Opeth - Face of Melinda / Lyrics explanation
This is the story of a man who fell in love of a girl called Melinda. However, she can't be with him for she is about to become a nun. He tried to convice her to be with him and to give up the Christianity, but she rejected him. Nevertheless, she wanted to be with him.
The man left the town with his heart broken.
Years passed and the man couldn't stand it anymore, he returned to have Melinda with him once and for all.
He found her and she confessed to him that she had always loved him, and that she will love him forever, but she is already a nun and she will stay that way.
Original Song Lyrics:
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 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
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ResponderEliminar"Why doing something the right way if you can do it the wrong way?" it's a hell of a motto, don't you think? I'm uploading the lyrics in just a moment. Thank you for reading! :)
ResponderEliminarThat harlot melinda... I think we understood almost the same about the song. Hope you've learned some old english words here!
ResponderEliminarSee you later, alligator!