I definitively hate that song. Just to tell you, it's the ONLY Opeth song rated 2 stars on 5 (excluding outros and transition songs)! And I have a greater HATE against it since it fucked up all the Ghost Reverie album! And the song itself doesn't touch me. I hate the damn chorus, Patterns in the Ivy 2 is 1000000000000000000000x better. The verses are fine.
I like 'Isolation Years'. As far as Opeth ballads go I think it is one of the better ones - just flat out good songwriting - not to mention some very touching lyrics (in a narrative-like style no less) that don't come of a cheezy.
beautiful track, but doesnt fit. when i think back on ghost reveries its like the devil, son kills mother, anxiety, turmoil after the killing and then ... isolation years