Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse lyrics
Prologue
A morning in magenta, The petals fed from the dew
She held her breath for a moment, To pause off the stream
Still clinging to vast, Old memories
And I would marvel at her beauty, Playing through the rain
The coffin is beautifully engraved
Stained by soil, Symbols of death
All of which are stared upon, With porcelain eyes it seems
Some spoke, And it was my turn to go
In death entwined, I could not believe
But it hangs around my neck
A soft breeze passed me by, Somewhat warmer for a second
I knew it was the coming of spring, Thus our April Ethereal
April Ethereal
It was me, Peering through the looking-glass
Beyond the embrace of Christ
Like the secret face within the tapestry,
Like a bird of prey over the crest
And she was swathed in sorrow,
As if born within its mask
Her candlelight snuffed, The icon smiled
Emptiness followed by her wake
I could clasp her in undying love
Within ghostlike rapture the final word was mine
She faced me in awe
It was a token of ebony colour
Embodied in faint vapour
Wandering through April's fire
Compelled to grasp and to hold the one that was you (2x)
I will endure, Hide away
I would outrun the scythe, Glaring with failure
It is a mere destiny I thought,
A threshold I had crossed before
The rain was waving goodbye,
And when the night came the forest folded its branches around me
Something passed by, And I went into a dream
She, laughing and weeping at once: "Take me away"
I don't know how or why, I'll never know ''When''
When
Red sun rising somewhere through the dense fog
The portrait of the jaded dawn, who had seen it all before
This day wept on my shoulders,
Still the same as yesterday
This path seems endless, body is numb
The soul has lost its flame
Walking in familiar traces,
to find my way back home
So there I was,
Within the sobriety of the immortals
A semblance of supernatural winds passing through
The garden sighs, Flowers die
The gate was closed that day, But I was bound to carry on
She could not see me through the windows
In dismay, Strangest twist upon her lips
Graven face, She said my name
Once inside I heard whispers in the parlour
The gilded faces grin, Aware of my final demise
And I cried, I knew she had lied
Her obsession had died, It had died
When can I take you from this place?
When is the word but a sigh?
When is death our lone beholder?
When do we walk the final steps?
When can we scream instead of whisper?
When is the new beginning,
And the end of this sad ''Madrigal''?
Madrigal
Our abode 'mongst the stars is waiting,
Long enough for our last breath of life
You stare at nothing, Right through me
At times resembling the Devil's concubine
And me, I am the idol that would long,
To caress our eyes until they would open no more
I would comfort you if I only could
But as we all know by now, I am just thin air
Unaware as you are of my presence
You are losing yourself
Hiding within ''The Amen Corner''
The Amen Corner
White summer - So far I have gone to see you again
Hiding your face in the palm of your hands,
Finding solace in the words I do despise
You snatch at every sound
And even though you believe that I am shackled within death,
Memories are tainted with paleness
Crestfallen still
Those eyes, empty like a barren well
It was the only task I would undertake
To reap the harvest that was mine
The seed that had sprung into a florid meadow
And left me helpless in your embrace
The bond we never spoke of, Once stark and enticing,
Now slowly smoldering to dust
The celestial touch, From grey to black
A fathomless void enclosing
Unwritten secrets beneath the cobwebs
I can not endure
And so I rose from my sleep
The moon turned away its face
Overture of the long, Black night begins
Something you said: "Eerie circles upon the waters"
Until now we have shared the same aura,
My ashes within your hands,
My breath in the sepulchral mound
You know that your night is my day
The final spark that blew life into me,
''The Demon Of The Fall''
Demon Of The Fall
Silent dance with death
Everything is lost
Torn by the arrival of Autumn
The blink of an eye
You know it's me
You keep the dagger close at hand
And you saw nothing
False love turned to pure hate
The wind cried a lamentation
before merging with the grey
Demon, Demon of the fall
Demon, Demon of the fall
Demon, Demon of the fall
Demon, Demon of the fall
Gasping for another breath
She rose, Screaming at closed doors
Seductive faint mist
forging through the cracks in the wall
I shant resist
In tears for all of eternity
She turned around and faced me for the first time
Run away, run away, run away
Run away, run away, run away
Just one second
And I was left with nothing
Her fragrance still pulsating through damp air
That day came to an end
And she had lost in me
Her ''Credence''
Credence
Deserted again
You speak to me through the shadows
Walking in closed rooms, Using cold words
Captured by the night
The yearning escapes from my embrace
Strange silhouettes whisper your thoughts, Scream your sadness
And they all turned away, Unable to face more of this death
Credence in my word, Written in dust, Tainted by memories
I confess my hope, Recognize my loneliness
Your laughter weeps the truth
Push me into corners,
Confirming the epitaph of my soul
And displaying the once unknown ''Karma''
Karma
And as they say, Grief is only able to possess
The rotting body, clad in ancient clothes
Is left behind with a wave of the hand
I have gone away, The bed is cold and empty
Trees bend their boughs towards the earth
And nighttime birds float as black faces
It was the hand, reaching out through the mirror
Unknown and scarred by life,
The luring eyes, You had never seen
You have nothing more to find
You have nothing more to lose
You have nothing more to find
You have nothing more to lose
The cold season drifts over the land
They huddle in the brown corners
Some would settle for less
The castles were all empty, Asleep
Long awaiting their king,
Beckoning round the bend
Amidst the forest one would hear that I had been there
Draped within a fate I could not change
And always welcoming Winter's ''Epilogue''
Epilogue
There it was
The final destiny
A sunrise that never came
Still the night lamp that never faded away
Farewell was the word
And the afterglow was the brave morning
Rising and telling everyone
About the beauty of its ''Prologue''