Opeth - Moon Above, Sun Below (Audio) 

I love Opeth. New and old.

I remember when I first heard Opeth in the late 1990s. The fans complained that the new album Morning Rise, was not true death metal. Nothing changes.

Moon Above, Sun Below Opeth MOON ABOVE, SUN BELOW LYRICS You are sleeping unhampered by guilt Comes the morning you shut down The devil's breath is a disease on your lips Reaching out for your loss You prey on your flock Seeking out the weaker hearts With eternity in your grip And on a lifelong throne of sub-religion They will eat from your head Your head..... With the moon above and the sun below - x4 I can't remember the sun upon my skin Slave to a sorrow that is whispering within I'm always waiting for you before I sleep There is no comfort in the distance that we keep In a river of grief I am drowning And your grip is surrounding my heart Balancing on the edge of failure And relieved, should I fall Scattered dust upon my eyes A winding road taking you nowhere A winding road taking me home And my home is my grave Waiting for a day when there is nothing left to say Voices of despair is a familiar friendship A society in your head holds the code to destruction Dying fast Summer dying fast And this can't last, as nothing ever lasts In a forest of flesh There is a need to sever myself away from happiness Still no drifting sun Black upon the earth Still the air is dry And the locust wait Ah......... No, No, No - x2 There is no help in the wake of our needs There is no help to dispel the pain There is no help still some cling to a phantom There is no help Ah......... No, No, No - x2 Only circles on the water - x4 Only circles on the water (softly) - x2

90% Opeth supporters talking about the abundance of haters 10% Haters

People need to realise.... the old Opeth albums still exist. This album doesn't delete them from history. I hate the faux outrage at Opeth simply making music that they want to make.

Many of you make me sad, and I know I should not read these comments, but as a musician it makes me sad when people want an artist to regurgitate the stuff they have already done. Its like a painter having to paint the same damn thing again and again and is FAKE to do that. This is the evolution of a musician and the current band and I am blown away by it artistically and I don't say that very often. I just wish you got it too, if not that is OK too. Just don't expect people doing this for over 20 years to do the same fake redone stuff and bow to your expectations, I am sure he would rather do nothing than go backwards.

Lyrics: You are sleeping unhampered by guilt Comes the morning you shut down The devil's breath is a disease on your lips Reaching out for your loss You prey on your flock Seeking out the weaker hearts With eternity in your grip And on a lifelong throne of sub-religion They will eat from your head With the moon above and the sun below I can't remember the sun upon my skin Slave to a sorrow that is whispering within I'm always waiting for you before I sleep There is no comfort in the distance that we keep In a river of grief I am drowning And your grip is surrounding my heart Balancing on the edge of failure And relieved, should I fall Scattered dust upon my eyes A winding road taking you nowhere A winding road taking me home And my home is my grave Waiting for a day when there is nothing left to say Voices of despair is a familiar friendship A society in your head holds the code to destruction Dying fast Summer dying fast And this can't last, as nothing ever lasts In a forest of flesh There is a need to sever myself away from happiness Still no drifting sun Black upon the earth Still the air is dry And the locust wait There is no help in the wake of our needs There is no help to dispel the pain There is no help yet some cling to a phantom There is no help, only circles on the water Only circles on the water

I love the 'No, No,No' bit, I always imagine mikael shaking a sassy finger as he sings it lol

This album is awesome, you all need to clean your ears. Shut up, sit down, put on a good pair of headphones and just listen.

Oh man i love that "only circles on the water" part.

Am I the only one around here who loves every single album from opeth ?

The "only circles on the water" section is now one of my favorite Opeth outros.

To all those who complain about Opeth having lost something : you are wrong! Opeth is a progressive band from the very beginning. You may not like it, but this is the truth. You may have liked Opeth when they were more metal. Now, open your mind and enjoy. This band is not declining.

6:20 - 8:59 That is so wonderfully dark. Has a Ghost Reveries vibe and such a foreboding atmosphere. The outro from 9:00 is beautifully cathartic - they really haven't lost their ability to do that. Wow.

Opeth is the greatest band of all time.

If you are a fan of Opeth and you dislike any of their albums to the point of cursing them on the internet, then you are immature and prepubescent. They keep getting better, and this album is a testament to their unique music prowess and creativity. They are the most talented and skilled band I have ever listened to (my opinion) and I will continue to listen to them and love every second of it. Now on the other hand, why anyone wants to call names and insult people for no reason other than having poor eardrums beats me.

man this is such an underrated Opeth track. Its up there with some of their best songs.

