The Funeral Portrait
Opeth * Track #6 On Blackwater Park
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The Funeral Portrait by Opeth
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OpethWrited by
Mikael ÅkerfeldtAbout
This song talks about mans struggle with death and accepting his final fate.
The ‘Funeral Portrait’ in question is in reference to this endless struggle, where your entire life leads up to your death, so in turn you take all your life in painting your ‘funeral portrait’ so it closes in on you as you...
The Funeral Portrait Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You wait by the window
Morning's breath on the sill
Idle hands given another try
So you wait and you savour the moment
Outside the canvas turned white
Ruby eyes in the fog
[Chorus 1]
Rain washing clean all the sins
A liquid gown that covers all
Your loathe turns endless
Opened mirage soothes your sense
Locked on the pinnacle
The best secret within
[Verse 2]
Like a derelict child
Heart burning for a stranger
Ascending to the meek
Flock round the liars in awe
[Chorus 2]
Caked in the soil beneath
Fear me when we meet
Turn away in admiration
My firm grip round the nucleus of joy
[Chorus 3]
Enough of this
You will leave me now
You will see it now
Perish at my hands
[Verse 3]
Close to you, tangled up in hair
Fresh stigma looks, shall I take you with me
And it is cold, ruby eyes in the fog
It is me
[Bridge]
And you are just like them all
Stained by the names of fathers
I'm greeting my downward fall
Leaving the throes to others
The Funeral Portrait Q&A
Who wrote The Funeral Portrait's ?
The Funeral Portrait was written by Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Who produced The Funeral Portrait's ?
The Funeral Portrait was produced by Steven Wilson & Opeth.
When did Opeth release The Funeral Portrait?
Opeth released The Funeral Portrait on Tue Feb 27 2001.