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I am a sinner
And I worship evil
Blood is thinner
But you will never know
Can you confess
That you thrive in chaos
You're a sorceress
And your eye is on the lost

But you're dying
It's in your eyes

You're a charlatan
You get everything you wish
You're a harlot
Carry poison in your kiss
Beg forgiveness
With a dagger in your hand
Sow your death seed
And reap the dying lands

But you're crying
It's only vice

Empty vessel drained of hope
And none the lesser at the end of a rope
Have you ever hated like I?
Know I still awaited the absence of lies

Watch your eager tongue
Attack me from behind

Riddle whispers
Bleak futile control
Like a twin sister
Adapting to a role
You're a murderer
Blood lust increase
You're a harvester
Come close to spread disease

And you're hiding
I hear you cry
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Cover art for Sorceress lyrics by Opeth

I think it's about a woman who manipulates men for her own gain.

My Interpretation
Cover art for Sorceress lyrics by Opeth

I might be a little biased by this interpretation, but here it goes. I met a woman who I was an aquaintance with in highschool, however this was 14 years later. She claimed to be getting out of her marriage and we had an obvious connection. Turns out she was just unhappy and her marriage was still functioning, but failing due to her lack of emotional self control. She was over one night and her husband kept calling her over and over again because she wasn't at home. It was that point I knew she had been cheating on her husband and lying to every man she was with. She was only using me and telling me things I wanted to hear, to manipulate me. I deleted her from my life and even now, 8 months later, she keeps crawling back, apologizing in text messages, hoping I'm weak enough to fall for her spell again. As much as I loved her, I had to keep my distance because she is unhealthy for me, but sometimes I can still hear her voice, echoing in the back of my mind, whispering in my ear, telling me to come back to her so I can fill her ego.

"Can you confess that you thrive in chaos? You're a sorceress and your eye is on the lost"

She knew I was in a weakened state when she reached out to me after I made a concerning post on social media about my mental health. She pursued me because she thought it was going to be easy for her to have control over me.

"But you're dying, It's in your eyes

You're a charlatan You get everything you wish You're a harlot Carry poison in your kiss"

I tried to talk to her about her problems and she broke to me that she hates herself and she does whatever she wants without any care or remorse for anyone else. She waves her finger around and can control weak men, only she poisons them in the process

"Beg forgiveness With a dagger in your hand Sow your death seed And reap the dying lands

But you're crying It's only vice"

Instead of being a normal person and just saying "Hello", what she sends me is an apology for the past, after zero contact for 8 months. This angers me because she literally claims to be sending this message to "clear the air" but insists on bringing up the past. The reminder of the pain she inflicted is the hidden dagger in her hand as she tries to sow her seed, a seed that will never grow. She spreads disease everywhere she goes, yet does not understand that nobody will take her seriously after they realize she is poison incarnate and she will never be happy and will be alone forever

My Interpretation

@Lokandashhunter Lol. Cute story but that’s not how the story goes. ;*

Cover art for Sorceress lyrics by Opeth

I think they are talking about themselves. Or at least Mikael is.

"I'm a sinner and I worship evil" It's them. They are talking about following the most profitable way to succeed in the music industry. Making songs that "hit" the ear. (Sorceress vs Deliverance)

"Blood is thinner, but you will never know." We are more alike than you think.

"Can you confess that you thrive in chaos" He's talking to us. Living in this world, listening to their music, where music industry is shit.

"You're a sorceress and your eye is on the lost." We are the ones making real magic. And we are looking at them, who are "lost" for following the rules.

"But you're dying. It's in your eyes." We are lost too. Because we are settling for what is "easier" for the ear and the brain.

"You're a charlatan. You get everything you want." Our generations, settling for what's out there, whatever it is.

"You're a harlot, carry poison in your kiss." Very clear sentence. We are enacting what we want, without this being what we want.

"Beg forgiveness, with a dagger in your hand." Take charge of your decisions.

"Sow your death seed and reap the dying lands." Reap what you have sown (so far).

"But you're crying. It's in your eyes." We don't like what we live.

"Empty vessel, drained of hope." We already gave up.

"And none the lesser at the end of a rope." Even at the end of the rope.

"Have you ever hated it like I?" They feel it. Which of us do?

"Know I still awaited the absence of lies." They believe in a better world (but today they fall)

"Watch your eager tongue. Attack me from behind." We judge them (really?).

"Riddle whispers, bleak futile control." In the end, all this song is to tell us that they control us.

"Like a twin sister adapting to a role." Following the "standard".

"You're a murderer, bloodlust increase." We keep going with this modus operandi.

"You're a harvester, come close to spread disease." We continue consuming, and spreading the example at the same time.

"And you're hiding. I hear you cry." Some know, but still lower their voices and complain in the shades.

My Interpretation
Cover art for Sorceress lyrics by Opeth

Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt says of the track; I was trying to draw inspiration from the negative aspects of love: the jealousy, the mindfucks, the paranoia and everything that comes with what’s ultimately a beautiful feeling.

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