Opeth - Bleak (Audio)
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2016
- Opeth - Bleak (Audio)
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Lyrics
Beating
Heart still beating for the cause
Feeding
Soul still feeding from the loss
Aching
Limbs are aching from the rush
Fading
You are fading from my sight
Break of morning, coldness lingers on
Shroud me into nightmares of the sun
Moving
I am moving closer to your side
Luring
You are luring me into the night
Crying
Who is crying for you here
Dying
I am dying fast inside your tears
Plunging towards bereavement faster yet
Clearing thoughts, my mind is set
Devious movements in your eyes
Moved me from relief
Breath comes out white clouds with your lies
And filters through me
You're close to the final word
You're staring right past me in dismay
A liquid seeps from your chest
And drains me away
Mist ripples round your thin white neck
And draws me a line
Cold fingers mark this dying wreck
This moment is mine
Help me cure you
Atone for all you've done
Help me leave you
As all the days are gone
Night fall again
Taking what's left of me
Slight twist, shivering corpse
Ornated with water, fills the cracks
Clasped in my limbs by tradition
This is all you need
Discovering Opeth at 61! There's still time!
@Jevgeni Chernov I'm seeing them in concert in February. Small venue too. Should be loud. I came across them because I was a child of 70s prog and was interested in modern prog. Turns out I like their use of the death growl too (although i did a little research on its origins to better understand it).
This comment gave me life!!!!!!!!!
Will you be my grandpa?
Damn man, you must have made some real evolution in your tastes. I'm jealous, you were alive with Led Zepplin and Jimi Hendrix were starting out, might have been a young lad. But you've been around for all the greatest bands I've wished I could see in their prime and grow up with. You were alive when Black Sabbath was just getting started. Now here you are, listening to Opeth..... I think Metal is on the decline though, when I'm 61 I'm betting I won't be discovering great bands like Opeth, probably some Electronic Dance Music or some Dubstep shit will be all there is then. Hope I'm wrong.
@@aarons720 There will always be Simon and Garfunkel. Life is as much about re-discovering things as it is about discovering. Metal was something I never went near as a teen. Led Zeppilin was as heavy as I got. The last while has been about checking all the bands I didn't listen to. There was a ton of '60s psych to catch up on because I too young for it at the time. The '60s and '70s is like a bottomless pit of good, but obviously there's a lot of great stuff in the last 20 years as well. It's why we have ears. And yes, it was an incredible time to be listening to music. Luckily, listening to Dark Side of the Moon, or Led Zeppilin IV for the first time is just as as incredible whether it's 1972 or 2020.
I love everything after 00:00
Same
The only bad part is 9:18
0:21 - Heavily distorted guitar
5:20 - Acoustic Section/clean vocals
8:17 - Death metal vocals/Clean vocals
0:41 - intervallic verse riff/octaves
1:19 - A harmonic minor descending run/semitonal modulation
2:40 - Ab9 Arpeggio
6:01 - chromatic diatonic chords
6:41 - sus4chords/counter meldoic lines
3:14 - bm tonaltiy
3:45 - dm tonality
8:54 - fuzz
4:29 - Drone notes
Not all heroes wear capes.
Ayo what kind of chords?
oh yea i put timestamps for a viva voce i had to do, forgot to delete the comment. the semitonal modulation bit is G#m, G, F#m, F.
the other sections with chords are all just octaves with their respective Bm and Dm chords at the start of each section .
Yuk
God damn I love opeth
This is the song that got me into opeth. The clean vocals are majestic. The slow acoustic bluesy part is amazing. The talent of Mikeal Akerfeldt and this band is absolutely amazing. I love how they contrast heavy and slow soft parts. Opeth is definitely top 5 favorites for me
Same, it was the first song by them that I heard and it's still my favourite
Don't forget Steven Wilson!
same. i only found out about them like 4 months ago due to a youtuber by the name Ola Englund, huge part of the guitar community and owner of Solar guitars, he was always talking about them in his videos so i had to look them up and this was the first song i just so happened to click on and the first time i heard that intro riff i was hooked. it was like entering a whole new world for me, the only prog i had ever heard was Tool and while theyre good, they just dont click with me like Opeth does, there is so much more power and energy behind their songs than any other band i think ive ever heard. after i listened all the way through i was just in shock and awe, i think i listened to it on repeat for the next 7 hours and its still as surreal of a listen now as it was the first time. this band is life changing and is the reason i pick up a guitar.
