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The Moor Tab

Send "The Moor" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

The Moor
Written By Opeth
Album: Still Life

Released: October 18, 1999
Released in Europe by Peaceville/Music for nations

Check out Opeth's Domain http://darkwood.com/opeth/
's Deathtab 
Or Deathwarp's Tab http://www.sorrowsend.com/DeathWarp 

Tabbed by Till Fjalls
http://www.mp3.com/warsofwinter
tillfjalls@hotmail.com

Intro
|-7~------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6~--------8~----9~--------7-7---6---9-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------6--/9~----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-3~--------------------------------------------4---------------|
|-6-------------------------------------5---6---6---------------|
|-4-----1~------------------------6-6---6---6-------5h7-5-------|
|-------3---------6-----6---------7-7---------------6---5-6~----|
|-----------------4-----3---------4-4---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------0---0-------------|



Riff A
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|-9~----------11~---------11h12 11h12~-------12-11
|-----------9-----------9-------------------------
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|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------0~----------------------0~----------
|---------0-------0---0-----------0--------0---0--
|-------2---0-------2---2-------2---0--------2---2
|-----2-----------------------2-------------------
|-0-----------------------0-----------------------
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|-0H2---2~----------------------------------------
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|-----0-------------------------------------------



gt1
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-9~----------7---9-------------------------------
-------------------5h7-7/9~------------------9-7-
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|  gt2                                          |
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-------------0~----------------------0~----------
---------0-------0---0-----------0--------0---0--
-------2---0-------2---2-------2---0--------2---2
-----2-----------------------2-------------------
-0-----------------------0-----------------------
| gt3                                           |
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(0)----------------------------------------------


gt1
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----------------------7/9|
-9/101010----9-----7-----|
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gt2                     |
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-------0---------0-----0-|
---0-----0-----0-----0---|
-1---1-----1-0-----------|
-------------------3-----|
    gt3                  |
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-----2-2~----------------|
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-5H6---------5-----3-----|


Ending to previous riff
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|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-7----5----2~-----------|
|-7----5----2--------5h7-|
|-5----3----0------------|



RiffB
gt1
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------10--7h9-----87-5-|---------------------0-1-2-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----0---0-----0-0------|-8~-----0-1-2-3~---3-------|
|  gt2                                                |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2~----------------------|---------------------0-1-2-|
|-2-----------------------|-6~------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|--------0-1-2-3~---3-------|


gt1
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------10--7h9-----87-5-|---------------------0-1-2-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----0---0-----0-0------|-8~-----0-1-2-3~---3-------|
| gt2                                                 |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------0-1-2-|
|-------------------------|-6~------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------0-1-2-3~---3-------|


gt1
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------10--7h9-----87-5-|---------------------0-1-2-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----0---0-----0-0------|-8~-----0-1-2-3~---3-------|
| gt2                                                 |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------0-1-2-|
|-------------------------|-6~------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|--------0-1-2-3~---3-------|


Both gtrs
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3---2------------------5---4----|
|-3~-------3-------------5~-------5--------------|
|-1-----1-----1----------3-----3-----3-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-------1011------14-14-14-16-16-15~----|
|-8-8-8-8-------9-10------13-13-13-15-15-14-----|
|-7-7-7-7-------8-9-------12-12-12-14-14-13-----|
|---------0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------|


Riff C
gt1
|-------------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5---5-5-6-6-6---6-6-101010--1010------------
|-3-3-3---3-3-4-4-4---4-4-8-8-8---8-8-------1-----
|-2-2-2---2-2-3-3-3---3-3-7-7-7---7-7-----0---0~--
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------3/4---------
|gt2
|-------------------------------------------------
|-121212--1212101010--1010131313--1313------------
|-------------------------------------------1-----
|-9-9-9---9-9-7-7-7---7-7-101010--1010----0---0~--
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------3/4---------
|gt3
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------1-----
|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----0---0~--
|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-------------
|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-3/4---------


gt1
-------------------------------------------------|
-121212--1212111111--1111------------------------|
-101010--10109-9-9---9-9-------------------------|
-9-9-9-x-9-9-8-8-8-x-8-8---8---7-----------5-----|
---------------------------------6-----5-----4---|
--------------------------6---6----5-4---4-----3-|
   gt2                                           |
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-121212--1212111111--1111------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-9-9-9---9-9-7-7-7---7-7--8---7-----------5------|
--------------------------------6-----5-----4----|
-------------------------6---6----5-4---4-----3--|
gt3                                             |
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-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2---8--7-----------5------|
-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2--------6-----5-----4----|
-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-6---6----5-4---4-----3--|




