Saddest Opeth songs?

[Mistress Bleak]

Hope Leaves, Isolation Years, When, (the beginning of) Dirge For November, Weakness, To Bid You Farewell, Wreath (the part starting at 1:47 has always sounded especially tragic to me), Face of Melinda, and a bunch of moments from MAYH.

 

[Reveries]

yes when is another really fucking good one.

 

[Spaxx]

Try listening to "Hope Leaves" or "To Bid You Farewell" when someone important to you goes away. When I listen to those songs they bring up memories, good and bad. "Isolation Years" and "Hours of Wealth" are especially good if you are feeling lonely one day too. The acoustic part in "The Amen Corner" is also kind of depressing, at least for me. Everytime I listen to that part it reminds me of my Krystle, and then I get all down. "Dirge For November" is also a really sad one for me.

 

[Reveries]

I think the sadest one for me is still Godshead lament

 

[opeth_353]

Face Of Melinda
To Bid You Farewell
White Cluster.. although it's a sort of happy-unhappy ending.. He dies, but at least he's with Melinda.

 

[saut]

I'd say

1. Dirge for November
2. Isolation Years
3. Godhead's (more nostalgic than sad maybe)

 

[Reveries]

I never really paid too much attention to Isolation Years until last night, it is pretty sad.

 

[saut]

^Worst location ever

 

[Sadpoet]

"Weakness", the last song off of Damnation, is the saddest Opeth song, hands down. If you want to weep, listen to that song.

 

[:Wreath:]

Isolation years

 

[Endar]

I'd say tbyf too

 

[Luz]

the whole MAYH.

What I was about to say.

The lyrics on Madrigal are beautiful but painful.
Also When, fuck, everytime I listen to that song I cry like a baby...

 

[Liquid Diamonds]

Isolation Years, for me.
To Bid You Farewell and A Fair Judgement are also very sad. So is When. I always think of In My Time Of Need as a pretty sad one also.

 

[Braighs]

The Night and the Silent Water, Dirge for November, Weakness, Madrigal

 

[Godhead's Lament]

Face Of Melinda and Isolation Years are pretty depressing.

 

[shgR]

the night and the silent water.. thats a genious and very sad song.
I've heard that mike dedicated the lyrics to his grandfather who got away.. really sad lyrics though. and the acoustic parts are so beautiful it makes you wanna cry.

another one to mention would be "hope leaves" also sad in a beautiful way.

 

[CAIRATH]

Lots of sections on MAYH. But Still Day Beneath the Sun is also one of my favourite sulking songs.

 

[Braighs]

and so you left us...jaded and gaunt...wilted with seasons...hidden inside the delusion...devoid of death...in solid tears I linger...

I listened to that after my grandfather's suicide. The saddest song ever written.

 

[worldwide_suicide]

isolation years, harvest, in my time of need, hope leaves...

 

[Hypnos]

definitely Dirge For November and the ending of When