The Leper Affinity
Opeth? Lyrics
We entered Winter once again
Naked, freezing from my breath
โNeath the lid, all limbs tucked away
This coffin is your abode from now and onwards
Your body is mine to avail
Such a tragic sight you are
Slave under my creed
Spurring me with those tears
I am beyond death
Midst a dreaming affinity
Saving strength now, faint whispers
Come erotic communion in its splendour
Fever mirrored ghosts
Night-time consolation, cross the line
Draw murder into art
Sleep inside through days
In the wake of this relief
Shivering, longing for more
Insanity at its peak
Love me to my death
Lost are the days of Spring
You sighed and let me in
Keep the beast inside
Shackled within my hide
Screaming out too late
Losing to my hate
Grew together with your skin
And paced the trails of sin
Your gaze, covered with virgin snow
Rigid featuresโฆ.
It's the shallow deeds who's to blame
Deafening shrieks pierced the night
A step from oblivion
Moving into the dim lights
Hiding within a reverie
It was worth it for the wait alone
Naked, freezing from my breath
โNeath the lid, all limbs tucked away
This coffin is your abode from now and onwards
Your body is mine to avail
Such a tragic sight you are
Slave under my creed
Spurring me with those tears
Midst a dreaming affinity
Saving strength now, faint whispers
Come erotic communion in its splendour
Fever mirrored ghosts
Night-time consolation, cross the line
Draw murder into art
Sleep inside through days
In the wake of this relief
Shivering, longing for more
Insanity at its peak
Love me to my death
Lost are the days of Spring
You sighed and let me in
Keep the beast inside
Shackled within my hide
Screaming out too late
Losing to my hate
Grew together with your skin
And paced the trails of sin
Your gaze, covered with virgin snow
Rigid featuresโฆ.
It's the shallow deeds who's to blame
Deafening shrieks pierced the night
A step from oblivion
Moving into the dim lights
Hiding within a reverie
It was worth it for the wait alone
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MIKAEL LARS AKERFELDT
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@Meemaw567
The Leper Affinity. Best Opeth opening track ever, in my opinion. It sets such an amazing mood for the rest of the album and just screams Opeth to me. The riffs, the melodies, the raw/gritty side, the mournful/sad side, this one song has that all.
Sure, The Moor, Ghost of Perdition, In Mist She Was Standing and Heir Apparent (kinda cheating here but bear with me) are all amazing openers (especially Ghost and Heir) but this song is just pure magical. And for this kind of song, in just 10 and a half minutes, it's the perfect length for what it needs to evoke.
The riff at 3:14 is my absolute favorite Opeth riff EVER! It's very disturbed, it's super kick-ass, and it took me a long time to figure out how to actually play.
The soft part in the middle is very nice, not my favorite by any means but beautiful nonetheless. And Mikael's singing is extremely soothing.
OH YEAH! I forgot about the vocals. Mikael Akerfeldt's growls were definitely in their peak in this era, he was a machine not to be reckoned with. It's definitely low, but not quite guttural, so it still sounds extremely badass (No offense to guttural, I'm just not a big fan).
The production is super clean and every instrument sounds very nice. Martin Lopez's drums are really juicy in this mix and i love how Mendez's bass isn't just super buried like other albums. The guitars also sound fantastic, it's just an awesome tonethat they have. It's a bit harsh, but it's an Opeth mix, so it kind of has to be a bit harsh. Steven Wilson is one of my all time favorite producers, so the fact that he was on board with this album and Deliverance/Damnation (two other fantastic albums) is a godsend.
And speaking of Steven Wilson, THAT. OUTRO. The rest of the song is already amazing, but having this piano play at the end of this song with the signature Opeth key changes and melodies was definitely one of the smartest moves the band has ever made. Wilson is definitely a great piano player, he's not technically proficient or gifted, but he just sits back and lets the thing talk. And those final chords that play until the song ends takes me to another dimension.
Overall, an absolute masterpiece of a track and one of my favorite Opeth songs ever. Blackwater Park is one of my favorite albums ever.
Opeth is one of my favorite bands ever.
And remember, this is just track one.
@davecrupel2817
"Lost are the days of Spring
You sighted and let me in
Keeping the beast inside
Shackled within my hide
Screaming out too late
Losing to my hate
Grew together with your skin
And paced on the trails of sin"
My favorite part of this song.
@bjorn6300
We entered Winter once again
Naked, freezing from my breath
โNeath the lid, all limbs tucked away
This coffin is your abode from now and onwards
Your body is mine to avail
Such a tragic sight you are
Slave under my creed
Spurring me with those tears
I am beyond death
Midst a dreaming affinity
Saving strength now, faint whispers
Come erotic communion in its splendour
Fever mirrored ghosts
Night-time consolation, cross the line
Draw murder into art
Sleep inside through days
In the wake of this relief
Shivering, longing for more
Insanity at its peak
Love me to my death
Lost are the days of Spring
You sighed and let me in
Keep the beast inside
Shackled within my hide
Screaming out too late
Losing to my hate
Grew together with your skin
And paced the trails of sin
Your gaze, covered with virgin snow
Rigid featuresโฆ.
It's the shallow deeds who's to blame
Deafening shrieks pierced the night
A step from oblivion
Moving into the dim lights
Hiding within a reverie
It was worth it for the wait alone
@yurek2751
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Okay, you got it.
@Ukulilly
Never listened to Opeth before, but I think I picked a good first song
@jotaroshinsuke
How far did you reach
@Ukulilly
@@jotaroshinsuke listened to the whole album around midnight and changed my life
@chikenspongebob5434
@@Ukulilly did u hear the entire discography now?
@IJH1984
My favourite all time, great choice!
@ledsabbazepplath3889
Opeth is a life changing band indeed
@Kinnakeeter
The best way to describe Opeth would be to use 2 words:
Beautiful and brutal
@jiersk
I found this on another music vid so the term ain't mine: Brutiful
@asloii_1749
Thats 3 words.
@JonaThan-ey5nt
@Vlad the Inhaler brutally beautiful