Riff D
This riff first time
|-------------------------------------0~-----------------
|-------------------------------------0------------------
|-------------------------------------4------------------
|-------------------------------------3------------------
|-------------------------------------2------------------
|-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-0-0-------7-----------

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---------------------------5----6----8----7----6~-------|
-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-7----8----10---9----8--------|



2nd repeat until end of last repeat
|-------------------------------------0~-----------------
|-------------------------------------0------------------
|-------------------------------------4------------------
|-------------------------------------3------------------
|-7~----------------------------------2------------------
|-----0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-0-0-------7-----------

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---------------------------5----6----8----7----6~-------|
-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-7----8----10---9----8--------|


Last time
|-------------------------------------0~-----------------
|-------------------------------------0------------------
|-------------------------------------4------------------
|-------------------------------------3------------------
|-7~----------------------------------2------------------
|-----0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-0-0-------7-----------

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------3-5---|
-------------------------------------2-4-5-----5-|
-------------------------------0-2-3-------------|
-------------------------0-2-3-------------------|
-1p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|


Lead
|--------------------------------------------------------
|(10)----------------------------------------------------
|-11~----------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------

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-(9)--------------------(8)-----------------------------|
-10~---------------------9~-----------------------------|
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Riff E
Pale touch....
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-------------------------------------0-----0-------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-----------------------~-----------0-----0---------------|
|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-----------------------------------------------------2~--|
|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2--------------------------15~----------------------0-----|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2h3-----3/8---8/15----15------------------------0-------|
|-------------------------------------------------0h1-----8------13-----------7-----5-----0H1---------|

Riff F
With lead
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0--------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0--------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2--------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-----------------3----3------------5h6-5~---------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2h3------------------------------------------2h3-|
|-------------------------------------------------0h1-1-1-1-1---------3--4~--------------------|

Lead
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10-12~-----13-12-10-------------------10--10---------------10/12---------------|
|----9---------------------9~-----10p9-8~------------8--7~------9-------12-10---------|
|/10---------------------------------------------------------10---------------12-10-9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------|
|------------|
|-10~--------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|



Riff G
|-0~----------------------1-----------------------
|-1-----------------------1-----------------------
|-2-----------------------1-----------------------
|-2-----------------------3-----------------------
|-0-----------------------3-----------------------
|-------------------------1-----------------------
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|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------9-----10----------------------------
|-7~----------------------11~---------8~----------
|-------------------------------------------------



-5-----------7-/-8-------9-----------------------|
-5-----------7-/-8-------9-----------------------|
-5-----------------------9-----------------------|
-7-----------------------11----------------------|
-7-----------------------11----------------------|
-5-----------------------9-----------------------|
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-7~----------9-----10----11~---------6~----------|
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Riff H
|-3~--------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------5-----5-----------------------|
|-5-----------4-----3---------------------------|
|-3-----------------------6---3---1-1-1H3-3-3---|


Last time
|-3~----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------5-----5-------------------------|
|-5-----------4-----3-----------------------3-5-6-|
|-3-----------------------6---3---1-1-1-3-4-------|



gt1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10~--------9~--------8~--------7~--------6~--------4~--------5~-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  gt2                                                                       
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|-6~---------8~--------10~-------13~-------15~-------10~-------108~----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| gt3                                                                        
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|-3~---------5~--------6~--------8~--------10~-------6~--------65~-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|gt4                                                                         
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|-3----------5---------5---------3---------3---------3---------------3/5------------|
|-----3---3------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3-----31--------|
|-------3----------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----3-----------3-2~---|
|-5----------4---------3---------------------------------------0--------------------|
|--------------------------------7---------6---------4------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Gt 1 and 2   GT1 plays high notes, gt 2 plays low notes                      
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|----------------------10~-------8--------------------------------------------------|
|-8~---------10~--------------------11-10-8--8~------10--10bh--10~------------------|
|----------------------7~--------5~-------------------------------------------------|
|-5~---------7~---------------------8--7--5--5~------7---7bh---7~-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         GT 3                                                               
        |
|-3----------5---------5---------3---------3---------3---------------3/5------------|
|-----3---3------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3-----31--------|
|-------3----------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----3-----------3-2~---|
|-5----------4---------3---------------------------------------0--------------------|
|--------------------------------7---------6---------4------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             Gt4                                                            
        |
|-6----------5---------5---------3---------3---------3---------------3/5------------|
|-----3---3------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3-----31--------|
|-------3----------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----3-----------3-2~---|
|-5----------4---------3---------------------------------------0--------------------|
|--------------------------------7---------6---------4------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last time

