The opening track to Opeth’s 2008 album Watershed. This is their first song that’s a duet featuring a female guest singer, here being Nathalie Lorichs, who was dating the drummer Martin Axenrot at the time.
The album was originally supposed to open with “Heir Apparent,” but the band instead chose “...
[Intro: Mikael Åkerfeldt]
She told me, why
She told me lies
Always take care of this
I told her how
I've always stayed
Always waiting for nothing
[Verse 1: Mikael Åkerfeldt]
When I get out of here
When I leave you behind
I'll find that the years passed us by
When I get out of here
When I leave you behind
I'll find that the years passed us by
[Chorus: Mikael Åkerfeldt]
And I can see you
Running through the fields of sorrow
Yes, I can see you
Running through the fields of sorrow
[Verse 2: Nathalie Lorichs]
When you get out of here
When you leave me behind
You'll find that the years passed us by
When you get out of here
When you leave me behind
You'll find that those years passed us by
[Chorus: Nathalie Lorichs]
And I can see you
Running through the fields of sorrow
Yes, I can see you
Running through the fields of sorrow
Coil was written by Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Coil was produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Jens Bogren.