Well, I've never looked it up on the net and read what the concept actually was. I just read the lyrics and listened myself. I'm not gonna transcribe it line for line. But here's a quick overview, maybe I'll try line for line later. I'm probably off on some of the concepts, but at least I tried to decipher it myself.
THE MOOR:
The narrator was damned by his people, they executed him for his heretic ways. He became a duke of hell and cursed vengeance upon those who caused his demise. He has returned 15 years later, in a ghostly-demonic form for his beloved Melinda.
GODHEADS LAMENT:
He goes about the town, searching. The people see him, and at first probably don't recognize him; but they sense he's evil. He sees Melinda, and is driven to see her further.
BENIGHTED:
He's "calling" Melinda, telling her how their lives suck ass. He's asking her to forget everything else and come with him.
MOONLAPSE VERTIGO:
So the townsfolk figure him out and get together a party to get rid of him. So he's gotta jam or else they'll stop him. But he wants Melinda, so he takes off to fight another day.
FACE OF MELINDA:
So he sees Melinda, in person. She's pretty damn sad. I think this is where the line is that would make some think she's a nun, I'm not sure I have to really go over it, but I could see it happening, would make a lot of things make sense. So he asks her to be with him, but she's like "sry, I can't". But he doesn't care, and he keeps trying, so he grabs her and takes her. He asks her yet again, to be with him. She tells him she's got problems, and that she can't. But the last thing she says is that she loves 'em.
SERENITY PAINTED DEATH:
He wakes up, and she's gone. He can hear voices in the distance. He sees Melinda beyond the trees, and then he sees her throat cut slashed. And this is where he loses it, I mean a madness takes him. This is where the word "livid" would be suitable. The quote in my sig is from this song
. So he starts kicking their asses, slashing them up and what not. But eventually they're too many, and they bring 'em down. They tie 'em down and take 'em away.
WHITE CLUSTER:
There's a lot of sybolism in the song, I'll tackle it later, this is all off the top of my head so you get a general idea so. Anyway, think the ending to Braveheart. They bring 'em in, and he's gonna get executed. Long story short, they kill him and that's it. MORAL OF THE STORY: It is better to have loved and lossed than never to have loved at all. Or at least that's the cheesy way of saying it. He sortof says, "I'm glad I saw you one last time" sortof thingy.
THE END
Anywho, this is may favorite album, my first love of Opeth. And honsetly, this is the album that has made Opeth my favorite band. Their music is a testament to my life in a way, and for that I find personal meaning in it. A long time ago I did go over this album line for line, so the overview above is off the top of my head, I forgot a lot of the details (which is what makes it so memorable). Honestly, the best way to figure out what the album is really about, isn't to ask what it means on some forums on the internet. It's by sitting down, listening to the music, with the lyrics in hand. Better yet, with no lyrics in hand, listen to it and write down what you think he's saying, that is honestly the best way; that's what I did, it's much more meaningful that way. So if you're curious, plz do that, you'll be glad you did.
