The meaning of the song "Blackwater Park"

[Schraiber]

Is it just me, or is that song about a person that prosecutes criminals? A District Atourny type of person. Just think that that's a somewhat funny subject for a song.

 

[_Transparent_]

dont foget those 'lepers coiled neath the trees'

 

[Hondo]

I think it's just someone looking at humanity and saying "people suck." But he's somehow outside it.

-Hondo

 

[Duvall]

I get the feeling that there's some sort of plague, and he's immune.. Didn't someone mention Blackwater (something) was a real disease?

"regular pulse midst pandemonium"

and so on..

 

[Demonspell]

When I think of the lyrics, I'm reminded of something Tom Araya once said about South Of Heaven (the song): It's how I imagine hell on earth. Blackwater Park definitely has an apocalyptic vision in its lyrics.

 

[Mammon]

dictionay.com states: blackwater ~ any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

Blackwater Park is about sewerage in local ponds.

 

[_Transparent_]

Originally posted by Trapped
Blackwater Park is about sewerage in local ponds.

yeah, i mean that opeth band can write about anything...

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

You said it _transplant_

 

[Opet]

I think it means human race is foul/wrong/shitty like a disease.

 

[Twice Forgotten]

i like Blackwater

 

[ControlledChaos]

I'm not sure about the meaning of the song but I know that it probably doesnt have anything to do with dark urine. Blackwater Park is an obscure prog band, and since Mikael likes obscure prog music he ripped off their name.

 

[Unlit Flames]

i think its transparent not transplant

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

Nope. It's _Transplant_.

It always has been.

Don't correct me, Unfit Dames...!!

 

[Jayde]

Trapped is dyslexic!

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by Demonspell
When I think of the lyrics, I'm reminded of something Tom Araya once said about South Of Heaven (the song): It's how I imagine hell on earth. Blackwater Park definitely has an apocalyptic vision in its lyrics.

Can't seem to remember most of the lyrics off the top of my head any more ( ) but I reckon demonspell is pretty close to the mark. I reckon it's about someones own personal hell or a specific/alternate vision of how hell would be from a 'unique' perspective, instead of painting it as the usual 'eternal flames of hell/fire and brimstone/eternal torture' thing.