Derelict Herds

by Opeth

From the album: Watershed

Track 8 of 10 on Watershed (2008).

Duration: 06:28

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Lyrics for Derelict Herds

Someone died for looking too far While I was asleep in my house A child was killed, I heard it from a friend A war raged in a distant land Caused me to linger on a piece of text Someone died Not here, never here There was a fever There is a failure Are you a believer? Then someone lied to you You hold it closer to your chest There was a meaning for this test But you forgot and it's gone now You were controlled somehow There was a mean time An invitation of sorts I remember life I, I was sick with sorrow I'd fallen asleep And dreamt of my sins here It was your turn Adamant smile and said, thank you There was a sickness right in the family While I shuddered in the cold Woman hanged for her sins while I craved mine An old man drowned in this life herd As I made amends with my fathers Someone died Not here, never here

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  2. Heir Apparent
  3. The Lotus Eater
  4. Burden
  5. Porcelain Heart
  6. Hessian Peel
  7. Hex Omega
  8. Derelict Herds
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