If you guys haven't heard it yet give Reveries/Harlequin Forest a listen. It's one of my favorites by them. Such a broad song with so many tonal changes and each of them done to perfection.
@@stankworm9982 yessss that's been one of my favorites for so long
I just can't believe I hadn't noticed SW voice all these years. Damn.
Sem
Actually he was the reason I got into Opeth.
Mikael slays the vocal melody live tho
3:27
I think he's kinda singing like Mikael
Opeth + Porcupine Tree = One of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is a masterpiece.
This is absolutely my favorite Opeth song. I have listened to it over a 100 times, its among the first few that got me into the band, Steven is on it and i discovered all of his work through this one song pretty much. Very crazy how one song lead me into my favorite genre of music
It’s so funny, i’ve loved both of these bands for years before i discovered that Michael and Steven are actually good friends, there was even a time Opeth and Porcupine tree were my two favourite bands and i had no clue about the connections, AND my favourite songs were this and Deadwing, which funnily enough feature the other bands lead in each song. Very strange coincidences lol
Two great bands
whew... i finally made it 🙃 i was just introduced to porcupine tree and opeth this year 🤩❤️🔥 i had NO idea...
@@benefitsben3240 this happened to me today!
6:41 This is my favorite part of the song.Those melodies,man...nothing will ever come close to the intimacy and emotional heaviness of those guys
In my opinion this is one the greatest songs that mankind has ever produced.
6:42 is the greatest moment in all of music. The layering is so breathtaking it's hard to even state what's so special about it.
It feels so nostalgic!
8:25 for me
I wouldn't say best, but I agree that it's amazing. For me the best is kind of a toss up between a few Metallica songs. The chorus of Fixxxer, the last few measures of the outro solo from Fade To Black, that one guitar harmony from The Call Of Ktulu, the final chorus/outro to The Unforgiven, the fourth verse from Nothing Else Matters, the intro to Blackened, the outro to Wecome Home/Sanitarium, the interlude to Master Of Puppets, the interlude to Orion, the intro to Battery, and not even a Metallica song, the final chorus from Chop Suey! by System Of A Down.
Absolutely beautiful groove for sure.. coming back into the melodic section, with that bass line and the acoustics.. makes my body move like being hit by lightning 🌩
@@RikMan1025 "Makes my body move like being hit by lightning"... So, like having a seizure? 😂😂😂
The transition to the heavy riff at 5:58 is incredible.
😍
5:21 that bluesy part gives me chils
It does
Very goosh neh. I like also.
Heyyy ballssss
omg yes
i so fucking love the break just before that blues notes comes in.
I remember the pure bliss I felt once those melodic vocals kicked in. This is a one of a kind band.
06:40 probably the most quintessentially Opeth thing they've ever done. Saw them on this tour, it was great.
Genius part of a classic song .. the amount of riffs Åkerfeldt used in this album could have been stretched out over 10 decent albums probably.
that snare drum sound on this song.. something else
same with the kick drum, fucking amazing
Beating
Heart still beating for the cause
Feeding
Soul still feeding from the loss
Aching
Limbs are aching from the rush
Fading
You are fading from my sight
Break of morning, coldness lingers on
Shroud me into nightmares of the sun
Moving
I am moving closer to your side
Luring
You are luring me into the night
Crying
Who is crying for you here
Dying
I am dying fast inside your tears
Plunging towards bereavement faster yet
Clearing thoughts, my mind is set
Devious movements in your eyes (Steven Wilson)
Moved me from relief (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Breath comes out white clouds with your lies (Steven Wilson)
And filters through me (Mikael Akerfeldt)
You're close to the final word (Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson)
You're staring right past me in dismay (Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson)
A liquid seeps from your chest (Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson)
And drains me away (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Mist ripples round your thin white neck (Steven Wilson)
And draws me a line (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Cold fingers mark this dying wreck (Steven Wilson)
This moment is mine (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Help me cure you
Atone for all you've done
Help me leave you
As all the days are gone
Devious movements in your eyes (Steven Wilson)
Moved me from relief (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Breath comes out white clouds with your lies (Steven Wilson)
And filters through me (Mikael Akerfeldt)
You're close to the final word (Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson)
You're staring right past me in dismay (Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson)
A liquid seeps from your chest (Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson)
And drains me away (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Mist ripples round your thin white neck (Steven Wilson)
And draws me a line (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Cold fingers mark this dying wreck (Steven Wilson)
This moment is mine (Mikael Akerfeldt)
Night fall again
Taking what's left of me
Slight twist, shivering corpse
Ornated with water, fills the cracks
Clasped in my limbs by tradition
This is all you need
Well done! Most people either don't realize Steven Wilson shares the clean vocals on this song or for some reason those that do seem to believe he only sings the first lines in each section but you got it all!
