The Moor

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] The sigh of summer upon my return Fifteen alike since I was here Bathed in deep fog, blurring my trail Snuffing the first morning rays Weary from what might have been ages Still calm with my mind at peace Would I prosper or fall, drain the past The lapse of the moment took its turn [Verse 2] I was foul and tainted, devoid of faith Wearing my death-mask at birth The hands of God, decrepit and thin Cold caress and then nothing I was taken away from my plight A treason bestowed to the crowd Branded a Jonah with fevered blood Ungodly freak, defiler [Verse 3] Pale touch, writhing in the embers Damp mud burning in my eyes All the faces turned away And all would sneer at my demise [Verse 4] Outcast with dogmas forged below Seared and beaten, banished from where I was born No mercy would help me on my way In the pouring rain, nothing is the same [Pre-Chorus 1] Vows in ashes I pledge myself to no one Seethed and spiteful All shudder at the call of my name [Chorus] If you'll bear with me You'll fear all of me [Instrumental Break] [Verse 5] There is no forgiveness in these eyes For any of you but one Dispel the mist for now Melinda is the reason why I've come [Verse 6] She is water drops over the pyre A thistle in my hands Stained and torn, aged and brown Virtuous shell with kindred innocence [Pre-Chorus 2] I awoke from the miasma Passing swiftly through the moor This is here, waters stir And in the distance, all that was lost [Chorus] If you'll bear with me You'll fear all of me You'd never leave me to A fate with you