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The Lotus Eater Lyrics
Liquid is in your throat,
For hopeless delight.
After all you fell in love with death,
Life has aborted.
All you've had and all you became,
The night is calling, you pray forth.
The barren waste is your land,
Crops they were sown to die.
The skin is a mirror,
Empty eyes hollow with ignorance,
Health runs from your lips,
Tucked in and safe in a world of sleep.
All years caring for a liar.
Barren rift road is winding higher.
You're a moth to close to the fire.
You are stuck in a route of confusion
Changing and waiting and seeking the truth of it all.
Fleeing your sorrows
Pushing your spirit away
Sick of the weakness of the psyche
Whisper from the heart of evil
Luring them all into despair
Resenting the goods of a savior
Cries out
The restless will also.. die
A selection culled from the damned
Drawing a lifeline of one
A friend died in your room
And sought the birth of a follower
Oh Brother!
You are a killer
And you target yourself
I wish that you had never come back
For us to see
The beckoning end
And the pride of a mother
Brought flaws in a mother's son,
And the love from a father
Was used by a father's son
Overheard us talking
In a smoke of lost hope
The language of our parting
So clear and so true
Overheard us talking
For hopeless delight.
After all you fell in love with death,
Life has aborted.
All you've had and all you became,
The night is calling, you pray forth.
Crops they were sown to die.
Empty eyes hollow with ignorance,
Health runs from your lips,
Tucked in and safe in a world of sleep.
Barren rift road is winding higher.
You're a moth to close to the fire.
Changing and waiting and seeking the truth of it all.
Pushing your spirit away
Whisper from the heart of evil
Luring them all into despair
Resenting the goods of a savior
The restless will also.. die
Drawing a lifeline of one
A friend died in your room
And sought the birth of a follower
You are a killer
And you target yourself
For us to see
The beckoning end
Brought flaws in a mother's son,
And the love from a father
Was used by a father's son
In a smoke of lost hope
The language of our parting
So clear and so true
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in greek mythology the lotus flower, when consumed, caused a person to forget about their woes and to leave their lives behind. although I dont believe this song has anything to do with the book Itry is referring to, it has the same idea. It sound to me as if the character is trying to forget his woes, including the divorce of his parents. he is pushing his friends away, and wallows in his own self pity: you are a killer and you target yourself. there seems to be hints of other problems from his past(All those years caring for a liar) but it is difficult to make much out of the broken imagery. either way, this song, like every other from opeth, kicks ass. Opeth is the best band of all time!
it's methaphorically speaking of alcoholism, but the reference to greek mythology is probably quite literal. The lotus eaters are in mythology a warning of the dangers of addictions and there are some clear references to the myth: " A barren waste is your land, Crops they were sown to die." In mythology they forgot of everything, even their work, crops and animals, they just became addicts to the lotus fruit.
it's methaphorically speaking of alcoholism, but the reference to greek mythology is probably quite literal. The lotus eaters are in mythology a warning of the dangers of addictions and there are some clear references to the myth: " A barren waste is your land, Crops they were sown to die." In mythology they forgot of everything, even their work, crops and animals, they just became addicts to the lotus fruit.
Liquid is in your throat, For hopeless delight. After all you fell in love with death, Life has aborted. All you've had and all you became, The night is calling, you pray forth.
The barren waste is your land, Crops they were sown to die.
The skin is a mirror, Empty eyes hollow with ignorance, Health runs from your lips, Tucked in and safe in a world of sleep.
All years caring for a liar. Barren rift road is winding higher. You're a moth to close to the fire.
You are stuck in a route of confusion Changing and waiting and seeking the truth of it all.
Fleeing your sorrows Pushing your spirit away
Sick of the weakness of the psyche Whisper from the heart of evil Luring them all into despair Resenting the goods of a savior
Cries out The restless will also.. die
A selection culled from the damned Drawing a lifeline of one A friend died in your room And sought the birth of a follower
Oh Brother! You are a killer And you target yourself
I wish that you had never come back For us to see The beckoning end
And the pride of a mother Brought flaws in a mother's son, And the love from a father Was used by a father's son
Overheard us talking In a smoke of lost hope The language of our parting So clear and so true
Overheard us talking
To me, it seems to be about a suicide, and it sounds as if the narrator had attempted to help, but the subject was overwhelmed. "she" was most likely a mother, who left behind the father.
Fucking awesome! These clean vocals over the blastbeats are just.. epic!
Yes...YES, YES! This is just brilliant. Watershed is blissfully good. Oh, more Opeth. What a masterpiece.
political, maybe?
Don't ever bring politics up in an Opeth song. When it comes to their songs, they're beyond politics.
Not about politics. Actually appears to be about a marriage breakup. Which is supported by one of the images in the booklet...
changing a little on what he just posted. He is still resentful of what she did, what he lost. He has been killing for years, aging sinfully and scornfully. He was fueled by the pride and embellishments of his mother as well, and his father's expectations of him.
im gonna throw my little thing in. i not really into opeth, but this song caught my attention.
i did some research and it might be about a book with the same name. i say that because it kinda fits together, the book is basically about a guy who retires too early and tries to spend his money on an island. for example when it said flee from sorrow pushing your spirits away, it tells you that the guy is basically running from his problems. the last part of the song may describe what he was thinking when he went insane for the last six years of his miserable life in the book. the book is the same name of the song, i guess what i can say is check it out. thats jus my opinion.