe if you could see
The blood between the lines
I believe that you could be
A better kind
Please lead the way so the unborn can play
On some greener hill
Laugh as the flames eat their burning remains
Fools die laughing still





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  1. L.... B....

    Mark 2 forever💜

  2. u.... a....

    verdammte Schei.... ich sehe mich noch immer in meinen 70 ern. War das eine irre Geile Zeit.
    Heute bin ich 63 , bereue aber nichts !

  3. m.... k....

    I didn't expect this song to be in the same year as stairway to heaven

  4. J.... P....

    Unrated gem and fantastic music, as well as April.

  5. M.... W....

    If you listen closely,you can hear a riff from "Fool On The Hill" by the Beatles in Ritchies solo.😉

  6. A.... ....

    Is this album too light? Not for me. (Sometimes cooks use too much hot spice because they don't know how to create flavors.) I have my quibbles, but this is one damn fine collection of tunes! (I'm not a big fan of Ian Gillan's vocals.)

  7. w.... ....

    I always used to play this in my car at full volume. The intro is quiet and then suddenly the song kicks in. It ended up cracking the magnets on my speakers.

  8. D.... B....

    Awesome

  9. R.... S....

    Это божественно! Музыка шедевральна, аж дух захватывает. Послушаешь, а потом неделю в голове звучит. Вот это я ппонимаю талант

    R.... S....

    Неделю?)))Возвращаешься годами!!!

  10. K.... G....

    The intro is something out of this world. Lord's switch between the minor and major scale and then back to minor... so simple yet so effective

  11. s.... e....

    Dp flyin aroumd in a giant sperm, they couldnt see that back in the day?

    s.... e....

    Maybe they could but that makes it even cooler!

  12. R.... C....

    я люблю слушать диип пепл!

  13. y.... m....

    このアルバムはマニアックな感じの曲が多いように思います。この曲は特に

  14. G.... B....

    the most underrated song on great album . Unfortunately for the Fireball album it sat in the middle of classics like In Rock and Machine Head.

  15. 1.... ....

    ten times heavier than any angry metal band in years to come

  16. P.... P....

    The organ intro , with Ian's vocals has a Doors influence , then we have that great
    feedback guitar solo that sounds like a cello and that great growling Hammond
    organ at the end . Great song .

  17. z.... d....

    This song must be about the Mi5!!!... at least in my case!!!
    😅😆😂😊😉☺😛😀😄😆😅😊😂

  18. L.... M....

    Нет слов.Суперище!!!!!

  19. �.... �....

    Что тут комментировать...гении💗💗💗

  20. C.... ....

    Ian Gillan really was the original archetypal Rock Singer. Fantastic tone to his voice, staggering range, and just oozed charisma on stage.

    C.... ....

    Captpicard absolutly, his vocal range is amazing. Listen to his vocals when he was with episode six. Gillian 4ever!

  21. R.... P....

    Love the intro,very tragic/Doors

  22. A.... T....

    Never gets old.

  23. 6.... p....

    a great 8 track broken many tapes of this song

  24. j.... ....

    Ritchie's lead on this take you to another world. There's nothing like this anywhere else I've heard. Ritchie is truly a guitar genius.

    j.... ....

    That was a gut wrenching guitar solo.as a teen i had tears hearing it.

    j.... ....

    @Lori Abrams I believe you, babe ! :'(

  25. T.... T....

    One of the heaviest songs of all time.

  26. A.... P....

    Un disco grandioso con mucho poder insuperable

  27. D.... ....

    Amazing

  28. S.... J....

    Five smug English faces getting ready to smash into the sun.

  29. b.... ....

    Still relevant after All theese years and what a voice so strong Even today waw i realy have a what Are you calling it a revival?deep purple in rock fireball made in Japan machine head Who do we think we Are perfect stranger the battle rages on All with blackmore enjoy to All with this fabules band FlightOfTheRat

  30. R.... D....

    Kkkkkk fantástico

  31. J.... K....

    I'VE THOUGHT FROM THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS ONE THAT IT'S WRITTEN ABOUT THE FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER! ALL THE WORDS FIT THAT SCENARIO PERFECTLY☠️

  32. A.... S....

    my favorite Deep Purple song, P.S song title goes out to the 62 that disliked this masterpiece!

  33. J.... S....

    Czy jest zespół który tak zagra ??????????????????????????

  34. Y.... ....

    i like how simple, yet grim and dark this song is

  35. R.... A....

    I love this song !!!

  36. p.... ....

