Serenity Painted Death

Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years. Opeth has consistently incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical and jazz influences into their usually lengthy compositions, as well as noticeable influences from black metal and death metal, most notably in their early works. Many songs include acoustic guitar passages and strong dynamic shifts, as well as both death growls and clean vocals. Opeth rarely made live appearances supporting their first four albums; but since conducting their first world tour after the 2001 release of Blackwater Park, they have led s… more »

Year:: 1999
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Returned from a hibernal dream
Voices fell like marble
No longer by my side
Gone all that would linger 

Ripped from my embrace
Melinda reflected in shafts
Red line round her neck
Met the earth in silence 

White faced, haggard grin
This serenity painted death
With a halo of bitter disease
Black paragon in lingering breath 

Saw here fading, blank stare into me
Clenched fist from the beautiful pain 

Darkness reared its head
Tearing within the reeling haze
Took control, claiming my flesh
Piercing rage, perfect tantrum

Each and every one would die at my hand
Choking in warm ponds of blood
At last, weak and torn, I went down
Drained from strength, flickering breath 

Came with the moon
The wayward in conscious state
Flanked and barred in destiny's end
Underneath with hope in laches

Swathed in filth, any would betoken
Starlit shadows on the wall
Finally there to collect me
From the bowels of sin

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Written by: MIKAEL LARS AKERFELDT

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