|-6----------5---------5---------3---------3---------3---------------3/5---------------|
|-----3---3------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3-----3-------------|
|-------3----------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----3---------32---------|
|-5----------4---------3---------------------------------------0-----------------------|
|--------------------------------7---------6---------4-------------------------1-0---0-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---|




|--------------------------------------------3---------------3---5---6-
|---------------------3------------------3-----3---------3-------------
|---------3---------3---3---33---2-----3---3-------3-3-----------------
|-------5---5-----5-------5----5---5-5---------------------------------
|-----5-------3h5--------------------------------5-----5---5---5---5---
|-1/3------------------------------------------------------------------
end1
-6---5---3h5p3~---|
------------------|
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-5----------------|
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end2
-6p5-3--------------------|
-------3------------------|
-0-------32--------------|
-------------5p3----------|
-----------------5p3--1-3-|
--------------------5-----|





|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----------6-----------6-----------5-----|
|-----7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------5--5----|
|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---5------5--|
|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-----------6-----------8-----------|
|                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----5-----7-----------7-----5-----------|
|-5-----------------------8-----------------7-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------|
|-6---3---5---1~-------------0----3-----------|
|-7---3---5---2-2----------2--------4/5-------|
|-0----------------------2--------------53-2-|
|-----0---3---0-------------------0-----------|
|-----------------1-0--3----------------------|
|                                             |
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------10------------|
|-------7h9~-5h7/9~----10-979/12--12----------|
|-----7---------------------------------------|
|-3/5-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|



|--------------------------------/5-----------5-----------
|-6---3---5---1~-------------0------0-------0---0-------0-
|-7---3---5---2-2----------2----------5---5-------5---5---
|-0----------------------2--------------4-----------4-----
|-----0---3---0-------------------0-----------------------
|-----------------1-0--3----------------------------------
|                                                        | cont...
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-------7h9~-5h7-4~----5p4--------------------------------
|-----7-------------------/7------------------------------
|-3/5------------------------8p7--------------------------
|-------------------------------8-5~----------------------




-5-----------5-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------
---0-------0---0-------0---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------7-
-----5---5-------5---5-------9---9-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
-------4-----------4-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                                       | 
cont...
-------------------------7~----------------------------------------------
-------------------------8-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------9-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------9-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------7-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------0-----------------------------------------------



-8------------8------------8------------8------------|
---8--------8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------8-|
-----9----9-------9----9-------9----9-------9----9---|
-------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----|
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-8~--------------------------------------------------|
-8---------------------------------------------------|
-9---------------------------------------------------|
-10--------------------------------------------------|
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gt1
|--------------------------------------------------
|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---7--------8---
|---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---9----9-9---
|-7-----7-----5-----5-----4-----4---------10-------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|gt2
|-12----12----10~----------------------------------
|-------------------------13----10----12~----------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|gt3
|--------------------------------------------------
|-13----12-10-12~---------10~---12~---9~-----------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

gt1
--------------------------------------------------|
-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---7--------8---|
---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---9----9-9---|
-7-----7-----5-----5-----4-----4---------10-------|
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gt2                                               |
-12----12----10~----------------------------------|
-------------------------13----10----12~----------|
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gt3                                              |
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-13----12-10-12~-------15h17~-15~----12~----------|
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gt1
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---7--------7-----------|
|---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---9---9----9---9-----|
|-7-----7-----5-----5-----4-----4---------9---9----9---9---|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------7-|
| gt2                                                      |
|-12----12----10~------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13----10----12~------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
| gt3                                                    |
|-----------------------------------------12---15---17-----|
|-13----12-10-12~-------15h17~-15~----12~------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|



Repeat Riff G
Repeat Riff H

Check out Opeth's Domain http://darkwood.com/opeth/
's Deathtab 
Or Deathwarp's Tab http://www.sorrowsend.com/DeathWarp 

That is all I have to offer.
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tillfjalls@hotmail.com

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The Moor Tab

Send "The Moor" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture robert Average	#1 by robert liedberg at Aug 30, 1972 at 12:43 AM EST
	i got the part about him being an atheist from wikipedia but for the rest of it it isnt really that hard to understand, but yes i admit i already knew what the concept was

