I arose from the lullaby
Enduring yet another tale
You tempt me again
With your embrace, so tainted
Within the night you beckon
Cursing me with every glance
Bring me through
Carry my empty shadow
And guide me inside your warped labyrinth
To the well of sin
I swear I will always love you
Leave me speechless
Release my yearning
The soil I walk is clad with light
Drifting moons thrust me with their rays
And I fall inside
I lament this heritage
Cannot bid farewell
The pale face...you went as far as you could
And from that moment
I witnessed your beauty, fealt your death
Mine is yours, mine is yours
In the wake of dawn
The mist of morning linger before it leaves
Invisible eyes, red reflection
It is you
Smiling in the midst of the moor
Enduring yet another tale
You tempt me again
With your embrace, so tainted
Within the night you beckon
Cursing me with every glance
Carry my empty shadow
And guide me inside your warped labyrinth
To the well of sin
I swear I will always love you
Release my yearning
The soil I walk is clad with light
Drifting moons thrust me with their rays
And I fall inside
Cannot bid farewell
The pale face...you went as far as you could
And from that moment
I witnessed your beauty, fealt your death
The mist of morning linger before it leaves
Invisible eyes, red reflection
It is you
Smiling in the midst of the moor
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No one? This song is very very good. love it
I'm not sure exactly on the complete meaning, but it is clearly sexual.
I belive I recall Mike saying this song is about nightmares, although I agree with Paradox that it sounds more lusty.
Damn, that acoustic interlude towards the end is just beautiful...
hmm,,, It is about nightmares, especially the last sentences, it sounds to me like the appearance of a ghost. And yeh, its about love too.. I dont even care where its about, Opeth just rocks :D
i agree with the nightmares and sexual lust thing.. i think its more about satan though. i think Morningrise is about our deepest times of sorrow and the things we would go through for help or support or maybe even attention. suicide of a great friend, death of a family member etc..
i dont want to tear the song apart really, but its clearly about a nightmare or even waking in the night, and being tempted and beckoned by the devil.. the character is very weak and so powerless and desperate, he swears his dedication and his ultimate soul sacrifice, mine is yours... f'ing brilliant!
LOVE THIS TRACK. my favourite lyrics are:
In the wake of dawn The mist of morning linger before it leaves Invisible eyes, red reflection It is you Smiling in the midst of the moor
invisible eyes and a red reflection... smiling back through the mist of the moor. mikael is a genius, this s*** is perfect. morningrise is the bomb. the macadamia nut. peace.
I personally think this song is about a sperm. No reall, look. . .
The first stanza shows the sperm being awakned by interactions between the man and woman (lullaby=music, tale=conversation, embrace=intercourse)
"Cursing me with every glance" means that the parents don't want a child, but with "I swear I will always love you", the sperm says that they won't regret having a child.
The second and third stanzas (Bring me through. . . fall inside) detail the sperm's feelings about release and getting to the egg.
In the fourth stanza, the sperm witnesses so many of his fellow sperms dying. He regrets that they had so little chance to survive and feels pain at their passings.
"Mine is yours, mine is yours In the wake of dawn The mist of morning linger before it leaves Invisible eyes, red reflection It is you Smiling in the midst of the moor"
Here the sperm is talking to the egg as if together they had already made a child, hence the "invisible eyes". He is happy at the end the end result.
man that whole sex thing ruined the song for me. lol
hey scuzlup are you on drugs by any chance :p
and its not about sex. its about a guy who cant forget his dead love. he sees her in his dreams because he cant let her go. and the last sentence indicates that he even sees her when he is awake.
so its about not being able to let a lost love go
Regardless of what the song's about, Nectar has some seriously great riffage. It's easily my favourite Opeth song.