| Opeth – White Cluster Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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The man watches a new day dawn but he will never see the sun set. A knock at the door informs the man it is his time to die. The man is so weak, he collapses into the mud which is something he has been close to all his life and refers to it as his "next of kin". The man is told that if he repents, he will be buried. He refuses. The council wear white and the man tries to will himself forever into their minds, to haunt their dreams. He swears revenge upon the Hangman. The crowd watch and murmur as the noose is tied and the Man wishes he could be anywhere else as he drops to his death. In his final moment, he senses another presence beckoning him... |
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| Opeth – Serenity Painted Death Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| Murder! The man awakes from a bad dream to see Melinda ripped from him and her throat cut and as she lay dying on the floor, the man see's her take her last breath. He goes wild, killing anyone within range but eventually beaten into submission and drained of all energy, the man collapses. He realises he has wasted time in escaping with Melinda and it has spelled his doom. .... | |
| Opeth – Face Of Melinda Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| Sadly, Melinda tells the man that she is a true servant of god and she cannot change. Night Falls. The man will not give up and tells her he has returned after 15 years to be with her but she talks long about her sacrifice to God and the promise she has made. She then, to His and Her surprise, tells the man she loves him..... | |
| Opeth – Moonlapse Vertigo Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| Black Night! The man has pledged to keep Melinda safe, knowing it would destroy her life and her home. But the man will kill for her. They lay together all night until morning. However, as the sun rises, the man sees that the council have punished the city folk for the disappearance of Melinda and the man. The man realises that the two of them must leave quickly.... | |
| Opeth – Benighted Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| The man pleads with Melinda to give it all up and run away with him. He asks why she has changed from a free and happy soul (when they were young lovers) to a devout but closed minded religious devotee. He explains that nobody is perfect and her lack of perfection will be forgiven, through repentance. He tells her that all will be well with them if they go. | |
| Opeth – Godhead's Lament Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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...So the man enters the city. Angry and ready to destroy it. Nothing has changed since he left and he hates it. He tries to disguise the fact that he used to live here but they are suspicious of him. Then he sees Melinda, gasps and tries to hide the recognition. They study him, more suspicious now as he wonders what life himself and Melinda might have had. Then, she knows him! He plans to stay in the city to be with her as long as no one recognises him. But Melinda is a True Godhead and he see's she is a servant of God but she also see's that he has always been true to her and her faith begins to slip... |
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| Opeth – The Moor Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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The sigh of summer upon my return Fifteen alike since I was here Bathed in deep fog, blurring my trail Snuffing the first morning rays Midsummer, the man returns home after 15 years, he tries to think where he's been and what he's been doing as the sun rises... Weary from what might have been ages Still calm with my mind at peace Would I prosper or fall, drain the past The lapse of the moment took it's turn He knows he's been away for a long, long time and feels relaxed and at peace. But begins to ponder on his banishment... I was foul and tainted, devoid of faith Wearing my death-mask at birth The hands of God, decrepit and thin Cold caress and then nothing I was taken away from my plight A treason bestowed to the crowd Branded a jonah with fevered blood Ungodly freak, defiler He was possibly destined to die young. Even though he was taught religion, he never had any interest in it and found it pointless. He was removed and the populace decided his fate. An unlucky soul and an ungodly freak. Pale touch, writhing in the embers Damp mud burning in my eyes All the faces turned away And all would sneer at my demise Outcast with dogmas forged below Seared and beaten, banished from where I was born No mercy would help me on my way In the pouring rain nothing is the same His hands are plunged into a pyre and he is beaten and thrown out of the city into the mud. The city folk don't care if he dies. They say he can worship in Hell. Vows in ashes I pledge myself to no-one Seethed and spiteful All shudder at the call of my name If you'll bear with me You'll fear of me He had possibly vowed to marry Melinda but now it has all been ruined. He remains his own man and takes his anger and spite out on anyone who dare cross him. Wherever he goes, he becomes a fearful adversary. There is no forgiveness in these eyes For any of you but one Dispel the mist for now Melinda is the reason why I've come Even though he would happily kill any man or woman or child that stands in his way now, he puts that aside and concentrates only on his one love. She is water drops over the pyre A thistle in my hands Stained and torn, aged and brown Virtuous shell with kindred innocence He feels she is both his relief and his pain. He is weathered and ragged now but, like her, he is strong of heart and still an innocent soul. I awoke from the miasma Passing swiftly through the moor This is here, waters stir And in the distance all that was lost If you´ll bear with me You´ll fear of me You´d never leave me to A fate with you He comes back to the here and now. Moving fast, he see's his city in the distance and his warning. "Don't try to stop me!" |
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| Opeth – Next of Kin Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| hmmm.....Possibly that even though we all live together in large cities, we are very much alone due to electronics and social media. The narrator believes that out of everyone around him, he is the only humane person. | |
| Opeth – Dignity Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| He is marrying a very young girl. He lusts for her. The marriage is a farce. He will tell her that he will never cheat on her (even though he probably will) and will always be true and she will believe him. Later, when it's dark, he will "Slither" into her room and have what he has always wanted... | |
| Opeth – Heir Apparent Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I think this is about the power of religion and the narrators hatred of how it preys on the meek, even though science can explain most things. "A burden so great Weighs heavy on old and withered beliefs The swift solution crumbles Beneath the mock notes of a masterpiece" |
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| Opeth – The Leper Affinity Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Bit late for this but my interpretation is this... We entered Winter once again Naked, freezing from my breath ‘Neath the lid, all limbs tucked away This coffin is your abode from now and onward Both the predator and his prey are in the same type of situation. Both at odds with the world. Lost souls. This line both begins and ends the story... Your body is mine to avail Such a tragic sight you are Slave under my creed Spurring me with those tears The prey is completely lost in this world. She see's the predator as her only hope. He tells her she will be fine with him and he is the right one and the more she cries, the easier it is for him to convince her. He has planned it this way... I am beyond death Midst a dreaming affinity Saving strength now, faint whispers Come erotic communion in its splendour He feels like an absolute god! Even though they are connected in different ways. They are both lost souls. He is gentle to her and wants to calm her for the coming Sexual communion. Fever mirrored ghosts Night-time consolation, cross the line Draw murder into art Sleep inside through days They make love passionately, they are drawn spiritually and physically to one another. They are both lost souls for different reasons. However, he becomes violent during intercourse and murders her without any sorrow or remorse.... In the wake of this relief Shivering, longing for more Insanity at its peak Love me to my death He is at the height of his own murderous desire. He wants her again and makes love to her fresh corpse.... Lost are the days of Spring You sighed and let me in She was safer before she met him. But she liked what she saw. A Leper Affinity. They were both lost souls she thought could be together.... Keep the beast inside Shackled within my hide Screaming out too late Losing to my hate He is an animal! He preys on lost or lonely woman. She realised too late and he forcefully and hatefully murdered her.... Grew together with your skin And paced the trails of sin He trapped her into trusting him, told her lies and made her believe everything would be okay and he did it without really thinking or caring about what he was doing or was going to do.... Your gaze, covered with virgin snow Rigid features…. It's the shallow deeds who's to blame Deafening shrieks pierced the night He's now thinking back to the murder. He doesn't care and thinks he's pretty much blameless. He remembers her crying out in pain.... A step from oblivion Moving into the dim lights Hiding within a reverie It was worth it for the wait alone He is almost completely lost. Nothing more than a husk. He thinks about what he's done and is glad.... |
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