    Fireball should be as popular an album as Paranoid and Zeppelin IV

    p.... ....

    and Machine Head

    p.... ....

    deep purple has many underrated albums

  37. S.... B....

    Deepest Purple :)

  38. T.... T....

    This song is a masterpiece. That cello effect is mesmerizing.

    T.... T....

    Gut wrenching guitar solo.it made me cry.

  39. B.... L....

    Einer der besten Songs von Deep Purple.

  40. J.... ....

    Ian Paice is a beast.

  41. �.... �....

    Чем дальше во времени, тем острее ощущаешь, что больше никогда не будет такой музыки. Как же нам повезло прожить свою жизнь в осознании, что ты жил в одно время с такими великими музыкантами, какой на фиг "железный занавес", я слушаю их с 1971 года.

  42. J.... W....

    An homage to U.S.Government

  43. G.... B....

    FANTASTIC ROCK.

  44. �.... �....

    Lot of passion and it gets heavy!

  45. G.... A....

    Only *Fools* Don't Like This Song.

  46. R.... A....

    De una suave y dulce melodía termina explotando un rock,tremendo balazo de agua hirviendo !

    R.... A....

    Ricardo Adrian Ortiz Malaga I agree

  47. G.... G....

    Gillaaaaaaannn ahhhhh

  48. L.... M....

    55 assholes

  49. J.... W....

    Haven't heard this in 30 years. Damn its good.

  50. T.... ....

    the best song to have sex to

    T.... ....

    ,....eehm, w h y do you want to spoil that magic song with sex ? I can't believe it ! ! ! :-(

    T.... ....

    @Bernhard Herrmann I never mix sex with my idols, it's just bleh... cringe af. But some people do.

    T.... ....

    @Kris G ,....yeah, in fact it's a crime but, in some special cases....(it depends on the woman).....lol :-)

  51. r.... ....

    Brilliant !

  52. L.... J....

    Going back to NONONO it's just more gooders

  53. _.... ....

    Untouchable Masterpeace!!

  54. P.... T....

    I don’t know any other singers that can change his voice the way gillan does..listen to this & then listen to anyone’s daughter..listen to strange kind of woman then listen to no one came..listen to smooth dancer then listen to place in line.

  55. D.... B....

    lângă April si Perfet stranger!

  56. H.... ....

    The best their album. The only album they played music, not their commercial, primitive crap.

  57. M.... ....

    Awesome tune and awesome lyrics 😉

  58. K.... A....

    Música do caralho.

    K.... A....

    Uma das melhores músicas do Purple, junto com Child In Time e Lazy.

  59. O.... M....

    The lyrics shows how pissed off he is of the current situation and the fools are probably us the people who don't care about what happens around.. yet, the last verse shows that there is always be a hope. What a great lyrics and song..

  60. J.... A....

    La musica y la interpracion lejos la mejor de los master.

  61. J.... A....

    la mejor cancion deep purple lejos la mejor.

  62. J.... Y....

    IIIIIIIIIIIIII'm crying. 🎼🎼🎼

    IIIIIIIIIIIIII'm dying. 🎼🎼🎼

    💣

    I can see what's wrong with me
    It's in my head

    I can see what's gonna be
    As I lie in my bed

    Man is not my brotherhood
    I am of the dead

    I died as I lived as I loved and was born
    On some distant hill

    The reasons to hide were the reasons I cried
    Fools pass laughing still

    There can be bad blood in all I can see
    It's in my brain

    You don't know the pain I feel
    As I must live again

    Rocks and stones can't bruise my soul but
    Tears will leave a stain

    They smile to themselves as they lay down my head
    On some distant hill

    The blind and the child sweep a tear from their eye
    Fools smile as they kill

    I got my own way to go and now I want
    To take your minds

    I believe if you could see
    The blood between the lines

    I believe that you could be
    A better kind

    Please lead the way so the unborn can play
    On some greener hill

    Laugh as the flames eat their burning remains
    Fools die laughing still

    💜💜💜🖤🖤🖤💜💜💜

    escalofrío, gélido sudor.

    emociones...

  63. M.... S....

    One of the most original songs at all! Real Deepest Purple!

  64. D.... M....

    This is the first album I ever bought,at a garage sale no less.Put it on the turntable and promptly told my parents I want to play drums! I got to meet the band 40 years later and personally thank them.Ian Paice is a fantastic soul.

    D.... M....

    ,...yeah DAVY, IAN PAICE is a d r u m - G o d !!!