No Picture Sarah McKagan Musical Genius	#2 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Nov 18, 1975 at 1:07 AM EST
	Ok guys this is the REAL meaning.. The story first of all was taken from Shakespear's Othello.. The Moor. I will describe each paragraph for you guys =) "The sigh of summer upon my return Fifteen alike since I was here Bathed in deep fog, blurring my trail Snuffing the first morning rays" The song starts describing an "African" coming from a war.. They were called "The Moor" since they were black and the white people believed that black people were into Magic and Socery. "Weary from what might have been ages Still calm with my mind at peace Would I prosper or fall, drain the past The lapse of the moment took it's turn" He is describing the moment he had long time ago before the war and after the war.. "I was foul and tainted, devoid of faith Wearing my death-mask at birth The hands of God, decrepit and thin Cold caress and then nothing I was taken away from my plight A treason bestowed to the crowd Branded a jonah with fevered blood Ungodly freak, defiler" He describes the "Death Mask" as a black face that he was born with that everyone was against black people. For some reason, White people were always against black people in everything.. so he knew the "MASK" that he was born with would stay on his face and would not fix anything.. "Pale touch, writhing in the embers Damp mud burning in my eyes All the faces turned away And all would sneer at my demise" Describing the affects and signs on his face and eyes that he came back from war and did all this for one solid reason.. "Outcast with dogmas forged below Seared and beaten, banished from where I was born No mercy would help me on my way In the pouring rain nothing is the same" He still hates the fact that he is black cuz everyone thinks he would be like the other black people and they still think that he does the ACTIONS of Black people which are socery and Magic. "There is no forgiveness in these eyes For any of you but one Dispel the mist for now Melinda is the reason why I've come" He is not scared of anyone.. and not scared fof what they will do to him.. he only comes for his only love.. Melinda.. "She is waterdrops over the pyre A thistle in my hands Stained and torn, aged and brown Virtous shell with kindred innocense" Describing her as some sort of plant.. that is PURE but discovers that she does not love him anymore for a reason.. (Which you will know in the next upcoming songs..) "I awoke from the miasma Passing swiftly through the moor This is here, waters stir And in the distance all that was lost If you'll bear with me You'll fear of me You'd never leave me to A fate with you" Describing how he discovers the truth about Melinda not loving and not wanting him anymore.. Hope i was a good help guys.. and i give you a 100% on my explanation.. this is a story from Shakespear's Othello.. research it! ;)

No Picture Trevor Average	#3 by Trevor fun with drugs at Mar 13, 1982 at 7:57 AM EST
	This song was very difficult to make meaning out of, but here's what I got from it... In the first 3 verses it sounds like he's describing a beast that has come back from the dead and is now realizing how he died and where he is now. In verse 4 he begins his search for his Melinda (the only one he has forgiveness for; verse 7) and how the people reacted to seeing him in contrast to they acted when he died so long ago. In verses 5-6 he speaks of what he vowed to the townspeople or the people that killed him, and how they reacted to his return. The people now think of him as a legend or mythical person that arised from long ago; a martyr that they are frightened by. In verse 7 he describes why he has returned (for Melinda), and how he has no mercy for anyone other than his Melinda. In verse 8 he describes Melinda as powerful (She is waterdrops over the pyre). He tells of how she still hurts him after they are both dead and forgotten (A thistle in my hands; Stained and torn, aged and brown). She is innocent and always has been, he is the opposite and that is why he can't be with her (Virtuous shell with kindred innocense). I guess the last verse describes how he fell asleep from poisonous fumes, then awoke and started his search over again. He continues his quest to find his love, but he knows he won't find her, and his fate is sealed until he does. This could be either a very accurate view of the song, or a very stupid one. For me...I think it's wrong, but I always do.

No Picture everett Wanna Be	#4 by everett at Jan 1, 1985 at 9:30 AM EST
	Still Life is about the romantic life of an African Slave and our mystery lady Melinda who I feel has some relations with the KKK.

No Picture phoen Average	#5 by phoen bay at Jun 21, 1988 at 7:23 AM EST
	Another epic from Opeth.

No Picture Steve Wanna Be	#6 by Steve Smyth at Apr 24, 1993 at 12:27 AM EST
	Both of the your views make perfect sense. However, when looking at the lyrics to the album "Still Life", you'll notice that there is a story in the lyrics. "The Moor", track 1, is basically chapter 1. This song describes how he was banished from his village because of his religious beliefs and everyone was disgusted in him. However, he is returning, and he has no forgiveness for anyone except for the one girl he loves- Melinda. He has come back for Melinda.