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Persephone Lyrics

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Persephone

From Sorceress2016

Written by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt

Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Tom Dalgety

Lyrics

Persephone

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] A beloved name inside my heart A fleeting glance became the start A missing word I am still awaiting A wretched deception, I am creating

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

About this track

"Persephone" is a song by Opeth from the album Sorceress, released in 2016. The song was written by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mikael Åkerfeldt. It was produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Tom Dalgety.

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Mikael Åkerfeldt— 869 credits as songwriter & producer →
Fredrik Åkesson— 167 credits as songwriter →
Mikael Åkerfeldt— 869 credits as songwriter & producer →
Joakim Svalberg— 94 credits as keyboards →
Mikael Åkerfeldt— 869 credits as songwriter & producer →
John Davis (Engineer)— 664 credits as songwriter & producer →
Tom Dalgety— 453 credits as songwriter & producer →

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