Opeth - The Grand Conjuration (Audio)

LYRICS

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
The 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 on the powerless
Clean path to his kingdom
Beaconing in the mist

The grand conjuration

Tell me why
Love subsides
In the light
Of your wish

Say my name
Ease the pain
Clear the smoke
In my head

[abhimanyusingh]

This is opeth’s greatest one. I feel that in my guts and also get reassured when I see live versions of this song when mikael starts with ‘this is a song we expected more love for’. Even he didn’t expect this song to not perform well, for fuck sake he named it the grand conjuration and even screamed it exactly in the middle of the song time, his one of the best screams too, btw

[OffTheRailGaming]

In this song:
Mikael conjures satan and then scares him away.

[keithberns]

Mikael is the complete package, technical death metal guitar skills, sings like an angel, growls like a demon, and the best metal songwriter of all time.

[NMSIS]

Mikael growls like a demon and sings like an angel. No one else can do that.

[THEUNHINGEDSANITY]

everyone praises the guitar compositions, but not enough credit is given to the drum orchestration.

[noureddineelotmani]

Opeth's Drummer is something else my friends.

[shushant]

It's hard to find bands that put so much focus on bass. Progressive metal is just perfect genre for bass players to shine.

[marklastes]

"His orders in your mouth, a decree for domination" Such amazing lyrics.

[TheZebzab]

5:50 my favorite Opeth moment. That riff is just brutal and the growl ABSOLUTELY disgustingly aggressive. It's incredible. The perfect climactic moment of the song, which is also perfectly conveyed lyrically as he growls the title of the song in that moment.

[AlexHolland]

Honestly the best growl I've ever heard. It sounds so full and rich

[yolisbortin]

I love the part at 5:25 when the music sorta implodes on itself then explodes into your face. It's really cool

[FerMagee]

Never thought I'd enjoy this kind of music (with growlings), but here I am finding it amazing. Guess they just know how and when to use it on the song

[mojorusty]

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

[alessa_cybergoth]

From 7:46 onwards you can listen to these deep voiced whispers... It sounds as if a freaking demon was whispering a damnation to my ears. I always appreciate that part, because it feels like the evil presence that sings the song is trying to communicate with the listener, which makes the end something quite unique.

[nocturne]

Those palm muted notes starting at 6:30 are literally the best guitar tone I have ever heard .

[Juslikowo]

1:58 Just hear the little detail of the organ playing a little reference to Tocatta and Fugue in d minor. I love this band.

[vsixhundredsixtysix]

1:55 I can’t get enough of that drum breakdown!!

[Ruple_Jr._looks_different]

The  contrast between his singing and growling <3

[edwardlacorte]

I've NEVER heard any other Metal band combine BEAUTY and BRUTALITY So well in their songs like OPETH DOES!!! They are MAGNIFICENT!!!

[DjFulcrum]

1:58 The eyes of the devil are fixed on his sinners... CLASSIC!