Omerta Guitar Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Patrick Wanna Be	#1 by Patrick Wade at Aug 20, 1970 at 6:08 AM EST
	Omerta means a code word for silence in certain circles of organized crime. Add that to the rather unsettling way that the song abruptly ends as if with the final words of the narrator (not to mention the referrence to a numbness and something in his drink) and it becomes apparent that the song is about someone having been poisioned to death.

No Picture Quinn Rhythm Player	#2 by Quinn I killed my last name at Dec 1, 1970 at 4:30 AM EST
	I think this song is about a man that has broken the Omertá. In the first verse he recognizes an old friend from the mafia, and he kind of gives up hope of getting away from the punishment this time. (Breaking the omertà is punishable by death) "Why have you waited so long" might be sort of a comment on him being able to survive for so long after breaking the omerta. The final verse is obviously where the main character notices that he has been poisoned and then he dies, abruptly ending the song.

No Picture isaac Average	#3 by isaac fritsch at Nov 10, 1972 at 12:17 PM EST
	Hahahahah. Some hilarious comments in here.

No Picture CJ Wanna Be	#4 by CJ West at Apr 10, 1973 at 1:51 AM EST
	...exactly what i thought. it makes perfect senes now.

No Picture chris Average	#5 by chris nagel at Aug 5, 1976 at 3:28 PM EST
	I always though Omerta meant Death... so this song might not be about organised crime... just the murder of an old "friend".

No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#6 by Eric Canfield at Mar 25, 1979 at 10:50 PM EST
	its funny cause on the official Katatonia message board we always get threads from noobs saying asking "Omerta cuts off, is there something wrong with my copy of VE?" ....

No Picture Zach Wanna Be	#7 by Zach Honeycutt at Oct 30, 1984 at 1:10 PM EST
	I always though Omerta meant Death... so this song might not be about organised crime... just the murder of an old "friend".

No Picture JUSTIN Lead Player	#8 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Dec 19, 1985 at 6:52 AM EST
	That's an interesting interpretation. Thinking about it just now; "Nerve" and "For my Demons" have the same kind of dark mood.

No Picture Shreder Dude Wanna Be	#9 by Shreder Dude at Dec 31, 1987 at 12:17 AM EST
	woww..i kindda thought this song in my meant meant that he was talking to his brother that he hasnt seen for along time coz he,himself, ran away or sth...lol i never knew it was about a murder or sth..

No Picture jake Average	#10 by jake battkoo at Nov 15, 1994 at 9:40 PM EST
	I find that most (modern) Katatonia songs have a "European mafia" feel to them. It's like a world of concrete buildings and gang loyalty.

No Picture Drake Average	#11 by Drake Bergman at Oct 30, 2004 at 1:37 PM EST
	So the end of the song since it sounds like it was cut off, is like his last words and he's dead? wow, never thought of it that way, because it always sounded like it cut off to me too.

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#12 by Matt Miller at Nov 21, 2006 at 4:34 AM EST
	i see what you all mena, but the 'your fucking dreams meant nothing to me' makes me think that its morw about a friendship, or lovers maybe?