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Majesty
Faithful me
Pour yourself
Into me
Wield your power
Martyr's price
Stare me down
To the ground
Slake my thirst
Eternal wealth
Heathen key
Round my neck
This poetry
Our blasphemy
Know the sounds
Of infamy
The eyes of the devil
Fixed on his sinners
The hands of Satan
Assembling his flock
Pale horse rider
Searching the earth
Whispered conjuration
A belief takes form
Choking hand tapping
The veins in your throat
His orders in your mouth
A decree for domination
Beneath the tides of wisdom
Spins the undertow of hate
Injected seeds of vengeance
Usurper's eyes of the powerless
Clean path to his kingdom
Beckoning in the mist
Tell my why
Love subsides
In the light
Of your wishes
Say my name
Ease the pain
Clear the smoke
In my head
Faithful me
Pour yourself
Into me
Wield your power
Martyr's price
Stare me down
To the ground
Slake my thirst
Eternal wealth
Heathen key
Round my neck
This poetry
Our blasphemy
Know the sounds
Of infamy
The eyes of the devil
Fixed on his sinners
The hands of Satan
Assembling his flock
Pale horse rider
Searching the earth
Whispered conjuration
A belief takes form
Choking hand tapping
The veins in your throat
His orders in your mouth
A decree for domination
Beneath the tides of wisdom
Spins the undertow of hate
Injected seeds of vengeance
Usurper's eyes of the powerless
Clean path to his kingdom
Beckoning in the mist
Tell my why
Love subsides
In the light
Of your wishes
Say my name
Ease the pain
Clear the smoke
In my head
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Track duration: 05:03
"The Grand Conjuration" as written by Mikael Lars Akerfeldt, Per Wiberg
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Majesty
Faithful me
Pour yourself
Into me
[this is where the final plea begins, referring to God as Majesty. Faithful me is a reference to the parable of the Prodigal Son who was faithful because he returned back to his father. Pour yourself/Into me is an openness to the light of God to enter.]
Wield your power
Martyr's price
Stare me down
To the ground
[This is a request for God to look directly into the character's heart and to reveal himself to him. The Martyr's price is death for belief - not necessarily physical death here, but the death of ego or past beliefs]
Slake my thirst
Eternal wealth
Heathen key
Round my neck
[As in the scriptures, the Word of God is referred to as 'quenching all thirst' and the Kingdom of Heaven is referred to as containing more wealth than any worldly possessions could come near to. (Please excuse my lack of chapter and Biblical referencing). The Heathen key/Round my neck is for me a Lord of the Rings reference. Frodo wore the Ring of Power around his neck which represented his burden, but also his goal to destroy it]
This poetry
Our blasphemy
Know the sounds
Of infamy
[This is an acknowledgement of the dark depths to the words of Satan and evil. This section and onwards shows how the character has learnt to understand the workings of the devil, through experiencing them himself. He is able to now because he is guided by the light of God]
The eyes of the devil
Fixed on his sinners
The hands of Satan
Assembling his flock
Pale horse rider
Searching the earth
[Satan's persistence with his followers and evil's desire to lead sinners astray to completely hand their soul over to him. The Pale horse rider metaphor depicts the devil as fast, fleeting, powerful, but ultimately beatable for the few who get out of the way or can hear him coming]
Whispered conjuration
A belief takes form
Choking hand tapping
The veins in your throat
[The possessive qualities of evil, in particular in what people say when they are taken over by it. Mind you, the word evil here can represent addiction as well. In most cases, thought patterns are what bring people to remain in addictive cycles. Hence the Whispered conjuration/A belief takes form]
His orders in your mouth
A decree for domination
Beneath the tides of wisdom
Spins the undertow of hate
[Once evil has possession over an individual, everything the person thinks and does seems truthful, correct and 'wise'. However, underneath all this is where the evil intent is hidden. It is through logic that the mind allows immorality and sin to arise]
Injected seeds of vengeance
Usurper's eyes of the powerless
Clean path to his kingdom
Beckoning in the mist
[Once the seed of hate has been planted, unless the tree is uprooted, it will continue to grow. Here the character understands that there are two paths. The one of God and one of Satan. Clean path to his kingdom/Beckoning in the mist can refer to both the path of evil and that of good. Both are calling upon the individual and both are straight roads. Firstly, which is which must be worked out, and then which to follow from there]
Tell my why
Love subsides
In the light
Of your wishes
[The character now understands the lovelessness in the devil's wishes and asks him directly why so.]
