Master's Apprentices Lyrics
There is a light coming down on me
There is a doubt that is clearing
There is a day that is dawning
There is a wound that is healing
There is a season waiting for me
There is a road that is turning
There is a fire still burning
Constant pace towards the end
The need is stronger
This time the need is deeper
There is a freedom I'm depending on
There is a pain that's never ending
There is a rain falling only on me
There is a dream I am living
There is a life I am dreaming of
There is a death I'm awaiting
There is a home I am deserting
Only moments remain
Movement for departed hope
Effect for absent friend
Leave me begging for more
Take what I have and deliver me
Into everlasting sleep
Colors fade
And disappear
Ethereal light
Showing me what I can do without
There is only me
I take what I can
Controlling you to get ahead
And leaving
Long for sleep
Closer now
Lead the way into death
I have left behind
Every waking hour
I lie in wait
Sucked inside by will
Gone into the flood
All my questions unfurled
As I was put to the test
Once I'm below there's no turning back
I have left behind
Every waking hour
I lie in wait
Departed shell left drained behind
Searching for a new home
Desert in my eye
Barren lands inside
Honestly, I think it's about the act of a suicide from start to finish, most likely by poison or some other slow acting means.
The first part of the song reads like a suicide note, descibing circumstances that have led to this decision. Around the lyric "I hold my breath and wait" is when the act is actually committed - perhaps the character begins hallucinating with the line about the colors fading and the ethereal light. The third part of the song - "Every wretched dream" - seems to be a kind of acceptance and embracing of the end, while the last part of the song could be seen as the physical end of life and the beginning of the journey into the beyond, whatever it holds for the character.
Whatever it's about, it's one of my favorite Opeth tracks.
I would say that it's about the transformation of a once-caring person who's been screwed too many times, into an emotionless user.
I obviously think this has to do with a out of body experiance,or like,a acid trip or something.I cant really tell what he's signifying
I would say that it's about the slow transformation of a person who has been screwed too many times, into an emotionless user of others.
i agree with you to an extent perfect weapon. i think that he is on his deathbed or had a near death experience, and then realised how much the world has screwed him over.
then he becomes the emotionless user who is awaiting death
The person turns their back on faith. At the end of his life he is "put to the test/ once i'm below there's no turning back/ plunging into the deepest void". Guess who is the master?
Just thought I'd throw in a dumb fun fact, this song was named after an Australian Progressive band, one of the obscure bands Mike has in his collection.
i personally think that this song is about someone awaiting death. Im guessing there is more to it from the posts above but verses like "there is a death im awaiting" and "fading away" or "lead the way into death" are hinting to me that someone is definitely dying or is going to die in a short time. great song
I think this song is about star wars, Master's Apprentices, I mean, come oooon!!
There are also several other things in this song which points to events in the star wars movies.
trying to see the whole piece as a whole and not nit pick and categorise every word / phrase...
the section that knocks the shit out of me has to be the transition between the dissonance and clean melody... right about when michael sings "in... to... death"...
the simple chords with an ebow feedback are truely amazing. there's so much dispair and hopelessness in them... its so eerie and tense. boy, what songwriting skills!