“The Dirge for November” is a typically dark and depressing Opeth song about loneliness, seemingly about a person in a post-apocalyptic world attempting to adjust to the change. It could refer to the solitude after a relationship ends.
[Verse]
Lost, here is nowhere
Searching home still
Turning past me, all are gone
Time is now
[Bridge]
The omen showed, took me away
Preparations are done, this can't last
The mere reflection brought disgust
No ordeal to conquer, this firm slit
It sheds upon the floor, dripping into a pool
Grant me sleep, take me under
Like the wings of a dove, folding around
I fade into this tender care
Dirge for November was written by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren.
Dirge for November was produced by Steven Wilson & Opeth.
Opeth released Dirge for November on Tue Feb 27 2001.