Opeth - Godhead's Lament

Full-length, Peaceville Records
October 18th, 1999

Mikael Akerfeldt: vocals, guitars
Peter Lindgren: guitars
Martin Lopez: drums
Martin Mendez: bass

Re-released by Peaceville Records in 2000 (jewelcase in a slipcase version) and
again in 2003 (digipack).

Lyrics:

Godhead's Lament
Marauder
Staining the soil, midst of stillness
Beloved fraternity to an end
Red eyes probe the scene
All the sameStilted for the beholder
Depravity from the core
Handcarved death in stoneladen aisles I hide the scars from my past
Yet they sense my (mute) dirge
This is when it all falls apart
White hands grasping for straws
Sly smile, poisoned glare behind
Undisguised manmade nova
Mute cry, don´t dare to tread
Searing beams tracking you down
Adoring what never has been
Some will bring with them all they have seen
Searching my way to perplexion
The gleam of her eyes
In that moment she knew
Thought I could not leave this place
On this imminent day
As I´ve reached the final dawn
To what´s gone astray
What would they care if I did stay
No-one would know
What would they care if I did stay
No-one should know
Still brooding, soothing clam
That rigid, twisted face
Blank godhead, tear my name
Lost virtue, frantic lust
Searching my way to perplexion
In crumbling faith I saw her
Bearing her pain in the wilderness
The gleam of her eyesIn that moment she knew

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Death
• Metal

[Cannibal666Corpse]

Hail to all

Opeth are a great band. If they suck live, that´s another matter.

They´re very technical and classical at the same time. Without good PA´s or good acoustic, sound will always be shittier, unless they perform an expensive gig.

This video, and those I upload, are just to show some of my preferences in terms of metal, not to be the best of captures or whatever.

Hasta

[EarlMcCrackin]

sounds like one of his mics on the kick went out...

[Jsovi90]

Is it just me, or does the double bass sound a bit off at the biginning?

[renempineda]

This is a horrible performance.

[NocturnalExistence]

Yeah this is actually 2003, not 199-fuckin-9. This is great though because this is around the time I first saw them live and Mikael looks just exactly the same as he did as everyone else.

[enemyyv]

I think it sounds fine. This is one of my favorite songs though.

[peroslowned]

@Cajaroto

im sorry dude, i fucking adore opeth, but this is a performance they probably aren't very proud of...

[MikeAsHimself]

@peroslowned Dude, it was 1999. They only just started to actually GET somewhere.. geez... stop making a big deal

[LordOfRats]

@rlevanony no, Jesus Christ = Mikael Akerfeldt. Get it right!

[Cajaroto]

To any of you saying this version sucks, you're used to the polished CD version. You're not paying attention to the music behind the perfection. So fuck off, you just don't get it.

[mozartfx1]

@Cannibal666Corpse You do realize that just because your recording sounds bad, that doesn't mean that that's how it sounded in the theater, right? Opeth is not for people who just want to bang their heads for an hour. It's music for a more.... how do I say this, intelligent metal fan. But bands like Cannibal Corpse have their place on the ladder of talented metal bands too, I guess.

[rlevanony]

Mikael = Jesus Christ

[hraesvelgML]

@deditbg

Though I could not leave this place on this imminent day...

Totally!

The best part, completely beautiful.