brooklynmayhem
Member
"lost track of time in a flurry of smoke" that is the ultimate line. It often describes so many nights of partying. On a more serious note there are too many opeth lyrics already listed that say a lot about me.
Allan said:Iblys said:Why should lyrics have to be simple and blunt? What on earth is wrong with lyrics where the meaning isn't immediately obvious?
You know, people use imagery because you get a more emotional response by describing exactly HOW something made you feel than WHAT it made you feel.
That's why the best literature isn't the stuff that's written like a children's book. And if you want your lyrics written that way I don't really have any time for you.
QUOTE]
There's one of those someone said smth not good of Opeth panic attacks. Did you even try to understand what I was saying?
In no way did I say lyrics should be simple, blunt or obvious.
And I most certainly didn't say imagery in itself was bad.
I feel Opeth's imagery often is without meaning, and is just used in order to cloud the meaning, romantisise it or if we're to be philosophical distance one from it.
Imagery should describe the emotion/person/event in a deeper manner.
So when I asked you for the meaning, I asked for the meaning the imagery added, what was the deeper meaning in describing rain as parading for examble. To me it would be more direct to say loud. One guy (Segas....)even gave it a decent shot before you came and paraded ( ) your lack of understanding.
Let me clarify the problems I have with the mentioned fragments.
Night isn't waiting for day, day just happens to follow night, so it makes no sense to say "as the night awaits the day". You could say (and someone most probably have) I follow you as day follows night.
To say a candle is holding sth is pretty much the same problem, besides that it's superfluous to say a candle holds light, kind of like saying the ocean holds water. Or to say a shadow is empty.
A well of sin kind of makes sense in that a well is a necessity of life to some, as the things that make most people feel alive is considered sins. But all that through the warped labyrinth (lies, masks), and trhen the. It all has a very barbaric sound to it though, like sth out of a German porn flic (only in english ).
Now this is all so unfair, I get to criticise your beloved Opeth lyrics without putting sth outthere I like. Here you go:
"If the truth hurts, prepare for pain"
"Maybe one day you will see me as I am, a fragile wreck on a storm of emotion"
"So many years of pathetic lies, empty promises and unfulfilled dreams are scattered like dust into the winds. Looking for the sun that eclipsed behind black feathered wings. Tomorrow never comes, there was only ever one day and now it's too late."
"Wasted moments won't return"
Better stop now, simple, blunt, obvious, eh?
Most boring post ever.
Iblys said:Allan, you win for most fucking retarted reply to a well constructed intelligent one which made you look like a retard anyway.
Allan said:This was a boring discussion anyways, but I guess you people think literature should say simple things in a complex manner, whereas I feel it's the other way arround. You can go back to telling eachother how intelligent Opeth fans are, posting lyrics you claim say a lot about you but you can't really explain and being the most ignorant fanbase I have ever been subjected to.
KielbasaSausage said:The only reason why most of the people come here is to celebrate the music, not the lyrics. If you want to read complex literature, Opeth is not the place to look. If you want lyrics that may APPEAR to have some sort of dramatic connection to your pitiful life, then you are also looking in the wrong place.
Whats wrong with reading books? Are lyrics the only form of "intelligent literature" you like to read?
Idiot.
It seemed obvious that I was referring to your remark about a band's fanbase. Learn to read English right so that you dont misinterpret what people say in the future. :Smug:Allan said:This thread is about Opeth lyrics that say a lot about people, so I asked what it is they say. Seemed obvious.
What I dont understand is why idiots seem to always think that lyrics are the highest intelligent form of literature.Strangelight said:obviously insulting you is easier than answering something they dont understand.
Sad!
Strangelight said:wasnt he talking about people that say Opeths lyrics mean a lot to them, yet they dont really understand them?
Theres no need to flame the lad as he's got a valid point there.
KielbasaSausage said:It seemed obvious that I was referring to your remark about a band's fanbase. Learn to read English right so that you dont misinterpret what people say in the future. :Smug:
What I dont understand is why idiots seem to always think that lyrics are the highest intelligent form of literature.
AtomAlexander said:"I hide the scars from my past
Yet they sense my (mute) dirge
This is when it all falls apart"
"This skin is old and stained by late September rains"
Atom
TakinTheMusicBack said:Allan clearly doesn't like Opeth - the only reason he posts here is to annoy Opeth fans. He may well have a valid point, but he's not making it for any other reason than to annoy Opeth fans and attempt to put us down.
I don't understand people like that - if you don't like Opeth don't post here. Simple.
Anyway, if people don't really understand the lyrics, yet still feel they mean something to them - what's the problem? Why do you, or Allan give a shit? If Opeth fan's feel some affinity with a particular lyric and it makes them feel good - why does Allan have to try and bring them down?
The amount of self proclaimed "intellectuals" on these boards is mind blowing, and ALL of them seem to want to dull other people's enjoyment of life.
IF you post here to try and bring people down - fuck off.
Iblys said:When can I take you from this place?
When is the word but a sigh?
When is death our lone beholder?
When do we walk the final steps?
When can we scream instead of whisper?