Lyrics *comming soon*

It's taken me 3 years to fully get into Opeth and appreciate what they're all about and what they do. One of the best bands I've ever heard

I didn't appreciate this album to the degree that it deserved when it first came out. Coming back 5 years later and this album has aged like a fine wine. In my opinion, it trumps both Sorceress and ICV. So cohesive with fantastic production, soundscapes and songwriting. This song was included in their setlist when I saw them live and it made me remember how much I love this album

I remember the days when Opeth was a good band, and I remember every day the good band they still are listening to Pale Communion once or twice a day.

"Guys our camera only shoots 3x4, how are we going to make the video?" "Just mirror it, everyone will just think it's a stylistic choice."

This album has grown on me and I'm very happy

I like the production style more on this album than the other “progressive Opeth albums”.

Pure Opeth ! I fucking adore this song ! Fredrik Åkesson's guitar solo is insane ! 4:37 Damn !

This song is so so beautiful. Somehow really discovered the beauty of it just recently.

lol you can hear the first note of Elysian Woes at the end

One of their best songs of any era. Top 10 for me. 4:03 - 5:03 is such a DELICIOUS piece of music packed in a minute.

I wasn't able to listen to this when it was released, but after picking up a lot of mellower occult bands like The Devil's Blood, I find that "Pale Communion" speaks to me now. Opeth was just ahead of where I was going, preparing the way.

Epic masterpiece from the greatest band on Earth.

Best song of the album.

Opeth will go down in history of one the classical greats. Feel blessed to be alive at this time!

Opeth with trippy visuals. Ah, life is beautiful.

"Dying fast Summer dying fast And this can't last, as nothing ever lasts In a forest of flesh There is a need to sever myself away from happiness"

What the hell is up with the comments on this board. Anyway, this song is seriously one of the best ones I've heard, easily the best of the otherwise brilliant album. Listening to it kind of makes you feel like you've uncovered some truth about the world, and not many songs achieve that. Thanks a lot for the music. As a side note, to all the negativity that's going on, are you seriously asking a musician to write what others want to hear, and not what he himself wants to write? That's pretty selfish.

Lyrics coming Soon™

I love Martin Lopez, but Axe's drum fills starting at 9:22 are great

Dying fast Summer dying fast This can't last 'Cause nothing ever lasts

No Band of this Genre plays (and sings) so clear and high qualitied (the tecnique as well as the kontext)

Like it or not, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Stop bitching about the old Opeth vs the new Opeth, it's the same Opeth. Their old albums are still there to listen. They have taken the direction they have decided to and they have the right to do so, to keep the name and do whatever they want, it's their intellectual-artistic property and we can decide whether we like or not, whether we consume or not. There's no need for passionate arguments based on our opinions (taken as facts most of the cases). Artists are obligated to take risks and follow their hearts and inspiration. We should respect that. Musicians aren't jukeboxes who should play and compose by the caprice of the public, they are artists who have to stay true to themselves no matter the consequences. I do enjoy this album, while I prefer other albums (including Heritage) but I support the band because I respect them and they've earned more respect from me by taking risks even if it causes indignation in some "fans" who think they are entitled to control the decisions of an artist.

Love Opeth since the beginning...Opeth make me love death metal...i was also a big prog fan...i have a immense respect for their musical progression...Opeth never deceive

The album is definitely a grower. I couldn't stand it at first, as happened with Heritage which I still do not like. Two months after, I can't stop listening to Pale Communion, this track especially is a masterpiece.

What a journey of a tune. Damn! Something about that last sustained vocal note and then the final chord comes to embrace leaves me practically wanting to tear up.

This is easily one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in my life. God I love this song!

Amazing song, they need more 10+ minute songs in their post-death era

The ending of that song is spectacular!

If I were on a deserted island and I was only allowed to listen to one band for the rest of my existence. The answer would be so easy!! OPETH!! This band just do it for me, I don't know what it is. But I've been listening to these guys for years and years, yet I do not get tired of thier music!! I will love this band till the day I die. Mikael, Fredrik, Martin, Axe, Joakim. I love you.

After listening to Opeth for 10y and all the albums dozens of time, and knowing a bit of music theory, this might be the best Opeth song ever released to me. Pushing boundaries in an incredible way

The section that begins at around 2 mins in, it is like a mid-Spring or early Summer walk in a Northern European broadleaf forest next to a lake, it has such a vivid soundscape quality. I like how they've written 'Pale Communion' to be much brighter than their previous efforts.

Opeth tiene la facultad de hacer lo que le de la gana!! El que quiera escuchar el metal mas bestial lo puede hacer...el que quiere escuchar las mejores baladas lo puede hacer...el que quiere escuchar rock progresivo lo puede hacer...y todo de la mano de la misma banda!! es algo que solo Opeth lo pudo hacer.....cuando te das cuenta que Opeth es la mejor banda de la historia hasta la vida ves de otra manera!!! GRACIAS MIKAEL AKERFELDT / GRACIAS OPETH!!!!!!

