Opeth - Nepenthe Lyrics

I appreciate this track a lot more after hearing it live. Tight and interesting.

Better with every listen.

This sounds real groovy.

Awesome song!

Heard it live last thursday for the very first time ... a true gift.

Reminds me of gentle giant in a very good way

Im masturbating while listening this music. Damm!

2:35 The influence of the Gentle Giant in Opeth enters the scene...2:46. Again 3:28
3:47 Enter base keyboard, very good

I almost stopped listening to Opeth after this album, early opeth was epic and unique.
With more open mindness and exposure to other music genres, one could start to relate to this music. Very experimental , juicy, vintage guitar and great bass.

I became a freak of this song!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone else know the Nile song of the same name?

this picture eerily reminds me of a pic i saw in one of Jehovah's Witness' illustrated books lol.. wonder if it may have influenced this one at all? lol

So jazzy, I love it

This song is exatcly what i'll put first next time in my life i will be able to afford myself a 100k$ Hi-Fi system

I remember when the track names were released lol and I was like wow... he is soo smart Nepenthe probably means something emotional and deep and obscure but then I saw him say that a lot of the time he just gets the names from other songs or artists he thought sounded cool

That groove @ 2:47 is unreal!!! Dare I call it Groove Progressive Doom Metal?

My second favorite song after The Devil's Orchard

Drumming masterclass. The subtlety is unreal

Vibe Progressive Roots Opeth!@Mazing!

I love this album

The beginning is so sweet... and then it progresses into this awesome beat... Wow... I wish I heard this sooner!

Brilhat Musicians Progressive...Evoluncion...Voyager....

This song is my actual nepenthe. It calms me and makes me feel okay.

3:28 best Ringtone

Probably the best song off Heritage for me, along with The Devil's Orchard.

The solo on this is as short as it is technical

fantastic Keyboard! guitar and drums, i ll tolerate the singing. EPIC album cover

This song is _my_ nepenthe.

I keep coming back to this song. Probably one of the best songs Opeth have made so far in my opinion. At first i was confused about Heritage. One million repeats after I have to admit this is one of the greatest prog albums of modern time

Brillant Job Opeth!

i wish i still had my t shirt with the heritage album art on it i don't know what the fuck happened to it, and it looks so cool

How can their every single tap on every instrument they play be so so poetic??

With this song specifically I feel like that maybe more than any other opeth song, or maybe even songs in general

Like every single like, second, instant of this song I feel intimately

Shut the fuck up

Opeth is just.. Soothing to my soul. I love all the grooves and jams in this song (or, entire record rather). It all just flows together so perfectly. Very well executed. They jam for the perfect length, throw in quick little groovy bits, then go right back to the verses, as seamless as possible. Also love the dark, melancholy sound. Opeth will always be one of my favorites.

King Crimson + Primus?

I don't get how people hate these last two albums. Sure, I am a way bigger fan of prog than of death metal, but I think Opeth is a far better prog band that "death" band. And this song is just so good. The jazzy drums in the beginning just make me so happy.

TheApostleofRock I just love how the band continues to evolve/change, as well as continue to challenge themselves. Looking at their discography, you can see how they've grown and matured, refining their songwriting all the way. Hard for me to choose, but my favorite (and opinion, peak for the band) is either Ghost Reveries, Watershed, or this.

Most people hating on this album are probably encountering prog for the first time ever. If you listen to Tool, Atheist, and a plethora of other bands, you are probably familiar with prog.

@1985year Totally! Everything you said!

@1985year Ghost Reveries, Watershed and this :)

@Rohann van Rensburg
Hey!
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ne·pen·thes - nəˈpenTHēz
noun: nepenthe
1. literary: a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind.
2. a plant of a genus that comprises the Old World pitcher plants.

Edgar Allan Poe sought to "Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore." The term is an alteration of the Latin nepenthes, which is itself descended from the Greek prefix n -, meaning "not," plus penthos, meaning "grief" or "sorrow."

so was it weed or something else in the ancient world?

MRBA1RD they didn't have weed then, weed is from central Asia and I don't think it reached Europe then, Greeks made up a lot of things for their stories so it probably wasn't even anything specific

I grow Nepenthes pitcher plants, which reputably in Asian culture are believe to be a symbol of prosperity and wealth, which in some instances could be a relief of griefs and sorrows. Also a carnivorous plant, bearing leaves endowed with ornate, enticing traps. A beckoning of certain death to insects of the earth.

Nepente is also a wonderful red wine from Sardinia, one of the best red wine you can drink...

After Damnation the best album of opeth

My favorite song from this album.

There's absolutely no way the keyboards aren't inspired by gentle giant in some way or another

this is literally one of my favorite songs ever

this is limerickally one of my favorite songs

Mine as well! Literally. Like top 25 songs, it's there. It's one of my favorites from the band and it's not getting nearly enough attention, but maybe it should not. It's fine just as it is right now.

It’s pretty near the top for me too

Long life to Crimson King!!!

the fate of aaaaaall mankind i see

crimson sleep!

KeLokiura three years later an’ ya still get a hell ya

HALO THEME!

Dang this song is just crystal clear.

this whole album is just amazing, what a great world they created with heritage

+Andii Rejino That's exactly what I love about Opeth. They don't just create music, they create a world and with each album a different section of that world. When I listen to their music I often envision myself in some enchanted forest that's mired and corrupted by the harsh and brooding nature of reality.

This is their best album to date. It's so rich!

thank you so much for writing that...i know it sounds crazy but you made my night by saying that. i wish you well, friend

opeth ga ladim \m/

opeth se radish :/

opeth me radi

Reminds me of Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross"

There was "Atonement" on Ghost Reveries, and "Nephente" on this epic album.

Honoured he chose a greek name for this song

this and the sound of thunder and rain is literally the greatest thing in the world 

I usually listen to bands from the 80's or earlier. Opeth is probably the only current band I actually like. ><

This album ages well like fine wine. Liked it more and more since it's release.

perfectly sad. I listen it for it, never really liked. Now it is one of my fav, best among the new era for sure!

That's call : having more maturity with time.

Totally agree. Didn't like at first, then it just clicked some years or so later and now it is in my top 3 of their discog. It's superb

This is correct information

It’s funny cause there is a wine from a village in my island called nepenthe but still I don’t know what it means ahahaaah

This song chills me out

my fav from heritage

Can't believe no one has mentioned how awesome the keyboards are

Yes, the keyboards are awesome...

@Flavio Ricardo da Silva Wow, the keyboards are awesome !

+Mark Gerby I think it goes without saying.

Per Wiberg. He did great job in this album. I believe he would be great these days in the band. Don't understand why he left.

A huge point for you bro', those dark notes are absolutely beautiful

I love this album !! <3

I love these lyrics.

The end of this song in particular does things maaaaaaan.

3:48 MACARENA!!

hahaha dude that's one of the best obscure musical catches ever!

Unbelievable that you found that hahaha

Absolutely one of my favourites of heritage.. great band-opeth!