Ashleigh Pankhu rst
@@taxidermy8800 Steven Wilson was super involved in Opeth's music at the time, he produced, co-wrote and played a ton of instruments/sang vocals on Blackwater Park, Deliverance and Damnation. Later he mixed Heritage and Pale Communion.
The best commentary of the UA-cam, no doubt. Thanks for this, man!
You are the real MVP for this. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving
This song has so, so many incredible shifts and moments but the transition from the normal singing to death metal singing at 8:20 is incredibly cool.
6:20 Oh the mixing... my body reacts to this
The part starting from 6:42 is incredible.
My favorite part of any Opeth song ever
0:01 to 9:17 is better.
If argue from 5:04 on, but only a minor quibble.
0:20 my favorite opeth riff
love Steven Wilson's clean vocals here
Blackwater Park is such a good album. Incredibly talented musicians.Excellent compositions.
The most complete metal song ever written. It has EVERYTHING
Steven Wilson vocals at 3:26 and then they harmonize.
I don’t understand much about music producing and mixing or whatever but I can seriously appreciate how well this song is mixed. Like everything is just loud enough so that you can appreciate the whole band
Everything after 6:42 is some of the best music I've ever heard
the whole song*
The whole fucking song is brutal
@@silverballs9399 the whole album*
@@cadencooper1828 the whole discography*
There’s something about Opeth and harsh vocals that I can’t quit. It’s amazingly soothing
I'm 32, listening Opeth since my highschool days! Long live to Opeth!
That opening riff has to be one of my favorites by Opeth.
6:00 Is such a hard riff in where I cant stop headbanging
3:25 God this chorus is one of the best in Opeth’s discography for me
Probably one of the most talented bands ever, beyond words!
6:40 is probably my favourite Opeth moment. So beautifully layered.
This song is epic in every way, really saddens me how few people have even heard it. I feel lucky to have heard it at all!
Opeth has had a hold over me for the last 2 years and I still can't fully wrap my head around Bleak. Any Opeth fan knows it's incredibly hard to choose a favorite song, but there's always been something so RIGHT about the composition of this one. The guitar parts, however many they are, just flow so perfectly from one section to the next. And that bridge before the final chorus? Oh my God, how is there so much going on and it all sounds so...unified? It's like there's only one instrument being played, and it is creating all of those sounds all at once.
i love your expression... thanx
I actually dont like bleak. It sounds messy, random and a bunch of leftover riffs to me. Its the only song i dont like in BWP.
@@daghetto101 I think Bleak is a great song but I kind of agree - it is a bit disjointed (this is a problem I have with Opeth in general, I find a lot of their stuff is uneven or messy as you put it). It's so close to being a phenomenal song but it's lacking that overall cohesiveness.
Opeth have really mastered this one.
Crafty baseline, leaving nothing feeling empty. They keep it bold, giving it just enough flavor.
This album is true art.
Martin Mendez is silky warm
Hi blaggard
I just dont understand... Dont want to offend anyone just curios. I absolutely love the insturments and anything but I just hate them growls. Like im geniunly asking how do you guys get to like it? Cuz in my humble opinion growls kinda ruin this song... Without them it would be 8384834 times better...
@@killuazoldyck6452 After a while, and adjustments you'll realize it adds to the music. I was the same way in the beginning, I hated and felt the same way you do. But the more I listened to it the more I felt it fit and my taste changed. Now I see it as an instrument, and medium of telling a story. Mikael also does it very tasefully, with clear syllables and not random. You can make out the words, with most growling singers thats not the case. I dont like all growling, I mainly stick to Opeth, Death and Jinjer, all different in their own way.
@@soakedbearrd I still have a long way to go through then... Cuz all growls sounds the same to me -_- anyways thanks for sharing your wisdom with me
A few artists can elevate music to such an ethereal level that it transcends mere musicality. Opeth is one of them. This painfully beautiful track isn't just a couple of great riffs mashed together with nice lyrics and solid songwriting. It's more akin to a spiritual experience really. I rarely ever use such words to describe music.
5:21 to the end can only be described in one word..."masterful"
I remember laying in my bed as a kid at like 15 y.o. and listening to this album on my headphones. The booklet is still knit from laying under my pillow when i would read up the lyrics. It's crazy how vividly iI remeber that coming back to this 10 years later almost.