  65. L.... A....

    My favorite Deep Purple song!!!

  66. �.... �....

    very explosive song!

  67. C.... L....

    a profound track, symphonic distances traveled

  68. D.... R....

    2:40 to 2:50 is as bad ass as rock and roll can get. Just awesome.

  69. J.... v....

    No words, just listen !!!!

  70. A.... ....

    The intro is adorable

    A.... ....

    Truly unique, this songs take a person away, to a distant shadow land.

    A.... ....

    ,.....like the E N D ! ! :-)

  71. A.... ....

    I like this song more than “Smoke On The Water”, or “Black Night”

    A.... ....

    DPs tracklist has waaay more varieties n masterpieces than just SOTW or BN. Infact, SOTW isnt that high up sonically.. just that ppl got hooked to it..
    Check out Gypsy's kiss, Son of alerik or Mad dog.. amazing tracks !☺️

    A.... ....

    @tuks4 DP best

    A.... ....

    i like most of there songs. Kids can play Smoke on the water these days so i guess this band will live for a while, yet

  72. P.... B....

    best song ever

  73. M.... B....

    göttlich!!

  74. B.... R....

    When it's time to kick ass.....
    I feel like such a great infidel, just AWESOME song!!

  75. J.... P....

    the best song in the world

  76. d.... ....

    This is the best Deep Purple song ever for me. Back in 80's initially I hated this song and loved every other on Fireball album. Now in my adult years is 20's I have found the light and the brilliance of this very special and different song. This creeps in my soul and bones.

    d.... ....

    V E R Y G O O D ! IT''S NEVER TOO LATE FOR TRUTH !!! O:-)

  77. M.... 1....

    What a great build up, and then
    "I can't see.... Brilliant 👏

  78. N.... M....

    62/5000
    I'm listening for 30 years. Even now, I do not lose much love ! I think it is a very important performance

    N.... M....

    same here, I'm moved and feel at home listening to this

  79. M.... L....

    I love Ian Paice's use of the cymbals to build up the song at the start. Subtle but effective.

  80. S.... A....

    Gillan and Ritchie ... voice and guitar... two sides of the same coin... 24K!

  81. e.... m....

    40 fools

  82. t.... ....

    I played this song on a party in 1971 and half of my guests were crying... Still, it's very emotional

    t.... ....

    Y E A H , IT IS A MASTERPIECE ! ! ! ! ! O:-)

  83. R.... B....

    fools !

  84. A.... J....

    Outstanding

  85. t.... ....

    I’ve just started drumming again, after many years off, entirely because of this song.

    t.... ....

    This comment is part of what made me really give it thought again, so thanks for that. My health has made playing guitar and drums somewhere between difficult and impossible for years. I had to get out from behind the drums for probably 8 years. Guitar was an on and off thing forever. I've had to relearn how to physically play twice. The second time was pretty much just learning Purple and Rainbow songs, and that made me better than I've ever been at a point when I can't really feel my hands well. I figured it can't hurt to apply the same theory to drums, right? It's like occupational therapy mixed with music lessons taught by Paice and Powell. This is cheaper and more enjoyable though.

  86. J.... S....

    Gillan forever....

  87. B.... P....

    Mój ukochany Utwór od ponad lat 40-tu

  88. A.... S....

    I got my own way to go.....so fucking badass

  89. I.... N....

    Jedan je Blackmore!! Gillane, sisaj kurac, dziberu pijani!

    I.... N....

    Inspektor Nagib Blekmor legenda 😀 šta čovjek s gitarom radi to nije normalno

    I.... N....

    Jedan je Ian Gillan bez njega nema Deep Purplea a Ritchie je totalno sjebao sebe u 90tih njegova svirka vise nije bila tako dobra kao u 70tih stavise pogorsavao je atmosferu unutar benda sa svojim bahatim ponasanjem Morse je vise nego dobra zamjena a Gillana niko ne moze zamjeniti u postavi purpleovaca Glenn Hughes je bio jedini koji je bio najblize do njega al to je vec druga prica ipak Gillan je Gillan on je srce i dusa Deep purplea

  90. i.... ....

    Лучшее, в их творчестве, как и весь Fireball

  91. a.... a....

    war mein zweiter longplayer (nach Hair). mir schiesst`s noch immer die nackenhaare rauf und runter, (it`s in my brain)!

  92. m.... ....

    Das Lied mit der E-Geige habe ich lange gesucht ... wusste nicht mehr wie es heist
    Ein top Song, auch heute noch.