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Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” isn’t about paranoia at all — it’s a raw portrait of anhedonia and depression. Dive into why this metal classic is really about numbness, not fear.
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https://songreading.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/paranoid/
Paranoid or Just Uncomfortably Numb?

Not only is the title never once uttered, but Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” (1970) has as little to do with actual paranoia as Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” does with irony. Despite its name, Paranoid …

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