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White Cluster Lyrics
Still it came passing by
The pieces weaved together rose the sun
And fooled me with another day
The knocking message called for my life
Sealed the spell of my scrawny body
Soil to skin, my next of kin
Damp air grasped, stole the words
And greeted me with a hiss
This is forgiveness, so I know
Once I repent I seal the lid
I slither for you and I'm dying
I find trust in hate
They wear white for me
Seemingly jaded and lost
I forge myself into your dreams
And here I am your life
Hangman, clutching at his tools
I will come for you
The noose is tied
Murmur through the crowd
Plunging into anywhere but here
Cloak-captured sighs of relief
As the primal touch brought me back
And the last sight I did see is still here
Beckoning right behind me
The pieces weaved together rose the sun
And fooled me with another day
The knocking message called for my life
Soil to skin, my next of kin
Damp air grasped, stole the words
And greeted me with a hiss
Once I repent I seal the lid
I slither for you and I'm dying
I find trust in hate
Seemingly jaded and lost
I forge myself into your dreams
And here I am your life
I will come for you
Murmur through the crowd
Plunging into anywhere but here
As the primal touch brought me back
And the last sight I did see is still here
Beckoning right behind me
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Moments in a man's cell, possibly during his final confession, night passes and he has a dream, until finally, he has hanged in public.
Blindwish has it all right, and to expand on his explanation, this is the final chapter of "Still Life". (Track 7) In case you don't know yet, "Still Life" by Opeth is a concept album that tells a story and each track is a chapter. They are:
1) The Moor 2) Godhead's Lament 3) Benighted 4) Moonlapse Vertigo 5) The Face of Melinda 6) Serenity Painted Death 7) White Cluster
Read my explanations on "The Moor" and "Serenity Painted Death" to get an idea of what I am talking about. Anyway, on to the final chapter...
The narrator has been sentenced to die by the village that hates him, probably due to his revengeful acts hinted at in "Serenity Painted Death". And this song describes his final moments, and then the album ends. It's as simple as that.
And also an utterly fantastic song that alone eclipses the rest of the album, despite the brilliance of the other "chapters". How many other bands can sound like Immortal and later Anathema in the same song without sounding ridiculous? Genius. As for the lyrics, well they're pretty literal...except for the final verse...maybe it's hinting that even in the afterlife, the consequences of his rage and actions will be visible to him...
The final verse means that the last thing he saw before they killed him was Melinda, the love interest in the album, calling behind him.
The final verse means that the last thing he saw before they killed him was Melinda, the love interest in the album, calling behind him.
Maybe being clad in white represents a disrespect for the person in question who is being hanged.
Beautiful song, topping off what I believe to be the greatest album of the greatest artists in existence. The concept really drags you in until you seem to be in entrapped in the story. It's like after any good book: you seem to just sit there and indulge in awe at the beauty of it all. Hail Opeth.
They wear white for me Seemingly jaded and lost I forge myself into your dreams And here I am your life
Didn't people usally wear black to hangings?
hes not black gosh people look way into the white thing too much
if he was a black slave there'd be some mention of slavery or bondage or anything, read my other posts on the album. they think he's a monster, a "godless freak". he was probably born deformed and kicked out.
Or maybe he was in fact of another ethnicity, perhaps a moorish muslim.
.....NOT
I believe the song title is a reference to the large amount of people gathered to witness his execution.
Heresy is one of the main themes of Still Life. He is banished from the village because he is a "godless ... defiler", and he is despised because he tries to lead Melinda away from her life as a nun. Finally he is hanged.