The Baying Of The Hounds

by Opeth

I hear the baying of the hounds
In the distance, I hear them devouring
Pest ridden jackals of the earth
Diabolical beasts and roaming the forests
In wait and constant protectors
Calling you to sit by his side
Your self loathing image in his flesh
A revelation upon which you linger

His words are flies
Swarming towards the true insects
Feasting on buried dreams
And spreading decay upon your skin
His eyes spew forth a darkness
That cut through and paralyze
Casts light upon your secrets
Forced to confront your enemies

His mouth is a vortex
Sucking you into it's pandemonium
Fools you with a helping hand of ashes
Reached out in false dismay
His body is a country
The cities lay dead and beyond despair
Friends turned enemies unable to come clean
In a rising fog of reeking death

Everything you believed is a lie
Everyone you loved is a death burden
So you take comfort in him
And you are receptive to stark wishes
No longer struggling to declare your stand
You would inflict no harm to others
They are unaware of you
And in a loop of futile events
You are everything, they are nothing

Drown in the deep mire
With past desires
Beneath the mire
Drown desire now with you

Lined up verses on dead skin
"The tainted lips of the stranger
Resting upon hers"

And I embrace bereavement
Everything beloved is shattered anyway
I would devote myself to anyone
I would accept any flaws

I am too weak to resist
Tension vibrating with horror
Finding the outcast in my eyes
Pushing nerves on a puppet
Endless poison in my veins
Clean intent now tainted with death

And so, cold touch now inhumane
Every waking hour
Awaiting a reverie to unfold
And now they are calling me
Louder by the minute
The baying of the hounds
Calling me back to my home

Opeths lyrics show many different types of poetic terms. The song "The Baying of the Hounds" is a very strong example of the songs use for dynamic use in poetic devices. it has many examples of metaphors which are also tied into parallel structure used in the lines. "His words are flies","His mouth is a vortex" and "His body is a country". personification is shown in the line "Calling you to sit by his side" because it is talking about regret and having the dogs symbolize that it is reversing the role of the dog and its master. The mood of this song has a dark Erie feel to it making the listener of the song or the reader of the lyrics get a sense of fright and darkness.

Showdown.

When he started to speak, his voice sounded horse and froggy, his breath: a mixture of cigarettes and scotch. I know what he was looking for, and he knew where to find it. A tumbleweed rolled across the horizon as the sound of his spurs rung through my earlobes as they shattered into broken glass. the screams of children could be heard throughout the town like surround sound speaker were hung on every corner. He aproched me like a timid dog. "Where's the goods?", he asked as the bartender poured him drink. "I...I have no idea what your talikng about sir" I said as he poured the drink down his throat as it was pure water. I was knew what he was talking about, it was hidden in my back pocket. The room had gone silent as if someone had just died, it was a quiet as a mouse and nobody said a word. "Three o'clock behind the general store" hissed out of his lips as he turned towards the cracking saloon doors. Everone had let off a sigh of releif as he vanished into the dust streets.

To whom this may concern...

Dear college professor,


I don't need to write a college application, i have schools knocking on my door, but i feel it's not fair to the other students who are not as good as me. I'm the cat's meow, I'm the bee's knees, the top tomato, and yes, it did hurt when I fell from heaven. I can cook minute rice...in 30 seconds. You can see my charisma from space. Every love song was written for me, every song about a broken heart, was written about me.I climbed the highest peak of Mt.Everest; just for the view. I climbed the highest peak of Mt.Everest; just to make a snowball fort. I climbed the highest peak of Mt.Everest; to find Yeti, he was found, we drank tea together while disusing politics. The Harry Potter book series is based on a dream i had. The name is Mackenzie Hatfield, wear it out. In my spare time I dress as Batman and jump off buildings. I know every word in the English language. I rhyme words with orange, purple, and silver, not many can.  Man tracker is no match for me, I outwit him with my charm and scent alone.

      Accept  me for i am the greatest! Accept me, for your schools popularity will rise! Accept me, for your school will have the bragging rights of saying that I, Mackenzie Hatfield, study here.