I love how in the description it says: "Lyrics: Coming soon" 😂 Lyrics 😁: You are sleeping unhampered by guilt Comes the morning you shut down The devil's breath is a disease on your lips Reaching out for your loss You prey on your flock Seeking out the weaker hearts With eternity in your grip And on a lifelong throne of sub-religion They will eat from your head With the moon above and the sun below I can't remember the sun upon my skin Slave to a sorrow that is whispering within I'm always waiting for you before I sleep There is no comfort in the distance that we keep In a river of grief I am drowning And your grip is surrounding my heart Balancing on the edge of failure And relieved, should I fall Scattered dust upon my eyes A winding road taking you nowhere A winding road taking me home And my home is my grave Waiting for a day when there is nothing left to say Voices of despair is a familiar friendship A society in your head holds the code to destruction Dying fast Summer dying fast And this can't last, as nothing ever lasts In a forest of flesh There is a need to sever myself away from happiness Still no drifting sun Black upon the earth Still the air is dry And the locust wait There is no help in the wake of our needs There is no help to dispel the pain There is no help yet some cling to a phantom There is no help, only circles on the water Only circles on the water

Frederik is wayyyyy better than Peter. That's right, I said it! I don't give a damn that Peter started the band with Mikael. Mikael writes all the songs, anyway. Frederik is a fuckin beast on the guitar that adds so much more to the Opeth sound than could be achieved before he joined. Peter leaving, however sad at the time, may have been the best thing for the band.

"Dying fast, summer dying fast.." so sad .. so beautful

All these people complaining are so pathetic. This album is absolutely beautiful and incredibly deep and moving, and that's coming from someone who loves Still Life and Blackwater Park to death. Grow up people, seriously. Opeth have always been and still are amazing. Keep writing wonderful music, Mikael.

Just beautiful! Ten minutes of eargasms! Forever grateful with Mikael and his gift to the world with his contribution to music.

This is fucking amazing. Yeah it's not death metal or it's not even near metal, it's prog rock, it is a goddamn awesome song and if you can't see past the fact that it's not heavy you should pluck your ears out. I'd be glad if they combined this style with their old style of growling, distortion etc. Even if the songs need to be longer or atleast one with these elements in.

I will never stop listening to Opeth, they manage to inject so much character into their masterpieces. Every song is a journey and i absolutely fucking love that.

Orchid will always be my favorite Opeth album but this one is amazing none the less

I was very critic with the change Opeth did with old records... and I had never been so wrong. I'm listening the post-growl albums nowadays and they are what I always liked from Opeth style.

LYRICS: You are sleeping unhampered by guilt Comes the morning you shut down The devil's breath is a disease on your lips Reaching out for your loss You prey on your flock Seeking out the weaker hearts With eternity in your grip And on a lifelong throne of sub-religion They will eat from your head With the moon above and the sun below I can't remember the sun upon my skin Slave to a sorrow that is whispering within I'm always waiting for you before I sleep There is no comfort in the distance that we keep In a river of grief I am drowning And your grip is surrounding my heart Balancing on the edge of failure And relieved, should I fall Scattered dust upon my eyes A winding road taking you nowhere A winding road taking me home And my home is my grave Waiting for a day when there is nothing left to say Voices of despair is a familiar friendship A society in your head holds the code to destruction Dying fast Summer dying fast And this can't last, as nothing ever lasts In a forest of flesh There is a need to sever myself away from happiness Still no drifting sun Black upon the earth Still the air is dry And the locust wait There is no help in the wake of our needs There is no help to dispel the pain There is no help yet some cling to a phantom There is no help, only circles on the water Only circles on the water

This song is as good as anything Opeth did in the past. Just amazing. Vintage keyboards and organs bring something more to their music. Keep it up on The Sorceress guys!

The sheer depth of soul & unbridled creativity combined with endless talent & passion not to mention incredible diversity of style displayed so consistently by Opeth never ceases to amaze me. The most multifaceted ensemble I've ever heard. Magnificent.

Opeth ... They are not of this world. They will always be deeper, than I think.

I am still waiting for the lyrics

Honestly, people keep talking about wanting them not to change, but it's still the style Opeth has aquired over the years. Just because it's not Death Doesn't mean you can't like it. Otherwise, you just don't like Opeth like you think you do.

This is one of their most eclectic albums. I've very pleased with them. I hope they get more nutso with this prog sound of theirs; I'm really digging the evolution from Heritage. Love you Opeth!

these keys riffs are so good

Lovely to hear that voice again :)

Still in awe at the sheer majesty of this absolute masterpiece! And the very end 10:08 the piano with the almost ethereal vocals just takes you to another place. Opeth is it's own art movement. Brilliance.

