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The memories that now rests in this forest
Forever shadowing the sunrise of my heart
Wings leave their nest at my coming
Swaying away unto the cold glowing sky
Dreaming away for a while
My spirit sighs in peace
Gazing unto the stars
Please, take me there

I am so alone, so cold
My heart is to scarred to glow
I wish the sunrise to come
Take my soul (away)
From this cold, lonely shell
I am free

From the eternal sea I rose
Veiled in darkness on either shore
Lost my pride, lost its glow
For me the sun rose no more

The forest of October
Sleeps silent when I depart
The web of time
Hides my last trace

My blaze travel the last universe
Like the sights of magic
Wrapped in aeons
My mind is one with my soul
I fall alone
While leaves fall from the weeping trees
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Cover art for Forest Of October lyrics by Opeth

I recommend Opeth to every one. Especially fans of rap.

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Yeah, I don't see this song having to do with the devil at all. Depression seems more accurate imo.

"The memories that now rests in this forest Forever shadowing the sunrise of my heart"

Maybe thinking of all the bad memories in this guy's life.

"Wings leave their nest at my coming Swaying away unto the cold glowing sky"

It seems like no one likes him and even birds want to get away from him. Also, describing the sky as cold would also show that he's really depressed.

"Dreaming away for a while My spirit sighs in peace"

He's dreaming of a much better life and feels at peace at the time.

"Gazing unto the stars Please, take me there"

He looks up at the sky/stars and wants to go up with them so he can get away from himself.

"I am so alone, so cold My heart is to scarred to glow I wish the sunrise to come"

Obviously saying he's depressed. The sunrise could represent the dream he was having.

"Take my soul (away) From this cold, lonely shell I am free"

He wants to escape. The part about him being free means that he started dreaming again.

"From the eternal sea I rose Veiled in darkness on either shore Lost my pride, lost its glow For me the sun rose no more"

This part is during his dream. The eternal sea signifies his life as it is, with darkness and depression all around him. He felt like he could never get away from it.

"The forest of October Sleeps silent when I depart The web of time Hides my last trace"

Still during his dream: The forest of October is the earth, which is no different (sleeps silent) now that he's gone to a better place.

"My blaze travel the last universe Like the sights of magic"

Still during his dream: He travels around to every universe. Everything is so joyful and seems like magic to him.

"Wrapped in aeons My mind is one with my soul"

Still during his dream: He finally feels one with himself; like all the separate parts of him that were scattered on the earth because of his depression are together now.

"I fall alone While leaves fall from the weeping trees"

He wakes up and snaps back to reality. Describing the trees as weeping would show you again that he's back to being depressed.

So that's my interpretation. Could be wrong, but makes sense to me. Nevertheless, There's some great guitarwork in this song.

@Turboguitar could you tell the meaning about under the weeping moon? i cant understand it,but i think you do

Cover art for Forest Of October lyrics by Opeth

I'm going with the Damien route as well. I think this is about the anit-christ rising onto earth.

"The memories that now rests in this forest Forever shadowing the sunrise of my heart"

The "now rests" part makes me think that these memories are now stored there. And he must roam through this forest while these memories keep him from happiness. "forever shadowing the sunrise of my heart"

"Wings leave their nest at my coming Swaying away unto the cold glowing sky Dreaming away for a while My spirit sighs in peace Gazing unto the stars Please, take me there"

Birds flee as he walks by, perhaps sensing his evil. He day dreams of his soul being in peace. Peace his soul has never had, nor ever will. He is forever tormented, like the Devil.

"I am so alone, so cold My heart is to scarred to glow I wish the sunrise to come Take my soul (away) From this cold, lonely shell I am free"

More description of his pain and torment. His sense of being alone and deserted in this world. Forsaken like Lucifer was by God. He is almost begging for forgiveness.

"From the eternal sea I rose Veiled in darkness on either shore Lost my pride, lost its glow For me the sun rose no more"

This is why I think its the anti-christ. The first two lines "from the eternal see I rose, Veiled in darkness on either shore" Are very similar to the rising of Damien...the anti-christ.
The original line goes "From eternal sea he rises, creating armies on either shore, turning man against his brother, till man exists no more"

Its not exactly like it, but its VERY close. So either he is the anti-christ, or he thinks he is. And those past memories are memories of his mortal life. Perhaps as a man in the military, or a hit man, serial killer, or whatever else is surrounded by death and bad things. And because of this, he will never find peace. "For me the sun rose no more"

"The forest of October Sleeps silent when I depart The web of time Hides my last trace"

I don't know what he is trying to get at here with the Forest. I'm lost there. But the October month, or fall, has something to do with it. Perhaps since October is in the Fall, the season in which everything dies, is why its named this way. A forest of death if you will. Kinda sounds like Hell. He travels through time, as God or any angel/fallen angel can (I think), and his evil doings are hidden in his ability to manipulate time.

"My blaze travel the last universe Like the sights of magic Wrapped in aeons My mind is one with my soul I fall alone While leaves fall from the weeping trees"

The "blaze" could be the after-math of his wraith. And it travels to the "last universe" Which could essentially be hell. Since hell is suppose to be the farthest place away from God and his love, which is why its such a dark and evil place. Perhaps the bit about falling is in reference to Lucifer's fall from Heaven.

So yeah, thats the way I see it.

Cover art for Forest Of October lyrics by Opeth

This song is fantastic! What a great ending. I definitely suggest this to anyone who is even a marginal fan of Opeth.

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Obviously this song's 'bout a man that finally found his freedom in death.%)

Cover art for Forest Of October lyrics by Opeth

This song is one of the best of Orchid, which, in my opinion, is their best album. Every song on it is fuckin amazing, although not recorded as good as it should've been.

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THE FOREST OF OCTOBER~

when he growls that its awesome. i also like that crazy solo after the mellow acoustic part near the middle.

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Great riff at 3:33

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you could sum this song up in one word: depression

not death, not suicide, just the depression itself

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its actually pretty clearly about the devil rising to the earth (perhaps he exists in this forest). "From the eternal sea I rise, veiled in darkness on either shore" the antichrist rising, this poem is in the bible somewhere its somewhat in the movie "the omen" too