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Tracks
Opeth
Sorceress
Persephone (Slight Return)

TRACK

Persephone (Slight Return)

Release date: 30th September 2016

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About This Track

"Persephone (Slight Return)" is a track by Opeth, from the album Sorceress, released 30th September 2016. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Persephone (Slight Return)

The years went by with disquieting grace

A past obsession sunk without a trace

I moved into winter and found my home

As my boiling blood had turned into chrome

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Track details

From Sorceress

2016

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Album

30th September 2016

Release year

2016

—Sorceress 2
—Strange Brew
—Cusp of Eternity (Live)
—Persephone
—Persephone (Slight Return)
—Voice of Treason (Live)
—A Fleeting Glance
—The Drapery Falls (Live)
—The Seventh Sojourn
—The Ward
—Spring MCMLXXIV
—Era
—Chrysalis

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lyricist: Mikael Åkerfeldt
Composer: Mikael Åkerfeldt
Producer: Mikael Åkerfeldt, Tom Dalgety
Keyboards: Joakim Svalberg
Mastering Engineer: John Davis (Engineer)
Mixing Engineer: Tom Dalgety
Recording Engineer: Tom Dalgety
Spoken Word: Pascale Marie Vickery