I'm a fan of Ghost and found out that Opeth's guitarist played on their last album. And now I've discovered Opeth. Awesome.
6:00 - 007 theme as played by Opeth
OMG! I would never ever catch that. Mikhael truly mastered the age old art of "nicking stuff" from the music out there and making it his own.
That's funny you would say that dude because for some reason the course in the leopard affinity totally reminds me of 007 from N64That's funny you would say that dude because for some reason the first Instrumental chorus Right after the 1st verse in the leopard affinity totally reminds me of 007 from N64
5:19 silence and great melody kicks in.
that is my part. its like they take you to this journey and then paused, to give you time to collect yourself and prime you for enjoyment of that riff.
This is my all time favorite song for 20 years now. It makes me feel like I went on an amazing journey and my brain is so happy ❤😂
Steven Wilson!
Mikael and Steven is my favorite bromance in all of music.
yapan, emegi gecen herkesin beynini opmek istedigim muhtesem sarki. tam bir basyapit, essiz.
3:15 that riff hits me everytime
Dude me too, so good
Thats right!
This is the best fall season album ever. I have memories of skipping school and riding around listening to this album and looking at all the foliage.
I discovered their music eighteen years ago. I love this album!
I'm in between contractions, having my baby....listening to opeth is getting me through it! They give me inner strength 😊
congrats
How’s the kid
@@lettucememe3390 she's well!!! Almost walking and growing fast:) shes still listening to opeth!!!😂🥰
Congrats!
Hell yeah! Congrats!
06:40 is a transition from the abode of the gods
mohit i know, right? That part is my favorite especially that sick bassline
@@amanshelare719 add to that the drums. this song and Blackwater Park have some of the most sick basslines i've ever heard
@@Mohit-gq2sv been digging some prog metal lately. Can you suggest some similar bands like opeth?
@@Mohit-gq2sv I've listened to complete discographies of dt, mesh and tool. Gotta dig other bands you mentioned:) hail prog\m/
@@amanshelare719 If you're still looking for something in a similar realm of progressive metal, I strongly recommend 'Ashes Against the Grain' by Agalloch, 'Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone' by Akercocke, either of the Alkaloid albums, or 'Isa' by Enslaved (or really anything they've put out since that album). Those have long been my go-to choices whenever I'm craving metal that does a lot of genre bending, but I need a break from my Opeth records. lol
I find that the some of the fretless bass and melodic choices in Beyond Creation really bring me back to Morningrise / Orchid-era Opeth, but filtered through a MUCH more technical death metal lens. Their first album is especially great if that sounds appealing.
Cheers!
I fell in love with this part 6:40
6:01
Hey now, you're an all star
Get your game on, go play
Hey now, you're a rock star
Get the show on, get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold
If I cannot forget this..!! I will find you 😂
Outstanding
Opeth & Steven Wilson
Steve Wilson is bae
Back here after many years. Does a song make you guys want to cry because of just how good it is?
Still my favorite Opeth composition to date. Perfectly blends metal power and melodic musicianship. Not overtly complex, but so effective in its execution. This represents a pinnacle for me for which I have not heard its equal. Essential heavy music.
Slight twist, shivering corpse
Ornated with water, fills the cracks
Clasped in my limbs by tradition
This is all you need
Makes me shiver every single time
Without a shadow of a doubt this is among the top 3 all time Opeth's best compositions. What a creation!
3:10 this transition makes me close my DAW every time because I don't think I will ever be able to make anything even close to this
The best time with Opeth. I love theese guys. 🍀
Favorite Opeth song.
Words can't even describe how fucking amazing this song is!
i love the distorted and weird guitar tones in the intro, the chorus, the background whine...etc.
I still remember my first time listen to this song, when 12 string acoustic intro Drop.
I literally said "Holy Jesus, WTH is that ???"
That was the moment, I fell into Opeth's rabbit hole
One of my favorite songs ever
06:40 opeth's wagner moment
You know a band is good when in every single comment section people are timestamping their favourite riff/breakdown/moment...
And every timestamp is different.
Mine's 8:24.
Hell yeah
Mine is 3:23
5:22 baby
Mine is 8:24 as well, I just wish it was a bit longer!
Is your picture a messed up Gojira magma logo??
Better than I remembered.
What a beauty! My love for old Opeth Will never die. Just love Opeth so much! 💗💗💗
There's so much greatness to mention about this song....I'm speechless.
Opeth is the music of the gods!