Say my name
Ease the pain
Clear the smoke
In my head
["The Shepherd knows his sheep. He knows each one by name. The Shepherd knows you. He knows your name. And he will never forget it. I have written your name on my hand" (Isaiah. 49:16). This last stanza is a final surrender unto God, asking for forgiveness ("Clear the smoke/In my head").]
That is my interpretation of the song. I am not asking you to agree, nor am I asking to you become a Christian. I am not saying I am a Christian either, I find labels such as that close lots of people off straight away. Belief is a personal thing and should be 'preached' through practicing peace, joy and love. Never by shoving labels down people's throughts... or into any other orifices...
Also this allows me to not feel depressed after listening to melodic death metal, hope is there even when all is thought to be lost.
no offense to religious ppl ; just let think a little atheistic ..
i think satan-devil is metaphore for god for us to think clearly about the pain that a God has suffered to us , if he/she/it exists ... u let satan be creepy , villan and ... at the end when u replace it wit God u find out he all this too . watching , controlling , punishing ... and ..
again : no offense to any opinion
no offense to religious ppl ; just let think a little atheistic ..
i think satan-devil is metaphore for god for us to think clearly about the pain that a God has suffered to us , if he/she/it exists ... u let satan be creepy , villan and ... at the end when u replace it wit God u find out he all this too . watching , controlling , punishing ... and ..
again : no offense to any opinion
Majesty
Faithful me
Pour yourself
Into me
Wield your power
Martyr's price
Stare me down
To the ground
The eyes of the devil
Fixed on his sinners
Slake my thirst
Eternal wealth
Heathen key
Round my neck
This poetry
Our blasphemy
Know the sounds
Of infamy
The hands of Satan
Assembling his flock
Pale horse rider
Searching the earth
Whispered conjuration
A belief takes form
Choking hand tapping
The veins in your throat
His orders in your mouth
A decree for domination
Beneath the tides of wisdom
Spins the undertow of hate
Injected seeds of vengeance
Usurper's eyes of the powerless
Clean path to his kingdom
Beckoning in the mist
Tell my why
Love subsides
In the light
Of your wishes
Say my name
Ease the pain
Clear the smoke
In my head
If this was taken from the album booklet, Opeth must really want to screw with our heads.
Many fake Christians feel they can listen to whatever and not be affected but they are wrong because your Spirit (holy ghost) is being affected subconciously.
Trust me, Opeth will have to answer for their demonic vices.
You want Christ Worshiping Metal, try Extol, or Mortification.
THE - GRAND - CON-JU-RA-TION
sry... im a little OCD.
Majesty
Faithful me
Pour yourself
Into me
Wield your power
Martyr's price
Stare me down
To the ground
Slake my thirst
Eternal wealth
Heathen key
Round my neck
This poetry
Our blasphemy
Know the sounds
Of infamy
The eyes of the devil
Fixed on his sinners
The hands of Satan
Assembling his flock
Pale horse rider
Searching the earth
Whispered conjuration
A belief takes form
Choking hand tapping
The veins in your throat
His orders in your mouth
A decree for domination
Beneath the tides of wisdom
Spins the undertow of hate
Injected seeds of vengeance
Usurper's eyes of the powerless
Clean path to his kingdom
Beckoning in the mist
AHHHHH!!!!
THE - GRAND - CON-JU-RA-TION!!!!!
Tell my why
Love subsides
In the light
Of your wishes
Say my name
Ease the pain
Clear the smoke
In my head
-also. i am reading Dante Aligheri's Inferno
and this song just fits perfectly with the image of Hell Dante puts in my head