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Artist: Opeth
Canonical path: /opeth/face-of-melinda
Related lyric paths: 6
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Face Of Melinda
Read Face Of Melinda lyrics by Opeth on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Face Of Melinda
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By the turnstile beckons a damsel fair
The face of Melinda 'neath blackened hair
No joy would flicker in her eyes
Brooding sadness came to a rise
Words would falter to atone
Failure had passed the stepping stone
She had sworn her vows to another
This is when no-one will bother
And conceded pain is crumbling mirth
A harlot of God upon the earth
Found where she sacrificed her ways
That hollow love in her face
Still I plotted to have her back
The contentment that would fill the crack
My soul released a fluttering sigh
This day fell, the darkness nigh
I took her by the hand to say
"All faith forever has been washed away
I returned for you in great dismay
Come with me far away to stay"
Endlessly gazing in nocturnal prime
She spoke of her vices and broke the rhyme
But baffled herself with the final line
My promise is made, but my heart is thine
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