6:00 that transition is my favourite🖤
Hey it’s me lmao. From Facebook.
Same :3
Wonderful! Majestic piece of progressive death metal. The riff and the main line at 3:14; the progression at 4:25 (with that constant line of the electric guitar, in the background); the smooth changes at 5:05 and 5:21; the reprise at 6:41, with the main line revisited at 7:20 are just amongst what is most beautiful in this world.
6:41 is the best... but why do you consider it a reprise? Which previous section or ideas is the basis to make it a reprise? I do not get it, always thought it as a unique part on the song.
This is for me the best opeth song for long , this was mi first opeth song i ever heard and i get so impresed , i have a nostalgia with moments then don't even exist
It's amazing how Åkerfeldt can use her voice so variably
3:25 those vocals are great by the great the mr.wilson
Been listening Opeth for four straight years, love this masterpiece
9:13 when the Indian food kicks in
Hilarious
Fart jokes. Brilliant.
smart boy , niiice
Gee, thanks for ruining the song for me. Now this is all I hear.
Zupa pawa 2020 desu ne
Love this song, one of their best songs for sure.
THIS TRACK IS BRILLIANT LIKE EVERY OPETH TRACK
"This is all you need"
yes, indeed.
5:21 is incredibly beautiful.
6:41
This part gives me goosebumps.❤
First time listening to opeth and they are amazing
They truly are. Listen to the album "Still Life" it will blow your mind!
Welcome to the mist!
Franchement se groupe est juste incroyable, une telle musique ! Honnêtement j'ai l'impression de voyager ! Quand je l'écoute je réfléchis à pourquoi suis-je en vie... (c'est normal ou pas...)
The dynamics on the guitars are absolutely incredible! It really creates a dark atmosphere which I really enjoy! Any more songs like this one?
Dirge For November Is really good.
Just listen to the whole album.
@@toprak3479 I have since listened to all of their albums and this is now my favourite band of all time.
@@jcdenton616 BIIIIIIG
@@jcdenton616 I own all 13 albums. I started on my Opeth journey with ghost of perdition and a few songs from sorceress album. Eventually sometime passed and I was exposed to burden and to bid you farewell and finally face of Melinda and I knew I had to pick up all their albums. And here we are almost two years later and I’m a fanatic. Number one band for me and it’s not even close.
1:22 Rick and Morty
Omg;D it really sounds like that XD!
Hahah /m\
I thought he said, Wake up Morty
This song about what ah?
Fuck, now i can't unhear that xD
Outstanding.
This album stands out in Opeth discography, because it was not only produced by Steven Wilson, but also mixed by him (he mixed only this album). Blackwater Park is the most full and dynamic sounding album of Opeth. The level of detail put by Wilson is astounding. In my opinion, in a song/album, composition is only 50%, producing/mixing/mastering is the other 50%.
I really wish they would remaster orchid through MAYH. Especially morningrise and MAYH because those are masterpiece albums that suffer from mixing and production. Also Ghost of Perdition is pretty well mixed and produced and can hold its own with Blackwater park, but I get what you are saying.
6:00 best James Bond theme song ever
6:41 So uplifting for a song named Bleak.
One of the best tracks of all time.
This song is so addicting! I need my daily fix!
Such a masterpiece!!!
Holy shi the transition at 8:44 I LOVE IT
Easily my favourite Opeth song. Like I love so many but this one has always been unmatched, especially when following up Leper Affinity and leading into Harvest, I mean come on!
bleak is definetly one of my fav too
right behind the trio that are the first 3 tracks of Ghost reveries
@@GVLSCH Ghost Reveries is amazing start to finish and those first three tracks are a testament to the quality of the album
@@nathyngoss3132 oh definetly
Imo its opeths best work
@@GVLSCH I used to feel the same but BP and Morningrise have overtaken it for me. Solid choice though, 10/10 album for sure
@@nathyngoss3132 tbh all of pre watershed is 10/10 for me
Very consistent lineup of albums
Pure and utter brilliance
First song I’ve heard from these guys and I’m hooked
Dearest Opeth, ...my favorite one on this record. I blast it when given the chance. Thank you. ❤️🕊🕯✨🐾🌎🐾💫🕯🕊❤️
7:23 is the best thing i have ever heard in my life. For real.
One of my favourites of all time. Nothing compares to this
After so many years, i still have tears in my eyes when i listen to this song. I mean i literally cried when i witness this song live
Just beautiful.
i honestly love it when Steve and Mikael play on each others songs