ONLY FUCKING CIRCLES ON THE WATER.

They played it live, yes they did ! Thank you Opeth

8:59 Gives me chills.

*My opinion/comments: Well-done "Observation" as Mr. Akerfeldt insists his albums as referenced as such. Opeth will always be a musicians band. ~This album feels much groovier and polished than was the Heritage vibe, which I felt was not too much more than a bridge. ~If memory serves, being mostly classically-trained, my ears receive evidence that the desire to effectively 'orchestrate' this album (much like Nightwish or Therion wanted to involve more and more layers without necessarily making the music more complex) was a primary goal... ...the songs are filled with fluidity, and juxtapose each other rather simplistically, yet with much beauty, as is evident on the above 'observation'. Many catchy and well-written riffs permeat Moon Above, Sun Below; as they maintain at least a few songs 10+ minutes long in true Opeth style. +However, I can't deny that I miss the authenticity of the metal they once provided so magically different than any other band of their genre and heyday time. **That being said, this album flows well and has enough fluctuation and thought behind its instrumental writing/production to entice many musically-talented brains and musically-minded ears. *I should make mention of my feeling of loss of lyrical 'motion' in this album, yet not-so-much in this song. Yet I am much less moved by the lyrics, but still very much in-vibe with the tunes. **BEGGARS NOTE: Please -- Make us one more crunchier album, Mik! Put Opeth "Back in Bleak!" Your fans want it and you know it...sooo,throw us a heavy ass bone of badassery and blistering vocals; lest at least invest/promote Bloodbath more or something! Love you all and rock on! No matter my comments, I cannot write with your artistry...I dig it!

the best new Opeth album I believe.

Mikael's voice is one of the most beautiful voices in the world and I love Opeths older stuff and newer stuff. Luckily for me I am able to appreciate change in a band much loved like Opeth because they have earned my respect.

People always find something to hate or dislike, just human nature. Can't satisfy everyone, so satisfy yourself and that's exactly what Opeth has done. From the start, no fucks given. If you like it, good. If you don't, too bad so sad.

This Is A Masterpiece like the whole album, like ALL Opeth albums...

Im aware that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I will admit that at first I hated this album. However after listening to it a few times, it is a masterpiece. Just because it isn't the black metal roots of Orchid, or heavy like Ghost Reveries, doesn't mean it isn't good. In my opinion this is the most musically technical album they have produced to date.

Dark [netflix series] must like this video :)

Idc what kinda music opeth make, as long as they still sound great and create an atmosphere, which they do

Nice!The Opeth sound is still there but in a new form

The sights and sounds are symmetrical. I fucking love this.

Everyone buy the album. it's amazing and you're supporting the band!

The high uality of the mixing reeks of Steve Wilson. Slightly quiet but clearer than crystal. I feel like I am sitting in on a live recording session even listening to a youtube bitrate. I have the vinyl on a solid system with a proper needle and it transforms this entire album into a religious experience. Only gripe is the subtle noise at high audio levels but that is most likely the pressing fault, not recording.

Best 10 mins and 53 seconds ever! Epically fabulous!

This stuff is amazing!!

6:25 reminds me of Harlequin Forest. Nice.

I love this song so much! "With the moon above and the sun below".

Don't know how come I did not hear Opeth before. What a great band. What an evolution of sound.

Favourite one from the new album :D So good !

Dude I just got new headphones and I cannot believe how asking the bass sounds on this you can hear every detail of the string

True masters of thier craft.

Come on guys, the new album is amazing. Sure it's not the same as what they did before. But why would you want the same stuff again anyway? It's already there, go look it up and listen to it.

Newpeth rules!!!! So does Oldpeth :)!!! I love it all......

I should really really remember not to scroll down to youtube comments on any of this band's videos. It's just such a disappointment to observe too many so called metal and "hardcore Opeth fans" being such insufferable, narrow minded, gross boneheads.

New Opeth is so much better that their old albums its insane... Mindless screaming vs this beautiful harmony.

LYRICS coming soon

This song hits me at so many different emotions. Truly a great reflection of the evolution of Opeth's talent. I enjoyed Opeth's progressive metal, and I enjoy even more their progressive rock. Erik Axenrot's ghosting on the snare sends wonderful vibes throughout the entire song. Masterful comping.

El solo más brutal de Opeth.

Okay, the mirrored screen effects on this video are even cooler than the ones in Eternal Rains Will Come; the birds taking off in the water in particular was an amazing shot. I don't understand how anyone can dislike this music; complex song structure, variety of moods, some really reflective and sad-sounding interludes, solos hardly paralleled elsewhere, etc. Folklore was probably the fan favourite on Heritage (and yes I agree that Heritage was relatively weak), it looks like they totally took that direction here. Great stuff.