Opeth – The Lotus Eater
Audio Published on March 22, 2014
Lyrics
The liquid is in your throat
For hopeless delight
After all you fell in love with death,
Life has aborted.
All you've had and all you became,
The night is calling, you pray forth.
The barren waste is your land
Your crops, they were sown to die
The skin is a mirror
The eyes hollow with ignorance
Health runs from your lips
Sucked in and safe in a world of sleep
All those years caring for a liar
A benefit road that is winding higher
You're a moth too close to the fire
You a ... See More
For hopeless delight
After all you fell in love with death,
Life has aborted.
All you've had and all you became,
The night is calling, you pray forth.
The barren waste is your land
Your crops, they were sown to die
The skin is a mirror
The eyes hollow with ignorance
Health runs from your lips
Sucked in and safe in a world of sleep
All those years caring for a liar
A benefit road that is winding higher
You're a moth too close to the fire
You a ... See More
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| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | Watershed |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | May 30, 2008 |
| Genres | Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock |
| Labels | Roadrunner Records |
| Length | 54:56 |
| 1. | Coil | 3:07 |
| 2. | Heir Apparent | 8:51 |
| 3. | The Lotus Eater ▶ Audio | 8:48 |
| 4. | Burden | 7:42 |
| 5. | Porcelain Heart | 8:01 |
| 6. | Hessian Peel | 11:26 |
| 7. | Hex Omega | 6:59 |
Members
- Mikael Åkerfeldt : Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting, Lyrics
- Fredrik Åkesson : Guitars, Songwriting (track 5)
- Martín Méndez : Bass
- Martin Axenrot : Drums, Percussion
- Per Wiberg : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Additional musicians
- Natalie Lorichs : Female Vocals (track 1)
- Lisa Almberg : English Horn, Oboe
- Christoffer Wadensten : Flute
- Karin Svensson : Violin
- Andreas Tengberg : Cello
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