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Nepenthe Lyrics

Lyrics

Nepenthe

From Heritage2011

Written by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt

Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt

Lyrics

Nepenthe

Hope would fail me in the falling snow And slake a wish inside Friends would leave me in my darkest hour Yet trust me with their lives She would haunt my dreams and feed my demons They tell me to go

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About this track

"Nepenthe" is a song by Opeth from the album Heritage, released in 2011. The song was written by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt. It was produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Opeth profile →Heritage album →Track profile →

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Martin Mendez— 116 credits as bass guitar →
Mikael Åkerfeldt— 869 credits as songwriter & producer →
Martin Axenrot— 104 credits as drums →
Fredrik Åkesson— 167 credits as songwriter →
Mikael Åkerfeldt— 869 credits as songwriter & producer →
Per Wiberg— 43 credits as keyboards →
Mikael Åkerfeldt— 869 credits as songwriter & producer →

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