Face Of Melinda Lyrics - Still Life - Opeth

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 in 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