The Raven-Lou Reed

[ti:The Raven]
[ar:Lou Reed]
[al:The Sire Years: The Solo Collection]
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[00:00.00]The Raven - Lou Reed (娄.里德)
[00:40.14]Once upon a midnight dreary
[00:41.80]As I pondered weak and weary
[00:43.56]Over many a quaint and curious
[00:45.24]Volume of forgotten lore
[00:47.48]While I nodded nearly napping
[00:49.52]Suddenly there came a tapping
[00:50.94]As of some one gently rapping
[00:52.40]Rapping at my chamber door
[00:54.48]"'Tis some visitor" I muttered
[00:56.13]"tapping at my chamber door
[00:57.29]Only this and nothing more"
[00:59.67]Muttering I got up weakly
[01:01.23]Always I've had trouble sleeping
[01:03.11]Stumbling upright my mind racing
[01:05.10]Furtive thoughts flowing once more
[01:07.01]I there hoping for some sunrise
[01:08.98]Happiness would be a surprise
[01:10.66]Loneliness no longer a prize
[01:13.50]Rapping at my chamber door
[01:15.16]Seeking out the clever bore
[01:16.45]Lost in dreams forever more
[01:17.95]Only this and nothing more
[01:20.56]Hovering my pulse was racing
[01:22.11]Stale tobacco my lips tasting
[01:23.94]Scotch sitting upon my basin
[01:25.79]Remnants of the night before
[01:27.23]Came again
[01:28.21]Infernal tapping on the door
[01:29.64]In my mind jabbing
[01:30.95]Is it in or outside rapping
[01:32.67]Calling out to me once more
[01:34.25]The fit and fury of Lenore
[01:35.73]Nameless here forever more
[01:40.14]And the silken sad uncertain
[01:41.79]Rustling of the purple curtain
[01:43.06]Thrilled me filled me
[01:44.55]With fantastic terrors never felt before
[01:47.03]So that now oh wind stood breathing
[01:50.22]Hoping yet to calm my breathing
[01:52.06]"'Tis some visitor entreating
[01:53.32]Entrance at my chamber door
[01:54.73]Some lost visitor entreating
[01:55.99]Entrance at my chamber door
[01:57.68]This it is and nothing more"
[02:00.78]Deep into the darkness peering
[02:02.45]Long I stood there
[02:03.85]Wondering fearing
[02:05.06]Doubting dreaming fantasies
[02:06.40]No mortal dared to dream before
[02:08.14]But the silence was unbroken
[02:09.54]And the stillness gave no token
[02:11.12]And the only word there spoken
[02:12.56]Was the whispered name"Lenore"
[02:15.40]This I thought
[02:16.34]And out loud whispered from my lips
[02:18.27]The foul name festered
[02:19.59]Echoing itself
[02:20.56]Merely this and nothing more
[02:24.72]Back into my chamber turning
[02:26.61]Every nerve within me burning
[02:28.07]When once again I heard a tapping
[02:29.57]Somewhat louder than before
[02:31.24]"surely" said I
[02:32.18]Surely that is something at my iron staircase
[02:34.37]Open the door to see what threat is
[02:36.49]Open the window free the shutters
[02:38.12]Let us this mystery explore
[02:39.74]Oh bursting heart be still this once
[02:42.41]And let this mystery explore
[02:44.05]It is the wind and nothing more
[02:47.19]Just one epithet I muttered as inside
[02:49.32]I gagged and shuddered
[02:50.63]When with manly flirt and flutter
[02:52.53]In there flew a stately raven
[02:54.95]Sleek and ravenous as any foe
[02:56.91]Not the least obeisance made he
[02:58.51]Not a minutes gesture towards me
[03:00.08]Of recognition or politeness
[03:01.74]But perched above my chamber door
[03:03.89]This fowl and salivating visage
[03:06.10]Insinuating with its knowledge
[03:08.00]Perched above my chamber door
[03:10.01]Silent sat and staring
[03:11.96]Nothing more
[03:15.02]Askance askew
[03:16.40]The self's sad fancy smiles at you I swear
[03:19.73]At this savage viscous countenance it wears
[03:22.50]Though you show here shorn and shaven
[03:24.83]And I admit myself forlorn and craven
[03:26.65]Ghastly grim and ancient raven
[03:28.80]Wandering from the opiate shores
[03:30.62]Tell me what thy lordly name is
[03:32.65]That you are not nightmare sewage
[03:34.40]Some dire powder drink or inhalation
[03:36.58]Framed from flames of downtown lore
[03:38.86]Quotes the raven"nevermore"
[03:42.73]And the raven sitting lonely
[03:44.59]Staring sickly at my male sex only
[03:47.19]That one word
[03:48.43]As if his soul in that one word
[03:50.45]He did outpour"pathetic"
[03:54.26]Nothing farther than he uttered
[03:56.52]Not a feather then he fluttered
[03:58.19]Till finally was I that muttered as I stared
[04:00.63]Dully at the floor
[04:02.61]"other friends have flown and left me
[04:04.75]Flown as each and every hope has flown before
[04:06.81]As you no doubt will fore the morrow"
[04:08.67]But the bird said"never more"
[04:12.93]Then I felt the air grow denser
[04:14.63]Perfumed from some unseen incense
[04:17.48]As though accepting angelic intrusion
[04:19.99]When in fact I felt collusion
[04:21.89]Before the guise of false memories respite
[04:24.85]Respite through the haze of coc*ine's glory
[04:27.52]I smoke and smoke the blue vial's glory
[04:30.16]To forget
[04:30.78]At once
[04:31.79]The base Lenore
[04:33.52]Quoth the raven"nevermore"
[04:37.84]"Prophet" said I"thing of evil
[04:40.57]Prophet still if bird or devil
[04:43.11]By that heaven that bend above us
[04:45.15]By that God we both ignore
[04:47.12]Tell this soul with sorrow laden
[04:49.25]Willful and destructive intent
[04:51.40]How had lapsed a pure heart lady
[04:53.64]To the greediest of needs
[04:56.16]Sweaty arrogant dickless liar
[04:58.72]Who ascribed to nothing higher
[05:00.29]Than a jab from prick to needle
[05:02.27]Straight to betrayal and disgrace
[05:04.12]The conscience showing not a trace"
[05:05.90]Quoth the raven"nevermore"
[05:08.70]"Be that word our sign of parting
[05:10.68]Bird or fiend" I yelled upstarting
[05:12.55]"get thee back into the tempest
[05:13.87]Into the smoke filled bottle's shore
[05:15.70]Leave no black plume as a token
[05:17.61]Of the slime thy soul hath spoken
[05:19.53]Leave my loneliness unbroken
[05:21.33]Quit as those have quit before
[05:23.21]Take the talon from my heart
[05:25.15]And see that I can care no more
[05:27.02]Whatever mattered came before
[05:28.53]I vanish with the dead Lenore"
[05:31.13]Quoth the raven"nevermore"
[05:36.16]But the raven never flitting
[05:37.61]Still is sitting silent sitting
[05:40.25]Above a painting silent painting
[05:42.53]Of the forever silenced whore
[05:45.02]And his eyes have all the seeming
[05:48.26]Of a demon's that is dreaming
[05:50.67]And the lamplight over him
[05:52.58]Streaming throws his shadow to the floor
[05:55.23]I love she who hates me more
[05:58.81]I love she who hates me more
[06:02.69]And my soul shall not be lifted from that shadow
[06:06.79]Nevermore