A Fair Judgement Lyrics
Sounds like this guy was having sex but forgot the condom... " Losing sleep, in too deep"
"Fading sun, what have I done " He ejaculates and realizes he's missing his condom
"left behind, all intertwined" well..you get the idea
"Forgot the advice, Lost track of time"
Hey, you never know...
KD pretty much got this one right. As much as they are death and rock, these guys are comedy geniuses
KD pretty much got this one right. As much as they are death and rock, these guys are comedy geniuses
I think KD is right; I once read this interview with Åkerlund, and he said:
"A Fair Judgement is probably one the most enjoyable songs to play live. It's about once 6-7 years ago, I was on Istedgade in Copenhagen (Denmark, edit.) and Peter was already wasted as we've been drinking. I felt pretty lonely, so I went outside and rented some nice looking prostitute. Back in the appartement we were pretty good going, but the intercourse went to 'helvete' as we say in swedish. The lyrics pretty well sum it up. It was so embarassing, and I had to grow this weird-James Hetfield moustache from not being recognized again in Istedgade. Sieg Heil"
There you see
Great song btw, one of my Opeth favourites.
My interpretation is that it's about the battle between Nature and Man.
"Losing sleep, in too deep Fading sun, what have I done Came so close to what I need most Nothing left here"
He is speaking as if being all of Mankind, and after destroying so much of earth, the sun seems like it is fading, and nothing is left, since we destroyed it all in the pursuit of satisfying our greedy desires. Now, we can't rest, for we know the end is too near...
"Cut the ties, uncover disguise Left behind all intertwined Lost control, moved out of the role now Nothing's left here"
This is another part of this story on a more individual level: it's about how individuals (esp. world leaders) cause destruction and then cut him/herself (/themselves) off from it to not take any blame- an average human action. So many have done this, and now there's no going back...
"Leave it be It was meant for me Soul sacrifice Forgot the advice Lost track of time In a flurry of smoke Waiting anxiety For a fair judgement deserved"
Our souls have been sacrificed, and from everything destroyed (due to us not looking at how quickly the end could come), there is smoke and nothing left, only an inevitable end. We deserve to go with what we destroyed. This is a fair judgement by nature. No god caused it; we did it to ourselves.
It sounds to me like a person who made a big mistake and now hes paying for it. Although I think I am wrong :-S
I think it's about someone who did something wrong, but just failed doing so. They were caught, sent to prison, and finally executed. Anyway, this is quite possibly the most beutiful song I've ever heard.
I think this song is about someone who regretted something they did in their life, and are punishing themselves with shame and self-inflicted pain.
KD, im sure thats not what its about, i think its about the end of times, just like 444 said above
I win
thanks to me
Yeah....right.....Åkerlund said that....whoever he is. I should email Mikael ÅKERFELDT and ask him if its true or not. I dont know if you know this or not, but mikaels married...i doubt he'd write a song about someone he screwed while he was married..